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I am dealing with chronic pain for 1 1/2 years from Abdomenal adhesion
Does anyone with Abdomenal adhesions found successful treatments. I have tried physical therapy, chiropractors, exercises , stretches, dry needling, pulsed magnetic therapy and now injections in SI joint and facet nerve block ( mainly to rule out both) and Miralax. PT helped more than anything and cold packs which mainly allows me to not feel the pain. My biggest symptom is pain with sitting with 6-7/10 pain.
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@dinahj I had open surgery that lasted several hours because of the extent of the adhesions. I was in the hospital for 18 days, not a fun time.
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@jimhd Oh my, that sounds very serious. I have many questions, but don't want to be a bother. Would it be ok to ask several? I've had such a time getting any doctor convinced it's something besides my back. I just know I've had 3 knee replacements in one knee, and 1 in the other, an apendectomy, an open gallbladder surgery in 1970, a hysterectomy and cancer. None of those things caused me as much pain as this rib pain. Can I text you back with other questions? Thanks
@jimhd I just read even chronic inflammation can cause abdominal adhesions.
I never connected my pain to this but after a small BM or just gas, im in excruciating pain, usually cant move for about 3 hours. Thinking about it, its a tight restrictive type pain along my colon and small intestines. It hurts very badly.
Drs in Florida aren't willing to open one up easily, but after reading your post it seems to make sense, I feel a tearing sensation throughout my lower intestines....not fun. Your removal surgery sounded rough....so sorry.
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1 ReactionIn Gainesville FL there is an organization called Free Passage that specializes in non surgical treatment of adhesion. I do not know anything about them other than what their website claims nor do I endorse them. I simply did some research after having had bowel resection in case I did have adhesions in the future.
I found out in May of 2025 that I had a tear in my gluteus medius tendon. Went thru surgery still having PT including myofascial release. Doing better now slow recovery.
Many years ago ?20 - I had increased R lower quadrant pain that esp felt like a tugging or pulling sensation in same area. Sometimes to the point of nausea. Esp noticed if I rolled over in bed. I had no appendix and had a history of open and laparoscopic surgeries years previously for bleeding ovarian cysts.
I ended up having another laparoscopic surgery where the OBGYN found and released adhesions which freed me from further abdominal pain, yay!
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@jimhd I guess my main question is did you suspect adhesions and ask your doctor to open you up, or did they maybe find it while doing another surgery. It's my understanding that x-rays, MRI, etc, do not show up. I'm having a time getting them diagnosed. They blame it on arthritis of my spine and disc issues. Told my doctor the problem with that is I had rib pain dozens of years before my back issues. Did you have to go to a specialist of some sort? Thanks
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I had a Physical therapist that specializes in abdominal and pelvic adhesion confirm.