I too underwent five surgeries, of which four were to remove adhesions. In those five years, I lost my uterus, left ovary and fallopian tube. In addition, I lost my self-confidence, an activity life style and my sense of humor. Shortly, after my last surgery I began to experience the same signs indicating that the adhesions were recurring. Those signs were: pain when standing for long periods of time, pain when sitting past 15 minutes, awaking in the middle of the night in pain, a significant burning sensation in my abdominal area and buttocks, nausea, major fatigue, problems passing my bowels, pains when urinating, pains shooting down my legs and lower back pain. I was placed on Elavils 10 mgs and Zoloft 100 mg.
My physician expressed reservations with conducting another surgery, since my body continued to developed problems with adhesions after all of my previous surgeries. His recommendation was to send me to a pain center.
The idea of applying for disability at age 38, wasn’t appealing. Depressed and lost, I decided to take matters into my own hands. I conducted some research on the Internet and learned a lot about my condition. It had only been four months since my last surgery and I learned that I had up to 12 months from that surgery to work out the adhesions. I developed a plan of action, and began to implement my recovery plan. Below, please notice the steps I took to become pain free from adhesions. I hope that this helps everyone who reads this note.
First I purchased a 32-ounce bottle. Since drinking water was a habit I failed to master, I decided to start. I made sure I drank at least two 32-ounce bottles of water each and every day. Also, I purchased a massager (hand held) and some massage oil. Lastly, I purchased a moist heating pad.
1. Twice a day (morning & night) I would use ice to numb the area(s). I learned from researching wombs, that numbing the area causes the white blood cells to move away which helps to minimize the pain; 2. Once the area was good and numb, I would rub the massage oil on the areas; 3. Next, I would use the massager to massage the area that was re-developing adhesions. In the early stages, I would take a pain killer to help me thought this step. The massager has three different speeds. They are: soft, medium and hard. 4. After about 15-20 minutes of massaging my abdominal area, I would take the moist heating pad and lay over my abdominal area for another 25-30 minutes. Moist heat allows the white blood cells to return to the area and remove any toxins broken up during the massaging time. Please note: do not use the heat for more than 30 minutes. Too must heat may cause another type of pain.
I continued to use the massager each month, I would increase the level each month until I was in the third month and my pain was sufficiently reduced. I used the massager until my pain was completely gone. Occasionally, I still use the massager. Old habits are hard to break. I hope this helps someone who has recently under gone surgery and wants to fight the adhesions. Should this help someone, I would appreciate and email (suzyteaser@netscape.net) of the good news. God Bless!