Adhesions.....Symptoms of bowel obstruction and other adhesion-caused problems.
From: Helen (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon Nov 30 22:31:15 1998
Toni and others,
I came across the following article by Dr. J. Glenn Bradley today: "
Adhesions, and what can be done about them"
<http://medseek.com/glennbradley/newsdetail.cfm?ref=264>
Dr. Bradley gives a very good picture of the kinds of symptoms that a
person will have when the various organs of the body become attached to
other body parts as a result of the development of adhesions.
"If adhesions attach to a loop of bowel, the patient may experience
intermittent bouts of crampy pain, perhaps associated with some nausea,
bloating, or even vomiting.
"The intestinal symptoms are related to some degree of bowel obstruction
that inhibits the passage of the bowel contents or gas through the
partially obstructed area.
"When the obstruction is severe then the patient will be very ill with
nausea, distention, and vomiting, and may not be passing any gas
rectally."
This is just a very small part of this article. I encourage you to read
the rest.
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At Mon, 30 Nov 1998, Toni wrote:
>
>Hi! I have been on here driving everyone crazy for awhile. I had 2
>laparotomies and 1 lap. since April 14 of this year.
>I am 9 weeks post op! When the dr. did the last surgery on Sept.29th he
>said that the entire pelvis was a puzzle and he had trouble figuring out
>where thing belonged, he said the transverse colon was in the pelvis
>smothering the samll bowel, I am agsin in alot of pain(crying at times)
>as long as I do nothing I guess I feel better. I am going to him
>tomorrow, and I have 2nd opinion too, that the dr, said that the dr did
>a very difficult surgery on me twice, and he commends him, but they do
>think another one will eventually have to be done again, I am sick of
>it, I think my main concern is that with the adhesions pulling so bad on
>the intestines, since all femalle organs are gone, I am worried that I
>will someday end up with a bowel obstruction, and I have had ALOT of
>severe pain, and I cannot keep from worrying about this. Both
>surgeries, my bowel was adhered with adhesions, and he said in sept
>things were worse than in april, he said that everything was all matted
>together, and he said that if I hadn't obstructed by the time they did
>the lap. in Aug. I probably would not. Am I crazy for worrying about
>this? I cannot help it.
> Thanks for listening again!
> Toni Welsh welsh@mail.fuse.net.
>
>--
>I am contemplating more surgery now due to this same trouble,
>I had pelvic pain and leg pain too! I went in and the dr.
>did a lap. but told my husband when he got in there he can
>not see my last ovary, he did a laparotomy, untwisted the
>bowel, was full of adhesions, and removed last ovary, it was
>stuck to abdominal wall, he said he had to literally pull it
>off, I had no pain for 3 weeks, GREAT!!! But after 4 weeks
>the pain was back worse than before the surgery, I can not
>stand it, I called him yesterday to go thru another lap.
>He said that is all he could do, abd hopefully the laser would
>help the adhesions not grow back,but it is interfering in my life.
>There are times when I cannot even get up, or sit or bend.
>The pain is awful, but it is in lower pelvic area where my
>bowel he straightened, is and goes down to my legs. I am
>looking for HELP!!!!! Can not stand the pain!
> Toni Welsh
>
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