Re: Tina-Christine
From: Michele (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat Feb 27 19:24:09 1999
Hi Chris,
Oh ouch! Your story is painful just listening to it. My situation is
different than yours. My adhesion didn't move in the same direction and
it sounds like a different part of the colon as well. The large sigmoid
colon is on the left. My adhesion pushed it even further left. There
is no risk of a kink (Dr. R definately discussed that with me). It's
the largest section of the colon and it's location won't do that given
where it's attached to. It still hurts like heck at times because
adhesions atrophy (harden and tighten with time). You can get adhesions
within 3 months. I don't understand why the surgeon didn't find it
"clinically significant". I know that just depending on the location
you can get a kink and that's no fun at all.
I feel pinching and pulling. Sometimes I'll go to get something over my
head in a cupboard and I get a pinch. As far as bowel trouble, there is
no blockage or pain. I'm lucky in that respect.
Hope that helped.
Feel free to e-mail me.
Take Care!
At Sat, 27 Feb 1999, Christine wrote:
>
>At Fri, 26 Feb 1999, Michele wrote:
>>
>>Hi Tina,
>>No, I've never had an ultrasound that picked up adhesions. Wish they
>>did pick them up. Ultrasound technology is better today. Ultrasound
>>will pick up the ovaries and endometriomas, cysts...things of that
>>nature. It doesn't show adhesions because of the structure of them. If,
>>during an ultrasound, organs that can be picked up have moved, a doctor
>>could make a guess that it is possible that adhesions was a possible
>>cause.
>>
>>My adhesions were confirmed by the mere fact that upon exam the colon
>>had moved. Yikes. But, compared to 6 yrs ago, I am so much better. :-)
>>
>>PS. Hope you meant your post for my reply. I noticed that there are
>>more than one Michelle's here. I spell mine with 1 "L". Hope I was the
>>one you wanted to hear from. LOL!!
>>Take care,
>>
>>At Fri, 26 Feb 1999, TINA wrote:
>>>
>>>HI
>>>I was just wondering if you were able to see the sdhesions via ultra sound.
>>>Tina MN
>>
>
>Hi Michele:
>
>I'm curious about your colon moving. I've always had a lot of adhesions
>around my sigmoid colon in the left side of my pelvis. (at least 20
>years) I had a colonoscopy Jan 98, a lap Mar 98, and another lap Sept
>98. The colonoscopy was normal. At the second lap the gyn fixed a
>small bowel adhesion that was causing a partial obstruction but left the
>adhesions around the colon. (he didn't think they were clinically
>significant) After 3 months the pain was back. At the last lap there
>was a kink in the sigmoid colon, it was pulled over and stuck to the
>right abdominal wall, plus folded back and stuck to itself.
>When you say yours moved, what do you mean, something like this? What
>problems did it cause you?
>
>The gen surgeon who did the third lap said the colon problems were there
>at the second lap, but he didn't see them until he took down some
>adhesions and this is why the gyn missed them. My question is How in
>the world could the GI doctor insert a colonoscope, thinking he had to
>go towards the left of my pelvis but really had to go right and then
>left? He did say I was "letting them know" it was painful so they gave
>me more drugs and I was out. Don't remember a thing.
>
>I'm interested to know what problems it has caused you, was it fixed,
>etc.? I think mine is stuck on the right wall again by the way I feel,
>but you never know for sure until you get in there.
>
>Chris S.
>>
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