hello all - just wondering if anyone can give me any advice on uterus
adhesions. i had my second c-section in feb 2004. i had no problems
with my first c section in feb 2001 so i presumed everything would be
ok. within 2 months after the c- section i knew something wasn't quite
right. scar began to go lumpy and pain on right hand side started
intermittently. my gp sent me for a pelvic and hernia ultrasound which
revealed nothing. pain continued and worsened. referred back to gyno
who did a laparoscopy and discovered my entire uterus has adhered to
abdominal wall, beginning at incision site and upwards. he said my
insides are a mess. incision has set like cement and full of lumps. my
lower abdominal wall is swollen and so tender that my 7 month old baby
can not even sit on my lap. pain is now daily - sometimes like a raw
nerve, other times crampy, other times a dull ache, other times a
searing type of pain, originating from my right hip. have noticed that
it has also started on my left side too and am starting to get shooting
pains in my legs. my gyno has suggested open surgery from below my
navel to start cutting through the adhesions. has suggested a possible
hysterectomy so that the uterus can't attach anymore. but from
everything i read - the removal of my uterus is not the answer and
adhesions can reform and attach themselves to other organs. other than
that i suppose i live with it like all other adhesion sufferers do and
decide that when the pain gets too much that, when it overrides fear of
the surgery not being a success - that maybe i do something about it. if
anyone has experienced this kind of adhesions or can offer me any
advice, i would be very grateful to hear from you.