In making my decision, if that chance is small then I'll probably go through with the surgery. I have percentages on the other risks (infection, etc.) but haven't been able to find a number for the pain/bowel risk.
Thanks again!
At Thu, 26 Jul 2001, Helen Dynda wrote:
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>[]> Occurence of Adhesions After Laparotomy and Laparoscopy (Incidence:
>Slide 4 of 4)
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>http://www.adhesions.com/incidence.html
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>At Thu, 26 Jul 2001, Alice wrote:
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>>I'm 39 years old and desire pregnancy. My reproductive endocrinologist
>>is recommending a 2nd laparotomy (my first was 7 years ago) to remove my
>>5 5cm fibroids before attempting it. In spite of the fact that this
>>surgeon is very skilled and will be using adhesion barriers, I'm still
>>being told to plan on using invitro fertilization due to risk of
>>adhesions with this upcoming surgery. What is the chance (as a
>>percentage) of those adhesions causing serious long-term pain and/or
>>bowel obstruction? I'm mostly pain free now and don't want that to
>>change! I have to make a decision soon.
>>
>>Thanks.