Re: Adhesions.....Symptoms of bowel obstruction and other adhesion-caused problems.
From: Helen (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon Nov 30 23:09:01 1998
I have no idea why the URL for this article does not want to show up
properly. I will try it one more time.
( http://medseek.com/glennbradley/newsdetail.cfm?ref=264 )
(<http://medseek.com/glennbradley/newsdetail.cfm?ref=264>)
Everything has been okay in the URLS in previous posts...except that it
should read: ref&4 at the very end.
At Mon, 30 Nov 1998, Helen wrote:
>
>Had I used the *wide width* the error on the URL for Dr. J.Glenn
>Bradley's article would not have occured. The URL is:
>
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>At Mon, 30 Nov 1998, Helen wrote:
>>
>>Toni and others,
>>I came across the following article by Dr. J. Glenn Bradley today: "
>>Adhesions, and what can be done about them"
>>
>>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.
>>
>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>>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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