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Posted 10/8/2014 3:39 AM (GMT 0)
It has been one year since my emergency bowel resection and 7 mos since I had my ostomy takedown.

Sometimes, when I cough, or even if I move wrong, i get really strong pulling/stabbing pains in the lower quadrants. It doesn't last a real long time, but it's so painful it doubles me over for a couple minutes before it eases up.

Is that scar tissue? On the right, it is right about where the ilium used to be, so that's what got me to thinking it was scar tissue, but then it started happening on the left too.

I hear of people having issues with scarring and adhesions so I am not really sure how I would tell, or what it would feel like.

Can anyone explain that to me?

Thanks!!
Posted 10/8/2014 11:18 AM (GMT 0)
It does sound like adhesions to me. A pulling/tugging feeling is an apt description for what my sensations have been with adhesions. You can have lasting nerve pain from the surgeries too. I had more adhesions from a hysterectomy than I had from colon surgery; in fact my worst adhesions were removed during the colon surgery. I'm more bothered by the lasting nerve pain now.

It sounds like you've got it figured out and have hit the proverbial nail on the head. You may want to talk to your doctor about it though, especially if it's really painful or you have other symptoms. There's the very rare (at least I would hope it's VERY rare) case of surgical instruments being left behind. I hate even mentioning that, but it does happen. But it does sound like you're symptoms are adhesions.
Posted 10/11/2014 3:33 AM (GMT 0)
thanks so much, that is helpful
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