Sorry to hear of your problem... and I am so, so sympathetic as I have suffered from partial small bowel obstructions for 30+ years as a result of 6+ abdominal surgeries (myomectomy, surgeries to repair tubal damages from 2 ectopic pregnancies, hysterectomy and more!! what fun). I have been hospitalized twice and have had to have an NG tube... ick.

The partial obstructions have always righted themselves, but I have about 4+ incidents a year. I eat a low fiber diet, use a heating pad on my abdomen every night, and have modified many other eating habits. I tried massage therapy, with no positive results.

Finally I saw a surgeon whose expertise is minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery - he is at Hopkins in DC. I am also consulting with a surgeon with the same expertise in NYC at Weill Cornell. The DC surgeon answered all my questions and thought he might be able to excise some of the adhesions and prevent regrowth. The bottom line from the DC surgeon was: "If I get in and see it is too challenging to fix laparoscopically, I will not do anything at all. No open surgery would help. My hope is that I will do what I can to obtain fewer and less severe issues." He does this type of surgery (laparoscopic, same-day surgery) every 3-4 months... and left it up to me to decide what to do next.

I am waiting to talk to the Weill Cornell NYC Dr, as that would be more strategically easy to organize... I am thinking that that could be a good solution for me. I am not sure if it is right for you, but it might be something to consider...

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