... my abdomine causing pain mostly in my lower back and side right now. I was an avid exerciser and now my doctor says no exercise not even walking for 3 months. He said I can go in a pool. Isn't pool aerobics exercise? And I honestly don't know what adhesions even are. My doctor, although very good in his field, does not feel it necessary to answer all my questions. He just says do this or don't do that. I feel like my life has been turned upside down. I'm in good physical shape but what will no exercise (except going in a pool) do. Will I get weak from lack of exercise daily? I'm retired and going to the gym was my social life.
Abdominal Adhesions - After a hysterectomy 14 years ago for uterine cancer, I now have adhesions in?
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- 1 Nov 2013 by Jackie Waite
- Updated
- 12 Jan 2014
- Topics
- abdominal adhesions, hysterectomy, pain, endometrial cancer, cancer, doctor, exercise
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They are bands of scars that form from the surgery, having your organs manipulated. They stick the organs in your belly together. They can cause bowel obstructions, and in this case it would be an emergency surgery. They are permanent. The cure and the cause are one and the same, that is to cut them. But then the surgery will again make more. I don't know what not exercising for 3 months is going to do. I think I'd see a specialist about it.
Yes, adhesions are scar tissue from the previous surgeries and like KM said, the only cure is to go in and cut them but this can lead to further scarring and more adhesions. They can be painful and problematic but like KM, I dont understand why he says no exercise for 3 months? I dont see what kind of effect he thinks this will have unless the adhesions are compressing or pulling on an organ and he plans to do surgery and doesnt want you to exercise until then or perhaps his thought is he thinks the exercise is making the adhesions worse but I'm not sure I would agree with that theory. Copy and paste this into your browser-it explains adhesions nicely:
digestive.niddk.nih.gov/DDISEASES/pubs/intestinaladhesions/
I have had adhesions for 35+ years after 5 major abdominal surgeries. With each surgery, the doctor would remove as many of the adhesions as he could, but, naturally, they would re-form. I was very active (I was a correctional officer) and exercised every day, including weight training until 10 years ago. Unless your doctor knows that you have adhesions that would cause a problem with exercise, I don't understand his no exercise for 3 months statement. I agree with the others that you should get a second opinion. But, Jackie, you are entitled to full explanations from your doctor. That is what he is being paid for. If he is making a "blanket" statement about exercise, ask him to focus only on you and what you can/cannot do. We do not pay these doctors for generalized answers. We want specifics about our own cases. Best wishes for good health.

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Do adhesions never go away?
They are scar tissue, scars don't go away.
Sorry, Jackie. kaismama is absolutely right. Adhesions won't go away any more than the visible scar from your hysterectomy will. They are permanent and the doctors will do something about them ONLY if they are causing serious problems with any of your internal organs.