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I have had 3 scar adhesion surgeries because of chronic blockage issues.  They have always helped for 2 - 3 years.  Would still have a blockage or 2 in those years but would just go to emergency room and get pain meds, iv fluids, and reglin and blockages would always pass.  And sometimes I just ride them out at home.  Chronic pain and lots of vomiting but eventually will pass.  I had my last surgery April of 2017, last year.  I had a blockage in August of this year and one a few weeks later.  I was afraid I just grew scar tissue faster, but I haven't had another one since.  I am very interest in the Physical Therapy method.  My daughter is an Occupational Therapist and has mentioned that she has heard about it.  I am going to start studying it more and will continue to follow this thread.  My last blockage triggered my pouchitus to come back but have managed it with Vsl#3 double dose a day in my shake in the morning.  I have had my pouch for 16 years.

 

And as I mentioned before, it is being completely covered by my insurance, on an in network benefits rate even though it is out of network, because there is nobody in network who does it, I was able ( with a lot of persistence and  an appeal ) to satisfy them that the clear passage method is unique and uniquely verified as effective by multiple published research going back several years and up to the present in mainstream medical journals, so they have to cover it as if it were in network!  I did have to travel , because the NY location was booked up for many months in advance and I didnt want to wait— I flew from NJ to Saint Louis, Missouri to get it done asap just in case it might prevent another blockage that could happen in the meanwhile. I think my insurance may reimburse me for the travel and hotel costs because the treatment asap is considered “medically necessary” and therefore the travel was “necessary” and so travel costs for it should be covered. 

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Good luck...I am no longer a candidate. Since about 10yrs ago my muscle wall is too fragile and it 'breaks through' when they push too hard...I am stuck with surgery. 

Right now I need to go in for a scan because the pain has come back at the old colostomy site and at the gallbladder site...not sure if or when but they will have to go back in...not thrilled.

If you can do it through manual manipulation then please, do...it is worth it.

Sharon

One more quick question for those of you who have had adhesion surgery...Did you have anything show up on scans? I had a CT enterography done--which I believe is the most detailed small bowel scan they can do, and it didn't show anything. They won't operate basically because they don't know where it is. Did your show on scans? Maybe not the adhesions, but narrowing in the bwowel or twists/loops etc.?  Thanks

Nothing shows up on imaging and I've had about every kind except for an MRI on my abdomen.  My doctors have taken my word and/or felt adhesions in my abdomen.  The surgeon that removed them didn't realize how extensive they were and spent hours taking care of them during 2 surgeries.  She spent 3 hours during the laproscopic surgery to divert from using my j-pouch to an ileo.  She spent 5 hours on them 6 months later during the open surgery when she removed my j-pouch. That surgery was 8 hours which means she only spent 3 hours on the removal part.  

So, I had 20 hours of the clear passage therapy divided over 5 days (2 hours each morning and 2 hours each afternoon).  I do think it did something because right after the first day, I was able to burp freely and easily - after decades of having problems often feeling like I have to burp but not being able to do so easily if at all, especially when an obstruction was coming on.  Also, when the therapist would touch somewhere on one place on my abdomen where she said there was an adhesion, I would feel something in a total different part of my torso in the place where and just like I feel when an obstruction is coming - so it seems sure that is an adhesion she was touching and the adhesion spanned from one place in my torso to another place where I would feel it.  Other than that, it's hard to be sure but I think I feel a subtle difference in being able to move around more freely, feeling lighter, my abdomen area feeling softer.  I went into it very skeptical but do think it's legitimate.  But only time will tell if it was effective (i.e., if I go a long time without an obstruction).  Since my insurance is paying for it and at an in-network rate, I have asked to do another 20 hours "just to be sure", which I will do beginning after Thanksgiving.

 

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