Posted 5/11/2015 2:09 AM (GMT 0)
Hi, upjo.
Is there a reason you need more than a local good general surgeon?
I'm going to ask my general surgeon, who did a bunch of my colon surgeries, about scar tissue and have him do a colonoscopy to see if anything else is going on first. I'm past due for the scope since I tend to grow polyps. He does laparoscopic surgery, which I much prefer to open, because the recovery is shorter and less painful. My surgeon will do scopes, and I don't trust most gastro docs, with all my intestinal re-routing. The gastro I fired is way too rough. (I used to be able to get them awake, but my diaphragm won't stand the pressures now.)
I'm planning on waiting as long as I can stand it to get anything done about adhesions from the last 6 years of several abdominal surgeries. They're not usually a big deal, and there's one caveat: more surgery will generate more scar tissue. So, adhesion lysis is something I only want once, if at all.