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Abdominal Adhesions
Recently I had my gallbladder out due to gallstones, and during the surgery they discovered my gallbladder was covered in adhesions. All I’ve been told is they generally develop after a surgery. I had a c-section some years back and I’m wondering what the possibility is of having adhesions in my intestinal area. My abdominal area has become distended and nothing helps, I also get painful twinges.
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zurchmom,
Yes, it is a possibility. Did the surgery remove any of the lesions? I know enough about this, just to be dangerous. I am just sharing the tidbits I have stumbled onto.
Any surgery leaves scar tissue behind. I had a c-section 45 years ago at age 19, totally unexpected, I was told at 8 months pregnant, after an X-ray, to: " shut you(my nurse) up and quit telling the patient, me, that I may be pregnant with twins , cuz there is only one baby in there). Fifteen minutes later, it was sort of funny to watch the dr. walk back his not believing that the nurse had been right since month 2. My adorable little girls were born happy and healthy, but via c-section. The scar got horribly infected, it was a very long low cut. I am looking into this and the scar tissue that formed from my stomach lining tearing so bad, it looks kinda transparent. My main problem is that I have CIC , 💩💩 problems, 17+ years. The scar tissue can actually spread and grow in or around other organs. Endometriosis does the same thing. My pain level has increased over time, CIC is treatment resistant. My small bowel partial obstructions may be caused by the poop trying to leave my body through a sieve. So far I've found that NO dr. even wants to talk about this. I sure hope they took as much of the scar tissue out as possible. ShelleyW
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1 ReactionShelley, we kind of mirror each other. I had twins (2 boys) too via c-section, my c-section was quite large because one of the babies head was very stuck in the birth canal. My scar is fine but no matter how much weight I lose or exercise I do, I still have a gut that is rather firm not soft like fat. Before it only happened when I was constipated, over time, now it happens with regular bowl movement. I increasingly get a pulling sensation across the right side of my back, pain and a lower back ache. It would slowly go away. Now, it seems to last longer, is more intense and I get sharp pains in my gut. Colonoscopies have shown nothing but polyps that they removed.
My dr had to remove the adhesions in order to remove the gallbladder, in his words; “they were quite substantial”. I think the adhesions caught my dr off guard.