Belly rubs

Last month I ended up back in the hospital for 5 days. It turns out that the scar tissue from my surgery in December has wrapped itself around my small intestine. The small intestine can't move the way it needs to (I didn't realize it needed to move that much!) and I ended up with an intestinal blockage.

Very very painful. Would have sworn it was appendicitis if I still had an appendix!

The docs got me past the worst of it and said my body would, somehow, clear all this up on its own. I'm thinking "on it's own, my body got things gummed up, how is it going to straighten itself out on its own?".

So, I called Mike Duggan, the instructor for the myofascial release class I took last year. He's doing fascial release work on my abdominal viscera -- not just the small intestine but the large intestine and all the organs in my abdomen (scars occur in the fascia). He's working to get that fascia un-stuck and free-moving again.

It's very gentle patient work but it's, slowly, starting to have an effect. I think it will take 4-8 sessions to really get things unstuck and moving well again. I suspect my abdominal fascia has been a bit "sticky" for a very long time.

I love that I know someone who can help me with this. I love that I've taken this training so I understood what was happening and how I could help things along. I love that I also know how to do this for you as well.

Fascia is cool stuff. Scars are fascinating. I'm happy that I took the certification series last you so I can help you and myself!