Hi everyone this is Flick here. I posted a few times a while back. I
had the laprascopic gallbladder removal a year and a half ago and still
feel a lot of discomfort all over my abdomen. i feel like I am stuffed
full of tight rubber bands and rubber knots that pull when I try to
exercise or stretch. My digestion and elimination seem fine. I am not
in any severe pain but am still pretty uncomfortable with these constant
tight sensations. They do get feeling inflamed after even going for a
hike. This is a real drag for me, because I was a pro dancer and an
avid surfer before this surgery. I don't want to take pain meds,
because I just came off a horrible addiciton and withdrawal from
tranquilizers I took for anxiety after this botched surgery and
non-healing. The pulling even extends to the left of my naval where the
small laprascopic scars are. the surgeon who did the operation won't
even discuss it with me. I am afraid to get another surgery to try to
correct this, since surgery caused it to start with. I am willing to
try it though if there would be a good chance that the uncomfortable
sensations would go away and I could dance and surf again. Does
adhesion surgery, if it is successful, allow one to exercise vigorously
again like in dancing or surfing without causing discomfort afterwards,
or is this a completely hopeless situation? I know many in this group
are in much worse pain than me, but it has still ruined the quality of
my life and gotten me very depressed and anxious. I would much rather
correct the problem that is causing the depression and anxiety than take
pills to mask them. In fact, I can't take pills, because I am too
sensitive to the side effects.
I don't want to have another surgery to correct the adhesions if it
would make things even worse or give me a bowell obstuction or
something. I can afford to see the best surgeon for this, whoever or
wherever they may be. Is Germany and Dr. Korrell really the best shot?
i talked to Dr. Gerhart in Pa. and he wants to see a copy of my
surgical report, to see if he can figure if I really have adhesions. Is
it possible to have just some sort of tight scarring that feels
uncomfortable that is not really adhesions? This is all very confusing
and scarey for me. I have been getting a deep tissue therapy called
myofascial release therapy. It feels like it sort of stretches the
scarring out. has anyone ever heard of this and if it can be effective?
Someone from the group wrote me and said that there is no massage
therapy that can be effective for this. supposedly only surgery can
work. Sorry for the long post. I am just venting and fishing for some
hopeful answers. Best to all Flick