Does anyone who has had a full hysterectomy have lef lower abdominal pain?

Question

oops! Meant to type Left. I had my hyst.17 yrs ago, but still been having left lower abdominal pain. Had surgery for peritoneal cysts recently and also was hospitalized for ileus. Been thru a battery of bowel & bladder tests.....all normal except over-active bladder.
Was also told that there are 2 large seromas deep within the pelvis cavity where the uterus used to be, but was told they don't THINK these could be causing my pain. Looks like they just want to throw anti-depressants my way and call it good. I won't take the Elavil. I have heard nothing good what-so-ever about it.....any body else gone/going thru this? What did you do to ease the abdominal pain? I find a warm pad on the belly sometimes works..

Answer 1

About 30 years ago my mother had a full hysterectomy. She has always complained about pain especially getting up and down off the floor (pulls her insides).

Years ago I researched and came to the conclusion it was fibrous scar tissue. In addition, I discovered there is also a possibility with a type of scar tissue called a keloid. Keloid is a special type of scar which results in an overgrowth of tissue at the site of a healed skin injury. Keloids are firm, rubbery lesions or shiny, fibrous nodules and can vary from pink to flesh-colored or red to dark brown in color. A keloid scar is benign, noncontagious and usually accompanied by severe itchiness, sharp pains and changes in texture. In severe cases, it can affect movement of skin. For most, keloids are a cosmetic problem.

So take your pick. A surgeon screwed up (either did not do the surgery correctly or left something inside of you like a towel or scissors) fibrous scar tissue, keloid scar tissue, and there are many other types of scar tissue to chose from.

I have know people that had a terrible time with scar tissue. I had a friend that took three hours of surgery just to cut through scar tissue from a surgery done just a year prior.

I'm just a freak-in ray of sunshine, eh? lol

Good luck!

Answer 2

See a massage therapist.

Much pain is from muscles below is an example of what may help (based on headaches).
Begin with a couple swigs of molasses or a couple of bananas daily - magnesium (which regulates many things in the body) and potassium (a needed building block for muscles).
Drink at least 1/2 gallons of water per day. Running a body low on water is like running a car low on oil is the analogy the head of neurology at UCDavis told my husband about 10 years ago.

Now to the cause - muscles - your back, neck shoulders and head have tender spots. They are knots in the fibers of the muscles called trigger points. It makes the muscles tight which makes them press on nerves and other things causing the pain.

The cure - start with a professional massage, you will also want to go back over any place you can get to 6-12 times per session up to 6 times per day rubbing (or lightly scratching on your head) every where that is tender until the knots go away. The place where the skull connects to the spine press up under the edge of the skull (to get to those muscles).

For more information read The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook by Davies. It teaches what to do and where the pain comes from.