Bowel obstructions caused by adhesions following abdominal surgery

I actually read about Clear Passage and have talked to several professionals about them. But I don’t know about you but I’ve been told straight up that adhesions don’t hurt?!’ They obviously have not been in my shoes.
I am trying as many different things to relieve pain..yoga, tai chi, acupuncture..I’m looking fir professionals who understand. I will be traveling down south this fall and hope to find a Dr or Dr’s in Seattle who can help. I may have something similar to a stint put in a narrowing spot in my intestines to hopefully help with blockages. I’m just learning about this so I’m not really knowledgeable about it yet.
I’ll post more information as I learn more.

My gastroenterologist offered to refer me to one. He is with a big university (Ohio State). Perhaps you should contact doctors that are affiliated with large universities. Good luck!

I am new to this forum and feel compelled to share my experience. After hysterectomy in 2016 I was back a week later for SBO emergency resection. Which was followed by many complete and partial blockages at home and various hospitals. A few while away on vacation. I get the angst of it all. The mental stress the ng tube!! And the pain!! No longer having the luxury of eating what is considered healthy for most but may cause another trip to the hospital. So much time looking into solutions which may or may not help. One new thing I am doing since my last complete obstruction which did thankfully clear up on its own is Castor Oil Packs. External. With organic cotton cloth and heating pad over that for an hour and the cloth still overnight. Load it on. Slow transit is something I work on daily. Yoga really really does work to help ease the adhesions. Nothing but surgery will fix but that is the conundrum ~ as you all know it causes them too. My plan is if I have to do surgery again (last one was 2020) but I did recently have a complete block out of nowhere plan is to right away start with the pelvic manipulation with a really great therapist which I haven’t found yet. I think it’s really important to do right after surgery well maybe the 6week wait or whatever. Just not years later. But idk maybe it helps them too. Still trying to figure it all out. Clear passage has been on my radar just the cost of it is a deterrent. Would love to hear if it has worked. Like an MRI before and after this treatment. Wondering also if this could make it worse? Idk. Different for everyone I’m sure.
This is so helpful to know I’m not alone!!

I'm off to LV in May also! A friend and I are going to see Garth Brooks, which has been on my bucket list for a long, long time. It IS sad that we always have to be aware of where the hospitals are located and of what quality. We were going to Europe next year, but now I'm not so sure about that. 🙁

I’m going to see Garth Brooks also! Being sick so much I’m trying to adopt the attitude that I only live once so if I’m feeling ok that’s good enough to get out and dl things see things, meet people. We are going to Mexico in the fall.., after that I don’t know😊

You have been informed correctly. Adhesions have no pain sensors. The pain doesn’t come from the adhesions. It comes from the intestines that the adhesions are pulling around. Say that next time someone tells you adhesions have no pain. They sure cause pain however. Been there done that. I have had them for 5 or so years I have also had surgeries to correct something else and the adhesions are snipped away. I am great for a few months then they grow back. This time causing Cecum Bascule so probably need more surgery. I have never heard about the stint concept. Let us know how it goes.

Does a mobile cecum with bascule always need surgery? I would rather not have another abdominal surgery.

I have been having bowel problems for 2 years, impacted many times up until several months ago and it was obstructed twice in the past couple of months. I had exploratory surgery 4 weeks ago and the surgeon could not see any cause and no adhesions. He is now sending me for a CT enterography in the next couple of weeks. I still do not feel well several times a week and have nausea several times a week and take gravol. I had a colonoscopy in early April and slight derverticulosis. I have cut out walnuts, pumpkin seeds, popcorn and raw vegetables hoping that might help. I just would like to have a diagnosis and know what I might be able to do to stop these bowel problems. I have been taking a full cap of Restoralax every day for a year on the advice of one doctor. I no longer have a family doctor, he has retired.

I am interested as well. I was just hospitalized with a small bowel obstruction, 3 weeks ago,,, I had the NG Tube down the nose to stomach for 6 days of misery until I said enough and took it out,, ticked off my surgeon who after discharge dumped me as a patient , even though he has been my surgeon for 9years since I first had cancer in my colon... The ER I went to did the all the right things,, I had come in after 5 days of suffering and horrific pain thinking this will pass. While moved to my ex surgeons hospital he said they would get it reversed with out surgery,, later when discharged he joked , but he is not funny, so the comment he made that maybe it was just an air pocket was hideous. also telling the other Drs that he would be afraid to do surgery on me,. as I am too thin and the problems he had with my original colectomies (which caused this) were due to me not having any thing to adhere to on my gut,,,, I knew in hospital I needed my GI DR,, no one waws consulting with him or my cardio... The next day out my GI put me back on liquids,, read the second ct from ER that hot shot surgeon didn't read just shushed it ooff as why did they do another,,, if he had read it it clearly shows the obstruction and the stricture as well as major narrowing of intestines,,, had a colonoscopy as well, biopsies taken.., I am toldby all I am at high risk of this happening again,,,, so I am very careful with what I eat,, I keep losing weight, I know I need to drink tthe protein drinks but forget... so something has to be done,,, I was thinking what you had??? so when you ask when do symptoms go away what kind of symptoms are you having and what are you eating ,, are you on a special diet??? What did they tell you to expect after the surgery,,,, have you had a colonoscopy to see where things are,, I would appreciate any info and I wish you pain free days, I know they are horrible,,

I think hotshot surgeon need to be reported to the hospital, at the very least. So sorry you had to go through all that & still not well. Different hospital, maybe?