@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