Question:
I was
shot in the stomach about 4 years ago.
My colon
was also damaged therefore I had to wear a colon bag.
Since
then I still get sharp pains in my left side.
I don't
know if it is from the colon.
I did
go for test eg swallowing cameras and did some scans as well and nothing
was found.
So I
left it, but I'm still getting the pains and some days it so bad I
struggle to walk.
What
could it be?
Thank
you
Ronel
Answer:
Dear
Ronel,
Post-surgical
adhesions are bands of scar tissue connecting anatomic sites in the
body that should not normally be connected.
These
develop after almost every type of surgery and can cause severe symptoms.
There
are specific features of a surgical procedure that help induce the
formation of adhesions.
Abdominal
adhesions may cause problems near sites of former surgery, inflammation,
or trauma.
It is
estimated that 55 - 94% of patients having abdominal or pelvic open
surgery has chance to develop post-operative surgical adhesions
Abdominal
adhesions are permanent unless the patient has a surgical procedure,
called adhesion lysis.
Lysis
(destruction or dissolution) of adhesions is a surgery performed to
free adhesions from tissues.
