My husband has struggled with post-surgical abdominal adhesions for years. He had a bowel resection caused by adhesions in 2008. They were not causing an obstruction, just significant pain. In 2020, he began experiencing continuous pain on his lower left side. We finally convinced a surgeon to perform laparoscopic surgery in 2021. The surgeon found significant adhesions which were removed on husband's left side towards middle. The surgeon didn't want to touch the right side which was complicated by a hernia and the presence of mesh from another hernia operation.
Husband got some relief for several months. But now the pain is almost constant. He takes Tramadol up to 4 times daily. He has tried fascia massage but this required driving 7 hours round-trip in one day, which tended to undue the benefits. He has lost weight (intentionally) on advice of the massage therapist. Nothing really helps. He describes the pain as someone taking a jackhammer to his side. He has tried medical marijuana, too.
Are there any clinical trials for nonsurgical treatment? Anything else out there?