>----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark in Seattle" <mark7@skynetbb.com>
To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS" <adhesions@mail.obgyn.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 1:03 PM
Subject: Re: ?How do adhesions grow?
> At Thu, 26 Feb 2009, Natrlady21@aol.com wrote:
>>
>>Does anyone know what makes existing adhesions continue to grow (spread)?
>>By
>>doin certain activities etc. Are there professional articles that talk
>>about
>>this?
>>
> Mark writes:
>
> Without a source of inflammation, I don't think adhesions can spread.
> Sources of inflmmation include: surgery, endometriosis, radiation.
>
> If you don't mind a little conjecture, I've had email correspondence
> from two women who claim ahdesions have formed for none of these
> reasons. Just spontaneous formation. I have no reason to doubt their
> word. So who knows? I have skin eczema which is a spontaneous skin
> inflammation that I can't seem to stop. My skin will literally ooze
> liquid for no good reason. So maybe that happens on the inside of my
> body, too.
>
> Your question, however, may have to do with something else we hear on
> this forum quite a lot. We often hear reports from people saying that
> their doctor has observed adhesions "in greater numbers" than observed
> in the same patient in a previous surgery. Also many people will make a
> statement like, "I had surgery to clean out my adhesions, but they grew
> back in greater numbers." or They will say "their back." This could mean
> simply that the doctor released the pressure but cutting an "offending"
> adhesion, but the wounded adhesion oozes more fibrin and reconnects
> immediately after surgery. Time passes, the body shifts and the same
> adhesion comes under tension again, resulting in discomfort.
>
> I hope this helps. But of course, I know it's not a sufficient answer.
> I'm probably touching on the truth, but I know I'm not quite there. The
> truth is that I think nobody can fully explain this awful disease to my
> satisfaction. For example, I have yet to hear a good explanation of how
> temporary fibrin deposits can then turn into a permanent adhesion. I'm
> not satisfied with the explanation that fibrin is the only protein
> involved. I think there's another process at work. See wikipedia
> article on 'wound healing.' for more info. I haven't read it all. I
> get tired easily. Maybe someone else can explain it better.
>
> Yours,
>
> Mark in Seattle
>
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