1.) Adhesions are a common risk of surgery!! Was your surgery for your appendix and for your gallstones an open abdominal (laparotomy) or laparoscopic procedure? Adhesions are known to form after every surgical procedure. This is the human body's way of healing and protecting itself. It's very possible that adhesions are involved; but the only way to know for sure is also a surgical procedure - a diagnostic laparoscopy. Not every surgeon is qualified to perform an adhesiolysis!! I'm aware of only 6 surgeons in the world, who are considered to be adhesion specialists. I'm not saying these are the only adhesion specialists; because I'm sure there must be others - but I do not know who they are. Two adhesion specialists perform surgery in Germany; and four of them are located in the United States.
2.) Entrapped nerves are also a risk of surgery.
3.) The fascia..." When we experience physical trauma, however, the fascia loses a little bit of its pliability. It becomes tight, restricted and a source of tension to the rest of the body. Trauma, such as a fall, a bump, whiplash, surgery or just habitual poor posture over time has a cumulative effect. These effects begin in infancy and continue through childhood and into adult life." I will be posting information about the Fascia and Myofascial Release Treatment
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THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE PROVIDES GOOD INFORMATION ABOUT GALL BLADDER SURGERY - AND ADHESIONS. Please go to the following website to read this information:
X> Q: How are abdominal adhesions from laparoscopic gallbladder surgery diagnosed and treated? (September 2001)
http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH?d=dmtATD&c=334022&p=~br,IHW|~st,24479|~r,WSIHW000|~b,*|
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X> IF THE ENTIRE URL IS NOT HIGHLIGHTED, YOU CAN ACCESS THIS ARTICLE BY FOLLOWING THESE STEPS:
1.) Enter: http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH
2.) Enter: "Adhesions" in the Search box
3.) Click: "Search"...and scroll down to this article.
X> THIS IS THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF THE ABOVE ARTICLE:
"One of the compelling advantages of laparoscopic cholecystectomy over the more traditional approach is the markedly decreased formation of adhesions (scar tissue) that follows this type of surgery. Adhesions are bands of scar tissue that develop within the abdomen around the places where surgeons have needed to cut and sew. By limiting cutting and handling of internal organs during surgery, adhesions are less likely to form. When the abdominal wall is opened through a long incision there is greater chance for scar and adhesion formation. Nevertheless, even the minimal injury that is caused during laparoscopic gallbladder surgery provokes an adhesion response, but because the surfaces of the abdominal contents are kept moister, and because there is less bleeding, there are measurably fewer adhesions."
PLEASE GO TO THE ABOVE WEBSITE TO FINISH READING THIS ARTICLE...
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X> stabbing pain....anyone know if this is adhesions???? From: Tonya Fleming (rainchild_35@hotmail.com) Sun Dec 29 14:33:17 2002
Hi, I'm pretty new to this site. But I have a question that I'd like anyone to answer if they can.
I am getting sharp, stabbing pains that shoot thru me and double me over for sometimes several seconds at a time. I've had adhesion pains for several years now and I know what they feel like, but I'm not sure about these new pains.
Before I had my gallbladder taken out....it was kind of the same pain as when I had the gallstones. It just takes my breath away. I don't have my appendix or gallbladder anymore, and I've had tests done to rule out liver stones and disease of the liver, and many other kinds of tests. My doctors don't seem to know what's wrong. It's getting worse with each passing day and now they are coming closer and closer. My pain meds that I currently take don't help this kind of pain. Does anyone out there have any ideas or knowledge about this particular kind of pain. It happens a lot after I eat and work out. It happens when I'm sitting kind of scrunched up on the couch or laying a little twisted in bed watching TV. There is definately becoming a pattern of what irritates the condition. But still have no answers. Please help me. Love, Tonya (Valpey) Fleming