> Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 19:18:22 -0600
> From: kkajark@aol.com
> To: adhesions@mail.obgyn.net
> Subject: Re: So sad. So discouraged.
>
> I have similar symptoms= I had surgery for endo and adhesions and then
> was symptom free for 10 years(best years of my life). Then for some
> reason the pain came back with a vengeance. I do get some relief when I
> sleep also but during the day my stomach does bloat. Sometimes I look 8
> months pregnant. That produces back pain. I have pain in the front
> stating at my belly button. After my recent surgery for the adhesions I
> am now in worse pain than prior to the surgery which the doctor only
> took down some of the adhesions. I contacted Dr Gerhart in PA. He said
> he could help me. He also said he has a 75% success rate with his
> patients being pain free or almost pain free. I had contacted several
> doctors prior to him and non would touch me because of the severity of
> the adhesions. The doctor who did the recent surgery said he could see
> I had adhesions on my stomach attaching it to the inner walls. He also
> said the adhesions were causing my bladder to tilt due to them pulling.
> I have severe bowel adhesions connecting them to everything. I am sorry
> you feel so bad- I can sympathize with you.
>
> At Tue, 3 Feb 2009, Katie wrote:
> >
> >Almost all of my pain is upper. The pain I have in my pelvic region is
> >from distention because I have adhesions on my bowels that cause me to
> >bloat. When I am not bloated I don't have pain in the lower region.
> >
> >I had my gallbladder removed almost 13 years ago and was fine for the
> >longest. Then I had an appendectomy 4 years ago and seemed "okay" for a
> >couple of years. Two years ago I started having all kinds of GI issues
> >and was told it was Sphincter of Oddi and had a bile duct stent placed
> >and then removed 30 days later. (This was done via Endoscopy, not open
> >incision or lap.) I have had pancreatitis 5 times in 3 years but have
> >never been a drinker or a smoker.
> >
> >I have had nothing but problems ever since. I can't sit for more than
> >30 minutes and then I start to feel this awful pain like someone is
> >shoving a football up into my chest. Then when I stand up, every nerve
> >ending in my upper abdomen is on fire. After it tones down, there is an
> >awful aching pain that lasts until bed. I do get relief when I sleep
> >but only to have it start over the next day. Doc thinks my stomach may
> >be attached to abdominal wall and they know that I have bowel/colon
> >adhesions. He suspects it is from my gallbladder surgery and just took
> >8-10 years to finally catch up with me.
> >
> >He also believes that if I let Redan or anyone else take the adhesions
> >down, they will return full-force.
> >
> >--
> >Katie
> >
>
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