>>>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Robin" <rmasse2333@aol.com>
>To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS"
><adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
>Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 3:56 PM
>Subject: Re: Vaginal Hysteroctomy Verus Abdominal Hysterectomy
>
>> Dear Pam
>> I had my hysterectomy done abdominally. It took me almost a year to
>> feel like myself again. A friend of mine had hers vaginally & with in a
>> couple of weeks she was up & about again. The less tramatic the
>> surgery, the better. Don't worry too much, if they thought there was
>> too much adhesions, they would have wanted to do it open abdominal.
>> Robin
>>
>> At Wed, 5 Jun 2002, Pam wrote:
>> >
>> >I'am scheduled for a hysteroctomy on June 24th and if anyone could
>> >please give me some information on these 2 subjects it would be greatly
>> >appreciated. My doctor wants to do a vaginal hysterectomy because the
>> >healing process is shorter. I was not really comfortable with the
>> >suggestion to begin with and now I have spoken to a couple of different
>> >people who have had one or knows someone that has had one. But the
>> >outcome for both people have not been good. I could use someones advice
>> >cause now I'am scared to death to have it done vaginally. I've had 4
>> >surgeries in one year. I have had a laporscopy, 3DC'S, Tubligation and
>> >given birth and had my gullblatter removed. Now I have a hole inside my
>> >stomach. I'am really nervous about them hitting a major organ or
>> >hitting scar tissue by having the procedure done vaginally. So any
>> >information or advice would be really nice. In my opinion I think I'd
>> >rather be cut open so they can see what their doing rather than taking a
>> >chance by them going by feel. I'am crazy or what is your opinion?
>> >Thanks so much for your help.
>>
-- HELLO. MY NAME IS ABREY. I AM A 39 YEAR OLD WOMAN WHO IS HAVING A HYSTEROECTMY MID JUNE. I AM ALSO A QUADRAPALEGIC W/ A HISTORY OF SEVERAL ABDOMINAL SURGERIES VOR MANY DIFFERENT THINGS. ALL THE SURGERIES LEFT SERIOUS ADHESIONS THROUGHOUT MY BELLY. I HAVE RECENTLY BEEN GETTING LARGE CYSTS ON MY OVARIES AND THE LAST TWO WERE EACH AT LEAST 1 1/2 LITERS EACH. DOCS, BECAUSE OF MY SURGICAL HISTORY DO NOT WANT TO DO THE OPERATION FOR THESE REASONS. MY CONCERN IS W/ THE EXTENT OF THE ADHESIONS I AM TERRIFIED OF THE VERY REAL POSSIBILITY OF BEING LEFT W/ A COLOSTOMY. MY BOWELS, BLADDER, OVARIES, UTERUS AND EVERYTHING ELSE IS LIKE CEMENT.TWO YEARS AGO THE DOCS THOUGHT I HAD A MALIGNANT TUMOR AND OVARIAN CANCER. THANK GOD THEY WERE WRONG, BUT IT WAS THEN I WAS TOLD THE EXTREME DIFFICULTY THEY HAD EVEN GETTING TO MY OVARIES AND MY UTERUS WAS ALSO TOO HARD TO EVEN RECOGNIZE FROM THE ADHESIONS.
I KNOW THIS IS A NEEDED SURGERY, BUT WAS WONDERING IF ANYBODY MAY HAVE HEARD ABOUT AN "INTERNAL COLOSTOMY". I'M WONDERING IF I MAY BE A CANADIATE IF IT COMES DOWN TO THAT AS A RESULT OF THE OPERATION. IT IS A VERY REAL POSSIBILITY THIS COULD BE A RESULT. I WOULD HAVE SUPER HARD TIME DEALING W/ THAT. EVERYTHING ELSE IS OK.
IF ANY INFO ABOUT THIS IS KNOWN, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. I'M ALSO CURIOUS ABOUT HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY, ETC..
THANKS