Thank you for your comments. This is really the question that we are faced with right now. This would my wives second adhesion removal and since no doctors are able to answer our questions, I appriceiate anyone that can maybe expand on thier expeiriences like Sallys. We had decided earlier this week to try to have the OBGYN that removed them last time to try one more time. If that did not work, we were planning to fly to a specialist. Now I have Sally's reply along with some emails that were sent directly to me that are making my question that course of action. Is it the general consensus of this board that having them removed by anybody outside a specialist could cause more damage. We are willing to do this if it just came back the same and then see the specialist, but if it is increasing the problem, I definetly want to rethink that course of action.
Just a little more infomation. My wives adhesions last time were 2 adhesions, one connected, (not wrapped around) the large intestine and one conncection to the abdomen and another organ. The one on the abdomen casues most of the pain which is a a bad as anyone could handle when it hits. I need to take her to get them removed before she can't take it anymore, (getting worse every day), yet I don't know what to do.
At Thu, 26 Jun 2003, Sally Grigg wrote:
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>Dear Craig, One adhesion can be just as serious as a dozen. It
>depends on where it is and what its doing. If it causes agony or
>wraps itself around your intestines or another organ and strangles
>it, I think that would be considered serious. The problem with removing
>the two adhesions, is that probably more will grow right back and not
>necessarily where they were before. It may be the beginning of a long
>road into agony and disability. I can only give you my experiences,
>but in my experience surgery with spray gel and without carbon dioxide
>and with an experienced adhesion surgeon is the only way to go. All
>other
>courses fall short and may actually damage your wife. Good luck. Sally
>Grigg
>
>At Wed, 25 Jun 2003, Craig Richardson wrote:
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>>Hoping someone can help. My wife had adhesions removed in January. That
>>was after years of suffering and seeing multiple doctors, whom, never
>>even bought up the idea that she had adhesions. They were discovered by
>>OBGYN during laproscopy looking for edometriosis. They were located in
>>stomach area right were she had the pain that had sucked every bit of
>>life out of her. 2 months ago, they started again. The pain is
>>progressing daily and will probably be overwhelming her in the next
>>month or so. I am reluctant to just have her OBGYN just cut them out
>>again. I was wondering if anyone knows of expeirienced doctors in
>>Florida, preferably So. Florida that they could recommend..
>>
>>I also have another question. I read all the post be many people on
>>site and it seems that they have a multitude of adhesions throughout
>>there body, specifically in the pelvic area.
>>
>>When I hear of people wanting to go to Germany or other specialist, I am
>>wondering if this type of specialist is needed for cases that might not
>>be as serious. Let me explain serious. From the pain area, my wives
>>are just as serious as everyones here. But from quantity and location,
>>by wife just has 2 adhesions in an area easy to get too.
>>
>>I want to do the right thing for my wife, but also, I don't want to fly
>>to another state or country if she can be treated by someone with
>>expeirience with adhesions. Any help understanding this will be greatly
>>appreciated.
>>
>>Lastly, I feel for everyone that has to go through this. I have seen
>>what my wife has gone through and just can't beleive modern medicine is
>>not treating this more seriously. Like I said, every doctor we talked
>>too did not even mention the possiblity. And her symptoms are the same
>>as everyone here. Good Luck with this fight and you are in our prayers.