>----- Original Message -----
From: ifirgit@up.net
To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS <adhesions@forum.obgyn.net>
Sent: Monday, June 05, 2000 9:28 PM
Subject: Re: Welcome Marla
> Joanne,
>
> I would like to respond to your statement about this being a gel not a
> drug...as far as not being approved by the FDA. Tell that to the women
> whom had the breast implants....putting foreign substances into our
> bodies is pretty much unknown territory. There is a reason that
> intergel was not approved in this country...one of them being the
> increased number of infections. Shortly before you told us of your
> success with intergel I had read an email from another woman that went
> to Germany (I think that is where this took place) and had intergel
> placed and she is now worse off than she was before her surgery. She
> also developed problems with infections.
>
> I do not want to deny you the right to be happy with your surgery...I
> just urge caution since it has not been a great length of time since
> you had your procedure done. I pray that you have indeed found an
> answer to your problems....but as someone that took the drug
> phenfen...which was approved too quickly by the fda...and suffers from
> heart valve leakage because of it....I beg that we allow the fda the
> time necessary to determine if Intergel is indeed safe and does achieve
> the results it claims to.
>
> Karla
>
> > Marla, I was told at UCLA by the "best" doctor that the trouble with
> the
> > film is that it does not adhere to a wet surface so as soon as the
> surgeon
> > closes you up it falls down as the area where the adhesions were cut
> is
> > oozing. It is a waste of time. I think we need to start something
> big
> > demanding the use of Intergel in our country! It is only a gel, not
> a drug.
> > For God's sake. I am sure that it is due to the fact they we haven't
> made a
> > big enough stink and as woman whe are not heard. I want to change
> this but
> > I do not know how. Joanne
>> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Marla <onery1@soltec.net>
> > To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS <adhesions@forum.obgyn.net>
> > Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2000 1:09 AM
> > Subject: Re: Welcome Marla
> >
> > > I'm so glad to hear you had good results with Intergel Joanne. Of
> the
> > > adhesion barrier products on the market, it does strike me as the
> most
> > > logical one to use. Rather than the "saran wrap" type. I believe I
> will
> > have
> > > to have another surgery to remove the surgical staples that were
> left
> > inside
> > > (I believe the are pinching nerves) and I will not let anyone do the
> > > procedure who does not have experience with these products. You
> give me
> > > hope.
> > >
> > > Blessings
> > > Marla
> > >
> > > >Hi Marla, The same thing happened to me. I was so scared when I
> could
> > > feel
> > > >them growing up to my rib cage. It happened to me in about 10
> weeks and
> > > >then it stopped growing. The longer I had them inside of me the
> harder
> > > they
> > > >got slowing me down more and more every day. Now I am 3 months
> post op
> > and
> > > >cured. There is a cure and it is called Intergel. I went to
> Germany to
> > > get
> > > >it but you may find it in any country but ours possibly. Do not
> give up
> > > >hope. Joanne
> > >
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