At Sun, 20 Feb 2011, Carolyn wrote:
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>Hello. I posted a message to this forum back on October 25th, 2006 and
>I wanted to update you on how well I have been doing in managing my
>abdominal adhesions without the means of drugs and additional surgeries
>in the hopes that I can help some of you who are looking for alternative
>methods in managing adhesion pain and suffering. My last surgery was in
>2004 and it was then that I said "ENOUGH!" on the surgeries and pain
>meds and decided to look for alternative methods to help me manage my
>adhesion issues. Here it is seven years later and I have not had to
>have any additional surgeries nor do I take any medications and I still
>remain pain-free and active and am doing the things I love to do and
>loving life. You see, I found a treatment called Myofascial Release
>Therapy that has been a god send for me. It has helped me remain
>pain-free and best of all surgery free for these past seven years. Many
>Physical Therapists and Licensed Massage Therapists are becoming trained
>in Myofascial Release so it has become much easier to find a therapist
>who is trained in this method and can help you in becoming pain free and
>more mobile and many primary doctors can refer a patient to a Physical
>Therapist for treatment in MRT. Myofasial Release Therapy is a series
>of stretches and massage techniques that help loosen and break up
>adhesions. For me it has been like a miracle and even my primary doctor
>is impressed at how well it has helped me and has started referring some
>of his other surgical patients to PT's for treatment. I have read so
>many posts on this forum of so many people that are dependent on pain
>drugs for relief and keep having surgery after surgery which just causes
>more adhesions to build up and I wanted to share my story in the hopes
>that it may help some of you who are looking for alternative treatments
>to help manage your adhesions. There is life after adhesions and you do
>not have to suffer. I hope this message gives you hope and my wish is
>for everyone who suffers from the pain and complications of adhesions to
>find relief and live a long, happy pain-free life.