Question:
I have a questons about adhesions

to anyone that has has adhesions removed, how long was the hospital stay? and how was recovery?    — s H. (posted on May 5, 2003)

May 5, 2003
I had several removed when I had my lap RNY. It made my surgery about 2 hours longer, but I don't think it made my hospital stay any longer. I would have been there for 5.5 days no matter what. I went in on a Wednesday morning and went home the following Monday afternoon. Hope that helps!
   — Diana L.

May 6, 2003
I had two surgeries to remove adhesions, about a month after the bypass operation, and about a month apart. My symptoms were a feeling of pressure/pain below my stomach, and severe nausea. The hospital stays were for 4 days each (both surgeries were laparascopic, with fewer trocar incisions than with the original lap RNY). Recovery was quick in both cases, quicker than with the RNY; by a week after discharge, I was back at work.
   — [Deactivated Member]

May 6, 2003
http://www-medlib.med.utah.edu/WebPath/GIHTML/GI030.html That's a link to a pretty cool picture of adhesions. WARNING: it's real guts, not a sketch. But it shows exactly what it is. You can easily see how it could grab an intestine & pull it into a kink.
   — vitalady

May 6, 2003
I've had adhesions removed on several occasions. It seems that when someone has had numberous surgeries, adhesions are to be expected. I didn't know at the time, but since I've had several doctors tell me that one thing that leads to troublesome adhesions is not taking care of yourself (doing too much) before being completely healed. Anyway, I felt better afterward and the recovery for the reason I really had surgery was not any longer or more painful. So my advice to anyone having surgery, especially if it's open, is to definitely listen to the dr. Good luck.
   — Diane S.