He, like your docs, does not believe in barriers or any type of adhesion prevention devices. He has admitted that I do in fact have adhesions now, and his opinion is that I will just have to accept and live with the pain and discomfort.
What I want to know is why this wasn't listed as a risk before the surgery is performed? I had no idea my quality of life would be so adversely affected--and apparently neither did he. He had told me I'd be back to normal within 2-4 weeks. He also said in his experience no one has had as many problems as I have/did. Gina
-- gina@maine.rr.comAt Thu, 14 Oct 1999, Christine M. Smith wrote: >Hi Gina: >I also live in Portland, Maine and I'm very curious to know who your >surgeon was. You can e-mail me privately if you want to. I would like >to know. I had a lap in 3/98 by my gyn and a second one in 9/98 by a >local general surgeon who is supposed to be good with advanced >laparoscopic techniques (long story about why I had two 6 months apart). >Neither docs used barriers, the general surgeon said none of them work >well enough. I liked the general surgeon (the gyn too but i knew him a >long time). > >Chris S.