About 1 year ago last January..I started experiencing abdominal pains...and after about 8 months of testing <ultrasounds, CT Scan, Barium X-rays, etc.>..the doctors werent coming up zero for the source of pain. Finally I submitted to a lap...and low behold...abdominal adhesions! Which is VERY odd...because I don't have Endo and NEVER had a surgery!!
So it seems somewhere along the line I must have had an internal infection that caused my adhesions...and I had surgery in August 1998 to have them lyced..and well, they are back full force...8 months later.
So I deeply sympathize with everyone dealing with this problem...and I have been basically been told to deal with it and avoid any more surgery unless absolutely necessary that it will only in the long run complicate the problem...and cause more adhesions.
So far, I am functional to work and my pain level is tolerable...my only hope it that I dont get worse...because if I stay the same... I think I can deal with it. Pain meds only made me groggy and I found that I wasnt comfortable being on any drug for a long period of time.
So since my surgery, I have been on a major health kick. I have lost 33 pounds...just to get my body in a better general health.
Oh...I should say that my colon is adhered on both sides at my hips...3 inches of colon on my left and 4 inches of colon on my right.
My adhesions behave very oddly...some weeks I dont have pain at all and dont feel them pulling whatsoever. I basically feel normal like they are not there.
Then other weeks, they are burning, pulling and send pain down my legs. When I have the need to go...I can feel my colon struggle and pull and my stomach turns..
Has anyone else experienced this "off and on" problem? I wonder why sometimes I feel fine and other times..they kick it...I have been wondering if keep notes and try to attribute it to foods I am eating or my cycle...if I can see a pattern or not.
Any thoughts anyone?
Does anyone know if adhesions keep on growing and adhering more and more...or once they grow and attach, they stop??
Thanks everyone.