I am positive your wife has adhesions from her surgery. The previous reply to mine is correct, surgery is the only thing to get rid of the adhesions BUT DON'T DO IT! I too believed that surgery (lysis of adhesions) would help but it creates only more adhesions. Believe me, I know what I'm talking about. Please read my story on the adhesions quilt. I repeat - DO NOT HAVE SURGERY TO TAKE DOWN ADHESIONS - IT ONLY CREATES MORE.
There are ways to minimize the pain, I am have been on Oxycontin for the past 6 years, it's the only way I can cope. I was ignorant and believed my original surgeon (gynecologist) who told me surgery was the only answer. I've had at least 10 lysis of adhesion surgeries and almost died during the last one. I know know that surgery, at least in this country, doesn't work, it makes things worse. Until there is an adhesion barrier approved to be used in the US, these type surgeries don't work.
I'll keep you and your wife in my prayers. Lesa
At Tue, 30 Sep 2008, Alan wrote:
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>My wife had a hysterectomy to remove a grapefruit sized Uterine Fibroid
>2 years ago. She did not have Endometriosis but the Uterus was removed.
>The pre-op Ultrasound showed the fibroid against the large intestine and
>the bladder. She has had a lot of abdominal pain in the lower right
>(inguinal area) and her doctor does not think it is from adhesions. She
>says the pain is worse on the right but recently there is also pain on
>the left with a pulling sensation and some pain between them. The scar
>(about 6") is just below where the pain goes across the abdomen. The
>first 7 months after the operation she was numb in that area and
>partially numb for another 5 months. My three questions are can
>adhesions be caused from surgery if no Endometriosis was found? Can you
>develop Endometriosis after your Uterus has been removed? and can anyone
>recommend a doctor in New Hampshire or New England?
>Thank you so much!