Wish me luck!

[usmcveteran]

By the time most read this it will be be over, surgery is at 730 this morning.

[big flash]

Good luck!

[gtnorry]

Happy recovery! Keep us posted

[usmcveteran]

Already home! They cut some adhesions and hopefully that's the end of it.

[WARFAB]

Already home! They cut some adhesions and hopefully that's the end of it.

Is that all they were planning on doing? I thought you were getting a section of intestine removed based on what I last heard.

[usmcveteran]

I had section of intestine removed and gallbladder removed back in February. Couple months later I started getting pains when I moved a lot, this surgery was to go in and look for issues that could be causing the pains. They found some adhesions and cut them but they weren't in area where I've been having the pain. They numbed up abdomen for next couple days to help with surgical pain and we'll see if the other pains come back.

[big flash]

Is that all they were planning on doing? I thought you were getting a section of intestine removed based on what I last heard.

oh dang i was way off, thought it was "enlargement" surgery.

[big flash]

I had section of intestine removed and gallbladder removed back in February. Couple months later I started getting pains when I moved a lot, this surgery was to go in and look for issues that could be causing the pains. They found some adhesions and cut them but they weren't in area where I've been having the pain. They numbed up abdomen for next couple days to help with surgical pain and we'll see if the other pains come back.

dang that's too bad they weren't in the area of pain, but the body is all connected and crazy so who knows it maybe have been a contributing factor in the pain. hope it helps and you pain free soon

[usmcveteran]

oh dang i was way off, thought it was "enlargement" surgery.

Funny you say that. Back in February when I woke up from surgery the recovery room nurse said they gave me double D's lol so I played along and said I wanted triple D's and to expect to hear from my lawyer LMAO

[usmcveteran]

dang that's too bad they weren't in the area of pain, but the body is all connected and crazy so who knows it maybe have been a contributing factor in the pain. hope it helps and you pain free soon

Here's my hope and thought process. I started getting massages before surgery yesterday and it was helping. Massage therapist noticed some of the ropey feeling in abdomen was getting better. She said the ropey like feeling could be overused or weakened abdominal muscles. The massages also helped with all the pain all over too.

So I'm hoping that the adhesions removed yesterday were preventing me from normal posture causing the other muscles to be overused causing the pain which is why massage helped. So with some luck maybe removing them will allow all my muscles to work together and not have to compensate?

[dwa12479]

oh dang i was way off, thought it was "enlargement" surgery.

This was actually a cover story for the final stages of the gender re-assignment surgery. LOL.

[dwa12479]

Here's my hope and thought process. I started getting massages before surgery yesterday and it was helping. Massage therapist noticed some of the ropey feeling in abdomen was getting better. She said the ropey like feeling could be overused or weakened abdominal muscles. The massages also helped with all the pain all over too.

So I'm hoping that the adhesions removed yesterday were preventing me from normal posture causing the other muscles to be overused causing the pain which is why massage helped. So with some luck maybe removing them will allow all my muscles to work together and not have to compensate?

Hopefully you're right and this is the end of your saga. Glad to hear you're doing well brother. Let us know if you need anything.

[WARFAB]

Massage therapist noticed some of the ropey feeling in abdomen was getting better. She said the ropey like feeling could be overused or weakened abdominal muscles. The massages also helped with all the pain all over too.

Getting an abdomen massage just doesn't seem like it could be anything but uncomfortable.

[usmcveteran]

Abdominal massage wasn't bad, light pressure.

Going to call Dr tomorrow. Incisions have been draining a little bit all day today but i don't think it's infected. Plus I still have zero feeling in part of my lower abdomen and have some redness like rash going on.

[Norm DeGuerre]

crap !!!