Adhesions - Ouch!
Q.
What do adhesions and fire ants have in common? A.
They're both sneaky and painful little devils! How many times have you been caught off guard by a mob of frenzied, angry fire ants? OUCH! The pain of it all! It seems these pesky little packages of dynamite always have a plan of attack.
They sneak onto your feet, some taking position around each and every toe, while many others surround the top of the foot and ankle.
While this mean little army strategically takes position, you're sitting there sipping iced tea, bird watching-thoroughly enjoying your day-oblivious to the fact that you will soon be in pain.
Sadly, you have NO idea that these itsy, bitsy demons are now part of your lower limbs and this little army of "meaner than a junkyard dog" insects are now waiting the signal from their commanding officer who, on the count of three, intends to make you pay dearly for setting your big foot on or near the precious mound he calls home.
(Yes, it seems they always sting in unison)! OWWWWWW! Have you ever noticed how determined the little devils are? You jump up, searing pain at each area of infliction, yet you find the little fiends crouched in a fetal position, seemingly determined to pack a little more punch into an already successful attack! It's enough to make a grown man beg for mercy.
And phone the Orkin Man.
Adhesions are just as sneaky.
You go in for hernia repair, hysterectomy, abdominal surgery, gastric bypass, c-section, or other surgery, yet you have no idea that injury-surgical injury-can result in adhesions.
Painful adhesions.
Debilitating adhesions.
And often this debilitating condition occurs because you wanted to get well from another condition! Maddening, isn't it? Q.
Why didn't you know this prior to surgery? A.
Because many surgeons are like the fire ant who built his home under your favorite lawn chair without asking you if it was okay and without informing you that you could get stung.
*Note: Surgery is the number one cause of adhesions, thus this problematic and often debilitating disorder has long remained hushed in the medical world.
Adhesions are foremost known to be an iatrogenic disorder, though inflammation or infection in the body, as well as a blow to the abdomen, even radiation treatment, can also cause adhesions (scar tissue) to form.
Patients who have had surgery often report to their doctor that they believe new pain and problems are the result of a surgical procedure.
However, many doctors quickly dispute the argument, never mention the possibility that the pain/problems could be from adhesion formation, but rather steer the patient toward IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) or another vague probability.
Are doctors that sneaky? Of course.
Not.
**Abdominal adhesions are a common complication of surgery, occurring in up to 93% of people who undergo abdominal or pelvic surgery.
Abdominal adhesions also occur in 10.
4% of people who have never had surgery.
Adhesions cause 60%-70% of small bowel obstructions in adults and are believed to contribute to the development of chronic pelvic pain.
**Source: EndoGyn
What do adhesions and fire ants have in common? A.
They're both sneaky and painful little devils! How many times have you been caught off guard by a mob of frenzied, angry fire ants? OUCH! The pain of it all! It seems these pesky little packages of dynamite always have a plan of attack.
They sneak onto your feet, some taking position around each and every toe, while many others surround the top of the foot and ankle.
While this mean little army strategically takes position, you're sitting there sipping iced tea, bird watching-thoroughly enjoying your day-oblivious to the fact that you will soon be in pain.
Sadly, you have NO idea that these itsy, bitsy demons are now part of your lower limbs and this little army of "meaner than a junkyard dog" insects are now waiting the signal from their commanding officer who, on the count of three, intends to make you pay dearly for setting your big foot on or near the precious mound he calls home.
(Yes, it seems they always sting in unison)! OWWWWWW! Have you ever noticed how determined the little devils are? You jump up, searing pain at each area of infliction, yet you find the little fiends crouched in a fetal position, seemingly determined to pack a little more punch into an already successful attack! It's enough to make a grown man beg for mercy.
And phone the Orkin Man.
Adhesions are just as sneaky.
You go in for hernia repair, hysterectomy, abdominal surgery, gastric bypass, c-section, or other surgery, yet you have no idea that injury-surgical injury-can result in adhesions.
Painful adhesions.
Debilitating adhesions.
And often this debilitating condition occurs because you wanted to get well from another condition! Maddening, isn't it? Q.
Why didn't you know this prior to surgery? A.
Because many surgeons are like the fire ant who built his home under your favorite lawn chair without asking you if it was okay and without informing you that you could get stung.
*Note: Surgery is the number one cause of adhesions, thus this problematic and often debilitating disorder has long remained hushed in the medical world.
Adhesions are foremost known to be an iatrogenic disorder, though inflammation or infection in the body, as well as a blow to the abdomen, even radiation treatment, can also cause adhesions (scar tissue) to form.
Patients who have had surgery often report to their doctor that they believe new pain and problems are the result of a surgical procedure.
However, many doctors quickly dispute the argument, never mention the possibility that the pain/problems could be from adhesion formation, but rather steer the patient toward IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) or another vague probability.
Are doctors that sneaky? Of course.
Not.
**Abdominal adhesions are a common complication of surgery, occurring in up to 93% of people who undergo abdominal or pelvic surgery.
Abdominal adhesions also occur in 10.
4% of people who have never had surgery.
Adhesions cause 60%-70% of small bowel obstructions in adults and are believed to contribute to the development of chronic pelvic pain.
**Source: EndoGyn
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