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Video: Reclaiming Life After Surgery and Bowel Obstruction
This place is saving lives.
I thought, you know, I do have a chance at a quality of life again, and I know that these people have saved my life.
I thought it was very important that I share some of the things that I have gone through in my life that are directly related to many surgeries that I have had that have caused me to have bowel obstructions and many, many surgeries.
At the age of 38, I entered the hospital and was given a 20 percent chance to live in the emergency room. Immediately, I was taken upstairs to the intensive care unit. My mother and my wife sat next to my bed and watched me for 69 days hoping and praying that I would eventually heal.
They were told that the best thing they could do was that I would at best be in a wheel chair and at best I would have brain damage. After the 69 days, I came out of a coma. I was very miserable and weighed about 100 pounds. At that point I looked at myself, at all the tubes, and wondered, how am I going to get through this.
I finally got out of the hospital and little did I know how important physical therapy would become in my life.
One day, I’m sitting on the sofa with my wife and start experiencing some severe pain. She suggested that we go to the hospital so we go to the hospital. They had diagnosed me with a bowel obstruction. I had no idea what a bowel obstruction was or that I could get a bowel obstruction from my first surgery. They repaired the bowel obstruction, and what I mean by repair is they remove nine inches of what they call a twisted bowel and I remained in the hospital for 32 days.
The most annerving thing I ever heard was, “There’s nothing we can do about this, you’re probably going to get another bowel obstruction, and we will see you again.” I was flored at that point and very confused, very hurt. I did not know what I was going to do.
I started my search. I did not know where to start, I did not know what I was doing, and didn’t really know what a bowel obstruction was. Later I found out that actually it is the adhesion that actually closes off the bowel which could cause a partial and sometimes even a complete obstruction. There’s nothing they can do about these adhesions, which once again, was very upsetting.
I started first by looking on the internet. I searched for weeks looking for something. By the grace of God, I clicked on a site that speaks about an incredible system that has been developed by Larry and Belinda Wurn. This process is actually called the Wurn Technique.
You do not have to go through the painful process of the NG tube and the healing and the pain that goes along with that. There is someone out there that can put you in a situation where it will not happen again. This technology is out there, this technique is out here.
This place is saving lives. There’s no other way I can put it. They are saving lives. That is why I am sitting right here, right now, telling my story.
Why Do I Have Chronic Pain After Surgery?
Surgery can be a necessary and lifesaving procedure.
However, surgery often results in side effects in the months and years after the procedure. Infection, inflammation, chronic pain and even bowel obstruction can occur after a surgical procedure as a result of adhesion formation.
Adhesions form as the bodies natural response to a trauma, surgery, infection or inflammation. They act as internal scars binding and covering tissues and organs throughout the body.
Unfortunately, these adhesions remain in the body long after the body has healed. This can result in pain after surgery, reduced range of motion, and dysfunction. In essence, these adhesions act as a strong glue restricting the body’s normal function.
Common surgeries that result in adhesion formation include:
- Abdominal or pelvic surgery
- C-section or Episiotomy
- Laparotomy or Laparoscopy
- Back or Hip Surgery
- Gastric Bypass
- Hysterectomy
- Appendectomy
- Mastectomy
- Lysis of adhesions
- Bowel Obstruction repair
The Wurn Technique is a natural treatment option for pain after surgery. This treatment uses over 200 hands on techniques to reduce the restriction and pain caused by adhesions.
Do you experience pain after surgery? What treatments have you tried?
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Prior C-Section Can Cause Adhesions
C-section surgery generally causes adhesions to form. These adhesions can pull or spread into neighboring structures, causing c-section pain or dysfunction, including secondary infertility.
C-section Can Cause Adhesions
Cesarean section delivery (C-section) is the most common surgery among women in the US. Unfortunately, this invasive surgical procedure requires a great deal of healing to occur. Adhesions are one of the bodies automatic responses to traumas such as a fall, a surgery, an infection, or an inflammation. These adhesions are much like thick strands of nylon rope that bind to nearby structures and restrict and cover the traumatized area. Though they are designed to help the body heal, adhesions often cause ongoing pain or dysfunction, long after the surface scars have healed.
Adhesions Can Cause Pain
Because adhesions attach to nearby tissues and organs, they create a pull or restriction in the pelvis, which often results in pain. As the organs, tissues, and muscles attempt to move, a resulting pain occurs.
Adhesions that form after a C-section can bind together delicate reproductive structures, causing dysfunction and secondary infertility.
Adhesions Can Cause Secondary Infertility
As adhesions form throughout the pelvis, they can attach to the delicate organs of the female reproductive system. These strong, fibrous bands restrict the mobility and function of these organs, often causing secondary infertility.
Adhesions Can Cause Digestive Issues
Adhesions can also affect regular digestion by attaching to the outside or inside of the intestine wall. As adhesions bonds grow, they restrict the regular function of digestion, and can often lead to a partial bowel obstruction.
Treatment for Adhesions
Often times, pain killers or infertility drugs are offered as a treatment for those who suffer from post-surgical adhesions. Unfortunately, drugs merely mask the true problem of adhesions and offer no long-term solutions. The next step in treatment is to undergo surgery to cut or burn adhesion bonds throughout the pelvis. However, the trauma of an additional surgery causes additional adhesions to form, which can create an endless cycle of adhesions and surgery.
A manual physical therapy, called the Wurn Technique, has shown excellent results in decreasing pain and increasing function related to adhesions. This therapy feels much like a deep pelvic massage as therapists use their hands to break down the bonds of adhesions throughout the pelvis. This therapy has been endorsed by physicians from Harvard, Northwestern, and Columbia as an alternative treatment to surgery. Click here to learn more about this treatment for post C-section adhesions.
“What a much-needed, useful and safe way to deal with the common, yet mystifying problem of adhesions. You have perfected a technique to treat adhesions, with years of experience, scientific backup and case studies to prove it.”
-Dr. Leslie Mendoza Temple, Northwestern University Medical Director
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Small Bowel Obstruction Video: Larry Wurn discuss treating small bowel obstructions non-surgically
Larry Wurn, Research Director of Clear Passage Therapies, discusses manual therapy (Wurn Technique) to treat abdominal adhesions and small bowel obstruction without surgery. In the video, a patient discusses her recurring battle with adhesions and bowel obstructions and how Clear Passage Therapies saved her.