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Uterine cancer: Anyone have pain months after complete hysterectomy?
I’m 67 and last July had a complete hysterectomy and was diagnosed with stage 1B endometrial cancer. I had brachytherapy as preventative treatment. A few months ago I began experience pain, almost like a pulled muscle in the right hip, lower pelvic region. Wondering if anyone else has experienced this?
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Hi! I have had multiple surgeries in my abdomen and pelvis, including a total hysterectomy. I’m wondering if your pain might be due from adhesions that formed after your surgery and are now pulling on your hip. Adhesions are common after surgery but can cause major issues for like 2% of people (I’m one of them).
Adhesions can cause pain, bloating/distended abdomen, constipation/diarrhea, nausea/vomiting. I’ve also had bowel obstructions too which can occur. I have really bad hip/back/thigh pain that’s from adhesions that have taken over my insides.
Adhesions are not normally seen on imaging and there’s no blood test. They are only seen during surgery, which also causes them.
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1 ReactionThank you so much, I was wondering the same. Years ago I had an appendectomy and the pain seems to be very close to that and my new scar from the hysterectomy. Do you think a bowel obstruction would show up on a abdominal CT?
Generally yes bowel obstructions show up on a CT scan.
Thanks so much!