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My condition: Adhesion Colic

To those who know me, often remember me with my common trait, which is so often fallen sick.. hehe its unwanted but inevitable. Alot of u had ask what is my problem exactly, and I have find it hard to explain to you all. So since the blog is running now, I have a chance here to clarify and explain to you all once and for all this condition of mine.. It is called "Adhesion Colic". It started after my appendectomy back in 2006.. So here are what I found out about it so far...

Colic; this one term encompasses a great myriad of abdominal diseases. Most horse-people are aware of the dangers of colic but it is important to realize that colic never happens alone. The nature of colic opens the door for a number of life threatening complications that can occur even months after the initial episode. Diagnosis and treatment of the problem is also not with out inherent risks that add to the already numerous complications that can occur.

Common Complications Associated with Colic:

· Intestinal Tissue Compromise/Necrosis

· Dependent Edema

· Endotoxic Shock

· Laminitis

· Intestinal/Gastric Rupture

· Dehydration/Diarrhea

· NSAID toxicity/Gastric Ulcers

· Rectal Tear

· Adynamic Ileus

· Adhesions

· Peritonitis

· Death

An episode of rolling during colic

Surgery is an often-inevitable treatment of serious colic and complications are common. It is imperative that you are aware of the risk and the expense involved with colic surgery and the intensive care and management that are necessary after the surgery. The most common and serious problems that arise after surgery include adynamic ileus, adhesions, and peritonitis and consequently recurrent colic or abdominal pain.

Adhesions

What is it?

Adhesions are fibrous tags that form between pieces of intestine (Fig. 2) or between the intestine and the body wall. It is believed that these adhesions originally form to help supply blood to a compromised piece of intestine but troubles arise when these beneficial adhesions do not break down and begin to cause potentially fatal problems. These consequences can include intestinal obstruction and strangulation, decreased gut motility and ileus, as well as recurrent abdominal pain and colic.

Why does it occur?

Any insult to the peritoneum (the tissue lining the body wall) or the surface of the intestine will open the door to adhesion formation. Decreased blood supply, distention, drying, and abrasion of the intestine or peritoneum during surgical manipulation or the initial insult are all predisposing factors.

Treatment/Management?

Adhesion management is mainly centered on prevention. Proper surgical technique, minimal surgery time and tissue handling, use of adhesion preventing compounds during surgery and early recognition and rectification of predisposing conditions such as ileus and peritonitis can go a long way to decreasing the incidence of adhesions. However, even after a seemingly successful surgery and recovery a horse may still succumb, and unfortunately adhesions are a major reason for euthanasia and death after abdominal surgery. Occasionally, a second surgery may be necessary in an attempt to break down the adhesions but this is generally unsuccessful and the adhesions usually reform with even more complications.

In Conclusion

Each of these complications is unfortunately frequently life threatening. This, however, does not mean that all is lost. Newer treatment techniques and constant vigilance make survival rates better than ever but it is not an inexpensive undertaking. These problems require intense monitoring and care and expense is often a limiting factor. You need to remember that colic is usually never just colic and the complications can be worse than the problem that started it all.

So hope u guys understand the article. Feel free to ask if u have any questions..

It is finally done! and at 10 am in the morning?!! WTF

Its currently 10.04 am, and I am still awake.. already so tired by now.. can't sleep as I wonder where he could be.. The blog was finally done, finished adding my final touches, finally, after trying out so many different looks for my blog.. at last decided dat d most simple was the best ( at least to my opinion). this is me, i get addicted to things easily, and when i picked up sumtyn to do, its so hard for me to stop until it is done.. always this stubborn part of me.. whether in life, work, or in love.. i dun let go things easily..

Got another job interview, which i passed, again.. Huh after diz I'm surely will be marked as a no show interviewee.. damn it lar! since I was waiting for the new mbbs semester to start, probably around June, i was stuck at home doing nothing.. Juz got the letter from college saying the interview for MBBS entry was goin to be on 8th May.. So for the time being I thought of finding a temporary job, just to gain some new experiences, networking a little bit, and earning some extra cash along the way.. But no luck.. been working hard sending my resumes everywhere, but ther have been some issues that prevented me from going. One of it was transportation. I have no transportation whatsoever, and i dun have a driving license.. pathetic ain't it? at 23 i still dun have a freaking driving license! huaaaa...anyway d 2nd reason was due to my parents, since they have objections for me to stay at ppl's houses just for d sake of goin to work, and to other issues as well.. Each passing day, i grew more and more frustrated as my boredom continue to grow. god, please bring me out of diz misery!!

Today reached d 6th day of my sickness.. i finally felt better. the fever was gone, but the tummy ache still lingers, but not as bad as before... Once again Shera survives this ordeal triumphantly. take dat u freaking intestines of mine! hahaha.. Me n my stomach didn't quite have the 'loving' relationship u see, as they always retaliated against me, preventing me from eating the spicy foods that I love most.. but I will get back to my spicy love soon, wait for me hun.. heheh

Okay I yawned like the 48th time now, i guess that is my que to sleep.. I have turned nocturnal nowadays, stay up at night, and sleep in d morning, and only wakes up at 5 pm or so.. So at 12.00, the vampire is finally signing off. adios!