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Re: 16mth post op from TAH/BSO - recurring adhesions? Going to G.I. dr
From: jwang, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 9 Jul 2001 22:02:05 -0500 (CDT)
A gi doc can't help if it is adhesions, but maybe able to determine if
it ismore likely to beadhesions than other causes. If you have endo,
thiscould be a factor in your pain. Laparoscopy could be helpful in
looking for and treating adhesions.
At Mon, 9 Jul 2001, gidge wrote:
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>Hi there I am 16mths post op from TAH/BSO....in January of this year my
>gyn went in and removed adhesions from my pelvic side wall to my
>"omentum" because of very bad pelvic pain, especially with bowel
>movements, intercourse and any major activity. A month after that they
>had to go in and remove some necrotic tissue from my original hyst.
>incision.
>
>My pain was good for 3mths and now it's returned with a vengence. I
>should mention that my hyst was done because of undiagnosed uterine
>bleeds, recurring ruptering ovarian cysts and endometriosis. I am 35
>and am allergic to soy so am using birth control pill for hrt. My gyn
>is on maternity leave and her partner has referred me to a
>gastroenterologist because she feels it's now a "bowel thing" even tho'
>the pain is the same as it was prior to the lap when they removed the
>adhesions. It hurts on my right side and moves down my right side to my
>incision and across to my left side...at this point it becomes
>unbearable and it feels like everything is being pulled every which
>way......this happens several times a day.
>
>Can a GI dr help me with this? Shouldn't they just send me to a general
>surgeon? What might the GI dr do? I see him this week. Please dr's
>help?
--
J Wang, M.D
Assitant Clinical Prof.
Tufts University School of Medicine
statements are informational only and should not constitute a medical plan or treatment recommendation.
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