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Posted 6/12/2015 9:56 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Everyone! I haven't posted in awhile. I have been pretty fortunate to only have to deal w/ mild symptoms, but there is something that is going on with me that I wanted to ask if anyone else has had to deal w/ this. I had a resection surgery in 2010 where my ilium was removed. Since then, after I have a bowel movement and when I start to stand up from sitting on the commode, I get the most horrible pain in my side. (the side where the surgery was) It doesn't happen often, but in the last six months I have noticed it more. I'm talking pain that no Crohn's attack can match. It's really pretty scary. I brought it up w/ the gastro doc and she told me that after any surgery scar tissue forms and that is what is causing the pain. Basically, there isn't anything they can do except wait until the pain becomes unbearable and in I go for another surgery to remove the scar tissue. Has anyone else had this problem? If so, was there anything you did to eliminate the pain or at least keep it at bay? The pain generally lasts for 30 to 60 seconds. Doesn't sound like a lot of time, but man when it's going on it feels like a lot longer. Thanks for any advice, tips or info you have on this.
Posted 6/12/2015 11:06 PM (GMT 0)
Since it happens when you stand up, it sounds like it could be an adhesion. Whenever you have surgery, you run the risk of getting adhesions. Bascially, your body can't really tell the difference of one tissue to another very easily. That means that when things are cut and then healed, the layers might end up healing together in some places. I have that a bit on my stomach where I had a laprascopic surgery to remove my gall bladder. Some of those incisions healed to my intestines a bit, and when food passes through that area it kind of pulls and makes it sore. I am guessing that after your BM, things shift a little, and when you stand up, it pulls and hurts.

The problem with adhesions is that you would need surgery to disconnect the layers. But you are likely to get more adhesions formed where the new incisions are. I hope that makes sense. Some people's bodies are more likely to form adhesions, for whatever reason.

Here is a link that explains more about them.
http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/adhesion-general-post-surgery?print=true

From everything I have read, I don't think there's much you can do to stop or lessen the pain. :(
Posted 6/13/2015 1:33 PM (GMT 0)
Since it is easy now to get to your neo-terminal ileum via colonoscopy, your doc and go in and clean out the adhesions. It is true that more adhesions might form, but you can get some relief, and the scar tissue may not grow back the same way. Maybe you should consult the surgeon who did your surgery. Sorry, that sounds really painful!
Posted 6/14/2015 4:08 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you both for responding. It does make sense what you said scifigal2k, I am just worried that at some point this pain may come and not go away! That would be horrible. gumby44, I'm surprised my doctor didn't mention this, but instead wants me to get an MRI to see what is going on first. Thank you both again, I appreciate it.
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