Adhesions & Endometriosis can cause back and leg pain >>Gina

From: Helen Dynda (olddad66@runestone.net)
Thu Nov 18 11:10:30 1999


Have you ever been diagnosed with endometriosis?

Both adhesions and endometriosis can cause the the kind of symptoms which you are having. Back pain and leg pain can happen when adhesions and/or the implants from endometriosis attach to specific parts of a person's anatomy.

There are other similarities between adhesions and endometriosis:

a.) The implants, caused by endometriosis, also attach abdominal organs together. Abdominal organs are meant to have the ability to move freely -- but when adhesions and implants (caused by endometriosis) attach to organs, they prevent this freedom of motion and as a result cause pain and other problems.

b.) There is ONLY ONE WAY TO DIAGNOSE both of these diseases -- a surgical procedure known as a DIAGNOSTIC LAPAROSCOPY!!

c.) Both diseases are very resistant to surgical removal. In spite of an adhesiolysis, adhesions are known to re-form after surgery and to develop de nova adhesions (new adhesions caused as a result of surgery).

Currentlly the best way to try to get rid of endometriosis is excision therapy - which is a specialized surgical procedure. In spite of the careful excision of endometriosis by the best endometriosis specialists, there is no guarantee that the disease will not return.

Endometriosis is still considered to be incurable. Excision surgery by the best endometriosis specialists has been proven to give the longest lasting symptom-free results.

*******PHOTO GALLERY******** Be sure to take a look at the photos of both adhesions and endometriosis at the Photo Gallery (to the left of this web page). At Thu, 18 Nov 1999, Gina wrote: >
>Hi All,
>I know Chris has experienced this, wondering if anyone else has? I have
>always had a semi-weak back but only rarely have I ever hurt it badly
>enough to seek treatment which was usually muscle relaxers for 2 days
>and a couple pain pills.
>
>After my 2nd surgery in 2 months this summer (last surgery was 2 months
>ago now), I had severe back & neck pain. It went down my leg and my
>foot went numb, often. My right arm also went numb from the neck pain.
>I went to the Dr. and he referred me to a physical therapist for
>treatment. We assumed it was from the position I had been put into at
>the surgery, dorsal lithotomy. But here it is 2 months after surgery, I
>have been going to physical therapy 3x a week since then getting moist
>heat, electro stimulation and ultra sound on both areas, plus gentle
>exercise. I am not feeling any improvement and in fact my back seems to
>be getting worse.
>
>I have an appt. with a chiropractor tomorrow just to get an xray and
>exam (I hate chiro's they always hurt me more, LOL, so I won't let him
>touch me). I am only 36 and I feel so crippled from this pain and
>inability to do normal things!
>
>Has anyone else experienced this? Any ideas what it is from and why it's
>not healing? My PT thought maybe it was from adhesions on my spine or
>near it??? I have also been having pain in my lower left abdomen and hip
>area. This new abdominal pain just started about 10 days ago.
>Gina

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* To cure sometimes, to relieve often, to comfort always. *

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