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Re: adhesions From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net) Tue, 23 Jan 2001 09:17:23 -0600 (CST) Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: William McIntosh, MD: "Re: Can IUD be re-used?" Previous message: William McIntosh, MD: "Re: Breastfeeding and Evening Primrose Oil" In reply to: Barbara: "adhesions" At Tue, 23 Jan 2001, Barbara wrote: > >My name is Barbara. I am 32 years old. I had a total hystorectomy 4 >years ago for fibroid tumors and endo. Since then I have had 2 >surgeries for extensive adhesions. My last surgery was a 18 months ago. >The doctor had to cut my bowels apart and repack them. Now the pain is >so bad that I am due to have surgery again in 2 days. Is there anything >that I can do to make this surgery a succes? The doctor did say that >this could make the pain better or worse. I just don't know how to live >with the pain anymore. Thanks for any suggestions. > >-- >Barbara > This is a very difficult problem. Every time you make a cut, you get a scar, and recurrent surgeries for adhesions become very problematic as they get to the point where they are as likely to make things worse as they are to make things better. adhesions barriers, intraperitoneal lavages with various solutions have been reported to help. -- William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG This is for educational purposes only, and is not a substitute for consultation and examination by a licensed medical professional. Next message: William McIntosh, MD: "Re: Can IUD be re-used?" Previous message: William McIntosh, MD: "Re: Breastfeeding and Evening Primrose Oil" In reply to: Barbara: "adhesions"

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