Re: Lap after Abd.Hyst.
From: toni welsh (twelsh1@webtv.com)
Wed Dec 8 04:42:30 1999
At Tue, 7 Dec 1999, Gina wrote:
>
>Susan,
>Just to let you know, you can still get new adhesions even with a Lap. I
>had my hysterectomy done with a Lap (LAVH) and within 4 weeks I had to
>have a second Lap to have ovaries and tubes removed, and I had grown new
>adhesions in those 4 weeks just from the previous Lap :(
>Gina
>
>At Sat, 4 Dec 1999, Susan wrote:
>>
>>I had total abd. Hyst.(Horizontal bikini incision) May 26 due to
>>fibroids,adhesions(C-section,tubal ligation)1977.I was very fortunate
>>not to have had problems before then.Always had tugging and pulling but
>>no real problems.Also took cervix,tubes,ovaries,appendix.Since then I
>>have had pain on right side.I am afraid adhesions are already involved
>>in intestines.I still have bowel movements but I feel they get trapped
>>as they are hard and large when I do have them.My question is Can I have
>>a Laproscope,not Laparotomy after abd.surgery?I don't really want to
>>cause more adhesions but sure don;t want it to go if bowels are
>>involved.I live near Atlanta,Ga. and am sure can find someone who deals
>>with adhesions.Seems there is lots of experience on this site so any
>>recommendations will be greatly appreciated.Thanks Susan
Hi Susan,
Just like Gina said, even if you have a lap, there is STILL a risk for
new adhesions. I have heard from my gyn, and he said that he has
contacted 5 general surgeons, and NONE of them arewanting to do the
surgery for me, and I even ask if they would try the lap, and he said
they cannot get in there, with the res of my surgeries need to be
laparotomy.
When I first saw the gyn I see now, before my hysterectomy 5 years ago,
the first thing he did was a lap, to see what was wrong, and he did the
lap 4 weeks before they did the laparotomy to remove my uterus and one
ovary, and he could not believe the new adhesions I formed just in that
month, and that was a lap! Hang in there! I have to too!
My gyn is calling a few more surgeons, but he said that Dr Semertzidies
is the only one who would operate, and he knows he sort of freaked me
out. I do not understand the nose thing he does before surgery.
Love to all
Keep smiling!
Toni