My docs tell me "deal with it". As surgery for adhesions causes more adhesions.

Personally I have found that the more I exercise and move..especially things like yoga and pilates helps more. Also hot baths, massages, etc.

Also if you are having pain after you eat, due to adhesions, try eating smaller meals and eat more frequently, say five or six times a day.

What have you done to try to help with your adhesion pain?

Find a Rolfer that specializes in Visceral Manipulation. Rolfing can be done in about 5 sessions and breaks up the adhesions. I go to a very experienced women in Maryland.

Hi Lisa,

I've also experienced some issues with scar tissue. Currently, I am a little over 1 year out from my takedown surgery and overall doing pretty well. I went back to college and did better than I ever have. I met an amazing girl who has changed my world. Most of all I appreciate life again.

Anyway, since my surgeries I've experienced several small bowel obstructions that have placed me back in the hospital. Luckily each time it happens it seems to pass on its own. I usually try to stretch out my whole body and massage my abdomen when I feel a blockage coming on. Sometimes it helps but unfortunately if a blockage wants to occur, it generally will. I've tried to note what I ate that might have caused it, but it seems unlikely that it's solely a consequence of food. My docs haven't been able to give me much advice when it happens as the only thing they can do is wait it out and see if I might need surgery etc. It is however, starting to really become an issue as I've had a blockage every 3-6 months since my takedown.

I'm hoping others on here have worked out better ways of dealing with them, but I haven't found many resources or techniques that actually help with mine.