Re: Surgery for Adhesions - Colon

From: Ginny King (gking@myrickre.com)
Sat Aug 14 10:22:44 1999


At Fri, 13 Aug 1999, Polly wrote: Hi Polly, Welcome to the forum. There is a lot of good information in previous posts in both July and August that address cases that sound like yours. I hope you have a good surgeon that you can discuss your options with. Sometimes surgery is the only option and you definitely don't want to get bowel obstruction, but each case is different. I have never had an adhesion barrier used when I have had my surgeries , but many on this forum have with mixed results. I would think it would be worth asking your doctor about trrying, or trying again if one was already used. We all understand your pain and your fear and are here to support you. Best wishes. Ginny

>Hello All! I am new to this board and am seeking information about
>adhesions. I have been in intense pain since January in upper right
>quadrant of the abdominal area. Have had CT scans, bloodwork and
>colonscopy. CT Scan and bloodwork have come back ok - colonoscopy
>revealed constriction of the colon (the doc thinks is adhesions). I've
>had pelvic adhesions on ovaries, uterus and ab wall removed two years
>ago. Doc thinks my pain is result of adhhesions from gall bladder
>surgery 5 yrs ago. I have appt with surgeon & am scared - how serious
>could this get? The pelvic adhesions did not bother me nearly as much as
>this latest round of problems. Any info is greatly appreciated!
>Thanks in advance - Polly

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Ginny King

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