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Surgery Scar

1. After gallbladder surgery, my mother has had acute abdominal pain more than 2 years. Recently a doctor said a small intestine scar, resulting from the surgery, might cause my mother's acute abdominal pain day and night.
The pain usually starts 1/2 hour after completing a meal.
It takes my mother about 20-25 minutes to complete a meal. How can we prove that the scar was caused by the surgeon's carelessness?
2.  One way to get rid of the scar is to cut it using 'diagnostic laparoscopy'.  Could this type of surgery create another 'scar'?
3.  The doctor also said that 'Levsin' could relieve the bowel spasms.  Does this medicine conflict with Coumadin?
   My mother has congestive heart failure.
4.  Thanks.
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I think you should consult the doctor about it, because he should surely know. But, I think if the surgury is to remove the scar it shouldn't leave one.
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I don't know but it sure looks like a question about Levsin/Coumadin and congestive heart failure is appropriate for the Heart Forum.
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Dear Ann,
These are all good questions.  However, this is a cardiology forum and is limited to cardiovascular questions.  I would suggest consulting a GI doctor concerning your questions.
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