Abdominal/Pelvic Pain Can Occur After Surgery.

Abdominal/Pelvic pain can occur after surgery. Post surgical pain can present shortly following your surgery, and usually resolves over the following days and weeks as you recover from that surgery. But some pain may linger for months or years following a surgical procedure. The question is, what is the source of this pain?
In some cases, the answer is Adhesions!
Adhesions are bands of scar tissue intra-abdominal and/or pelvic cavity that bind your internal organs together, causing them to stick to each other. The result of these bands of scar tissue can lead to:
Adhesion Related Disorder or ARD.
The symptoms of ARD include:
Chronic pain
Infertility
Bowel obstruction
Gastro-esophageal reflux disease, (GERD)
Urinary Bladder dysfunction
Pain and difficulty having a bowel movement
Pain on movement such as: Walking, sitting or laying in certain positions.
Loss of Nutrients due to poor eating habits or loss of appetite.
Loss of employment due to lost work days
Loss of family and social life
Emotional Disorders such as: Depression, Thoughts of Suicide, Hopelessness
If you are experiencing pelvic pain, it’s important to see your doctor. Pain in the pelvic or abdominal area can be caused by a variety of conditions, some of which may be serious. Your doctor will be able to perform tests to determine the cause of your pain. Do not assume all pelvic or abdominal is caused by adhesion even if your post adhesiolysis, as adhesions do reform following surgery.
It is important to ask for and allow diagnostic tests to rule out other sources of pathology as being the cause for your symptoms…while some adhesion do cause pain, not all adhesions cause pain and not all pain is caused by adhesions!
If all diagnostic tests result in negative findings, one cause of pain that your doctor might consider is adhesions, particularly if you have had abdominal or pelvic surgery. Adhesions are commonly associated with pelvic pain. In fact, an estimated 38 percent of women suffering from pelvic pain have adhesions.
The better news is that there are things that your doctor can do to reduce the incidence post-operative adhesions – and maybe even prevent them altogether. Educate yourself to “Adhesion Related Disorder” as the informed patient can make informed decisions when you discuss your symptoms and medical care needs with your doctor.
Always request and keep a personal file of all your medical interventions!


Adhesions Can Cause Pain:
Adhesions can cause pain by binding normally separate organs and tissues together - essentially “tying them down.” The stretching and pulling of everyday movements can irritate the nerves involved. Some adhesions can cause pain during intercourse. Ask your medical care provide to order an “ESR = Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate” ‘ blood test for inflammatory reaction in your body. Inflammation at the adhesion attachment sites become agitated due to the pulling and tugging on the tissues of the attached organs. This inflammation creates pain and must be taken into consideration by the Doctor when treating the ARD sufferer for pain.
While pelvic pain can be an obvious symptom of adhesions, there are other serious complications of which you should be aware. Two of the more common complications of adhesions are infertility and bowel obstruction.

Adhesion can and do cause disabling pain and loss of productivity. You will want  recent substantiating information on this issue when you meet with your Doctor.
Be prepared, be your own best Doctor!

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