-- Marla PS-I will follow up until I get a real response.-----Original Message----- From: Marla <onery1@soltec.net> To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS <adhesions@forum.obgyn.net> Date: Monday, July 03, 2000 1:06 PM Subject: Re: Dateline - Feature on Chronic Pelvic Pain
>PS - I have just sent a note to Dateline. I will let you know what I hear >back. > >Marla > >-----Original Message----- >From: Marla <onery1@soltec.net> >To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS <adhesions@forum.obgyn.net> >Date: Monday, July 03, 2000 12:33 PM >Subject: Re: Dateline - Feature on Chronic Pelvic Pain > >>Well the thing I really don't understand is why heart surgery patients and >>back surgery patients do recieve Seprafilm (or the barrier method of the >>doctor's choice) on a regular basis but hysterectomy patients DON'T. Does >>anyone have any facts on this? I'm basing this on research I've done on >>adhesions and I don't have the energy to delve into the realms of heart, >>back surgery. >> >>Marla >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Natalie Shook <airportss@redshift.com> >>To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS <adhesions@forum.obgyn.net> >>Date: Monday, July 03, 2000 10:01 AM >>Subject: Re: Dateline - Feature on Chronic Pelvic Pain >> >>>Anne, >>>I have to agree with you, I think adhesions are not mentioned due to the >>>surgery connection. There would certainly be a great number of questions >>>raised by other patients like you and I who suffer daily with increasing >>>pain. I am sure there would also be more time consuming ( therefore profit >>>reducing) procedures put in place used in surgery if enough of us raise >>some >>>awareness. I think it is time to get noisy ( dateline etc.) and possibly >>>save other poor souls from unnecessary pain. >>>I think you wrote me previously to this posting.......we live in the same >>>general area. >>>I am still waiting to have my CT scan in a few weeks before they decide >>what >>>their next plan is. >>>Take care, >>>Natalie
>>>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: Anne Hayashi <mhaya0902@aol.com> >>>To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS <adhesions@forum.obgyn.net> >>>Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2000 9:34 PM >>>Subject: Dateline - Feature on Chronic Pelvic Pain >>> >>>> I have just finished watching DATELINE, and one of >>>> the featured segments concerned a woman who suffered >>>> chronic pelvic pain and the cause seemed to be related >>>> to a buried varicose vein in the pelvis. It seems an >>>> M.D. in Johns Hopkins is able to block some of the >>>> culprit veins, and has brought about pain relief for >>>> some women. >>>> I was disturbed by the fact that Dr. Arnat(sp?) >>>> listed other pelvic pain causative factors including >>>> endo., but as usual, no mention of adhesions as a possible >>>> problem. I would suggest that perhaps DATELINE needs >>>> to hear from some of us. Research is based on monetary >>>> return, and I am convinced the amount of money spent on barrier research >>>> will be dependent on the perception that there is a huge need. If >>>> varicose veins can get some >>>> recognition, why is there such hesitancy to feature the >>>> adhesion issue? Why is this issue always getting bypassed? >>>> Is it because of the link to surgery? I wonder.... >>>> Anne H. >>>>
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