ADHESIONS after Hysterectomy

[Misia]

Can anyone tell me what symptoms you had before it was discovered you had adhesions after hysterectomy?I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and now it is 7 months and for the 3-4 months I felt slight pain on my right side and was told by my 2 doctors that this are the healing pains after the surgery.
Now I was told that I am healed and these are adhesions or cancer coming back.
Going for MRI in two weeks.Will se.
I bet my colon is stuck to my voult and that why it hurts.
Any comments. PLEASE.

[wendymoreen]

I had a complete hysterectomy two years ago, a year later they had to operate for endemetrioma - left behind after a bad op!??   I have all the pains as described by all the ladies above - went to gynae today and he cofnirmed after sonar...... but if I can live with it - just leave it... going to look up that website   bodyrolling.com !  and let you know

[msblueangel]

Should the body roll for removing adhesions be done daily, weekly or monthly when I first begin?

[sandy77385]

Thanks for your input, and I don't think you were being critical at all, I only wish you'd been there to discourage me from doing it in the first place. I did talk to my doc's nurse this a.m., and she told me if I didn't feel better by the end of the week to come in, but that since I'm not having any spotting, she thinks there's probably just bruising, like Star said. And not to do again for several months and to ease into any exercise except walking. I do notice an area on my lower abdomen that seems to bulge out alittle more, but I have too much flab in that area anyway, so maybe it was there before & I never noticed. Oh well, lesson learned for sure. Also, I didn't realize there was such a thing as adhesions, I hope I don't have a problem with that, but it's good to know there's some relief with the rolling ball if I need it (much later on, of course).

I hope your back is better now. A ruptured disc doesn't sound fun at all. Take it easy and thanks again. Also, you guys can send some snow my way, for just a day or two. I'm in Texas, we still have green tomatoes on the vine, lowest it's gotten here this winter has been 28.

Take care,
Sandy

[Mary 53]

Hi Sandy,

Just a quick note to say that I hope you are feeling better soon...and, also that I hope you didn't think I was being critical of you when you posted about the deep tissue massage. I would have been in the same spot ....in that I have actually never had a massage (other than the ball rolling thing I do to myself) and I would have figured the person knew what they were doing.

I have been a bit wrapped up in the posts lately since I have sort of jumped back onto this board after not posting much over the last year since I was being treated for a ruptured disc and just getting the dx was a journey in and of itself. But, I do encounter many discussions about adhesions and so I wanted to toss a few ideas about and ask more questions. But, looking back on this post, it may have looked like I was dismissive of your questions and pain. So, as I said, I hope you are feeling better. By the way, I was in a car accident in 1997 and have had neck issues since then, so I feel for you there.


STAR....thanks for your opinion on the rolling. I was digging through old posts the other night and was able to clear up my own confusion since I thought I recalled women being told to do the self massage while they were in the hospital! But, actually I was remembering a comment you made about how great the ball is (and I know I was happy to hear that...and thatnks for the suggestion on the squish medicine ball. I bought one after you mentioned that)......but that your daughter got a deep massage ...one a week as I recall. And, that at about six months post op she was doing well regarding no adhesion pain. Sorry for the confusion.

I will keep, as always, remind others to be wary of doing too much, if anything, in that area until they are completely healed and checking with the doctor on this since it is an aggressive massage.

Thanks, Mary

[sandy77385]

Thank you for your comments. I know you're right. I should have known better, and followed my "gut" feelings, I didn't feel that it was right at the time, that it was too soon after surgery for that type of massage but I didn't stop it. I've only had two massages in my life, thought I'd start a program this year to help alleviate the back/neck pain I've been plagued with for many years. I just pray I don't have any real damage from it other than being sore.

Thanks again & God bless,
Sandy

[Mary 53]

Well, that is what I thought, too, and I remember at the time being a bit baffled that someone would have been told to massage that area. I didn't want to even look at "that area" after my surgery. And, I agree on the time frame, too, as far as gosh at least 3 months. It was at about 4 and 1/2 months that mine started to give me big problems. But, in my case, I did not find out about the body rolling until over a year and and a half later and still was able to get total relief eventually. I was in so much pain and the doctors were unsure what was going on, that I guess I figured I had nothing to lose and was all healed at the site of the hysterectomy anyway. But, I would be nervous about anyone starting it too soon. Just knowing it is out there is a huge bonus...

OK..NOW I am going to bed. We have been lucky with the snow issue here in MN...I have a longer commute now since I switched job sites, so I am very grateful. Now I am just waiting for this arctic air to pass.

Take care, Mary