Re: Post -Op pain following Laparoscopic removal of kidney
From: Eva (wekg@epix.net)
Tue May 27 21:53:14 2003
At Fri, 28 Mar 2003, CAROLYN CARTER wrote:
>
>Due to many abdominal surgeries over my lifetime my surgeon perservered
>and
>removed my kidney laparoscopically in spite of all the adhesions. I had
>pain
>on my right side and flank for about three weeks with any kind of
>movement...
>up, down, coughing etc. Was then pain free. Suddenly six weeks after
>surgery
>the same pain reoccurred. I read the archives and the best description
>would
>be a rubber band being pulled it's full limit. Blood work, sonogram, CT
>scan
>shows nothing. Could this pain be caused from scar tissue or adhesions.
>I
>thought it took longer to form adhesions. Has anyone had this
>experience? Any
>information will be appreciated.
>
>--
>Carolyn Carter in Dallas
>
--
My husband had his right kidney removed by traditional surgery in March, 2003.
He is experiencing pain in the area of the surgery almost constantly.
Sometimes when he wakes up in the morning the pain isn't so bad until he walks
around then it becomes severe. Is this the same for you? He has tried to stop
taking the pain meds several times but has to resort to them for sleep. I have
read that there is no treatment for adhesions and they will grow back if
surgically removed. It is hard to see him fighting this pain which he thought
would end after the kidney was removed. Any advice? Thanks.