Robin....please go for it...try to stop, give yourself a chance at life! I work in assisiting so many many suffering ARD people, and to see them suffer, and never get a chance at having an appointment with Dr's reich and Redan just breaks my heart...YOU have that chance, my dear, just give it a try! Look at your suppport here, it IS great to be sure, BUT all the support in the world will not make you stop smoking..that will come from within your heart and mind,,and through prayers you can accomplish that..but it must be a positive thought in your mind, not one of such fear, pessimism or restraint within your self or it will not work! ( I don't think anyway, if it did work it would certainlky be harder with neagative thoughts on it!! ) PLEASE try to do this..as to try is to have already won!
To all: I am off to the hospital this morning, received at phone 5:15 am this morning!! It was one of the most exciting calls a parent could receive as my wonderful husband and I are about to be first time GRANDPARENTS to our new little grandson " Jacob "..of course Jacob has not arrived to join us as I write this, but we hear he cannot wait to meet us once he comes into this world today.. our daughter in law Jenny is doing good..but it sounds like our son needs us more then she does!! (....as many of you know ...I was dying from ARD only one and a half years ago..DR. Reich gave me back my life April 22, 1999 and there is not a day that goes by that I don't appreciate what I have been given!! A day like today I am filled with such appreciation to just be able to get up and make the three hour trip without any hesitation, pain suffering or even a second thought about my health!! Thank goodness as i can hardly think anyway as I am so excited!!) It is times like this that I know what life really means and I am so happy and thankfull to be able to be part of all this..our grandson is coming and I can be there to hold him, touch him, laugh, cry, hug everyone, take pictures..my GOD I am living again..and it feels great!!!!! ...and Mary POmroy is ready to share all this with us!!
Robin...may all this be in your future too!
God be with you all ... Bev
>----- Original Message -----
From: Robin <rmasse2333@aol.com>
To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS <adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2000 8:06 AM
Subject: Re: Surgery & Smokers
> Thank you for your point of view. As a smoker of 20+ years, I do know
> that it is bad for your heath & advise those who dont smoke, never to
> start & those who just started to stop now, while they still can. I
> wish I would have never started & have tried to quit many times. I hate
> saying my mother is right, but... she was when she told me one day I
> would want to quit & wouldnt be able to. I am giving quiting another
> shot, because it will mean that Dr Redan will do surgery on me. Thanks
> for all the suport & love.
> Robin
>
> At Sun, 13 Aug 2000, rsh4799@att.net wrote:
> >
> >I find myself in a difficult position of not agreeing
> >with the choice the doctors are making in not treating
> >those that smoke.
> >
> >Would an ER doctor not save your life because you are a
> >homeless person or a drug addict or gay?
> >
> >Would a dentist not work on your teeth because you don't
> >brush your teeth regularly?
> >
> >I think that these doctors Redan and Reich although
> >being highly skilled may be treading on judgement rather
> >than giving people a chance even if it is complicated by
> >bad health habits.
> >
> >I myself don't smoke. I see the dangers of smoking.
> >
> >This is only an observation of these discussions. I
> >don't wish to publicly debate the qualifications of
> >these doctors nor defend smoking. I just don't agree.
> >
> >Richard
> >
> >> Please try to discuss any type of smoking cessation methods with your
> >> current medical care provider. There are patches available that will
offer
> >> you some help in decreasing and possibly quitting the smoking! Dr.
Redan is
> >> correct in his statement that the cells of a smoking person do not heal
as
> >> fast as a non smoker as the oxygen is depleted by the pathogens within
the
> >> smoke that is taken into your system. As with breathing oxygen, parts
of the
> >> oxygen are taken from the lungs and dispensed into our bodies..and that
is
> >> then carried out to the cells and tissues of the body, when a pathogen
is
> >> taken into our respiratory system..there is depletion of what the body
> >> requires to keep the cells healthy...and in most cases with inhaling
> >> chemicals in the smoke ( smoke of any kind from any source ) is taken
into
> >> the lung cells and depletes the good stuff that goes out into your body
as
> >> well as puts out the pathogens into your cells!
> >>
> >> Not only do you and will you suffer from unhealthy and fully oxygenated
> >> blood cells, you also place your lungs in jeopardy by weakening the
cells in
> >> your lungs and destroying the tissues and that alone will cause
difficulty
> >> with anesthesiology during surgery.
> >>
> >> This is nothing new to either smokers or non smokers, it is simply a
> >> fact..and a not so good one for the smoker. Not only are you in a
position
> >> of addition, which is very difficult to fight, and probably will not be
> >> fought by you alone at this time Robin, as you do have increased stress
with
> >> suffering ARD, BUT...your life depends on what choices and the type of
help
> >> you secure in stopping the smoking in order to get the most highly
skilled
> >> surgeon to help you through his a surgery that will offer you a better
> >> life..in fact, it will offer you a life period!!
> >>
> >> Slow down in your thinking right now, relax and take it a step at a
time.
> >> Maybe it does mean no surgery from Redan & Reich...can you blame them?
You
> >> can take care of this part of your health...no need to panick, just
look
> >> this over and get started on it if you want them to do your surgery!
If you
> >> were in need of heart surgery, a transplant or anything of that
caliber, you
> >> would have the same requirements...and the surgery planned for
adhesions is
> >> just as important as any of the others as it means YOUR life and and
> >> future!! Most people that smoke take an offense and suffer not only
guilt,
> >> but fear at how to stop it....especially when it means your life
depends on
> >> it....do what you can to find a good source of medical intervention
for
> >> helping you to quite, you have the ARD, nothing will change that short
of
> >> surgery and nothing you do short of surgery will change that ARD...but
YOU
> >> can take control and responsibility for the smoking as there is help
for
> >> that and that help can be found and implemented by YOU...will it be
easy,
> >> well, as easy or difficult as YOU make it, with the proper mind set and
> >> determination, Robin, you can do anything...and to stop smoking in
order to
> >> give yourself a chance live without pain the rest of your life...well,
that
> >> is all up to you!
> >>
> >> To quite smoking is not a fight we all have to make in our quest to
get
> >> well from adhesion disease, and who needs to fight that on top of
adhesions,
> >> but in your case you do have that fight...and in the end, the news is
good
> >> for you..your health and your life....one is in your hands and the
other
> >> waits for you!
> >>
> >> Best of luck my dear
> >>
> >> Bev
>> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: Robin <rmasse2333@aol.com>
> >> To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS
<adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
> >> Sent: Friday, August 11, 2000 10:33 PM
> >> Subject: Surgery & Smokers
> >>
> >> > Are there others that smoke besides me? Dr Redan emailed me earlier &
he
> >> > told me "As you already know......No smokers...Your risk of adhesions
> >> > returning is VERY High as this keeps oxygen from getting to the
healing
> >> > post-surgical tissues and almost certainly will result in a recurrent
> >> > problem. Please try and quit ASAP." I have tried to quit several
times
> >> > before. I have never been told to quit for surgery, although I have
> >> > been told to cut back as much as I could & take a breathing treatment
> >> > the night before & the morning before surgery. This is adding more
> >> > stress. Now I am much more scared & more frustrated. Now I will
worry
> >> > about whether or not I will be able to quit. What If I can't, does
that
> >> > mean I cant have surgery? Any advice would be appreciated.
> >> > Thank you,
> >> > Robin
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Robin
> >> >
> >>
>
> --
> Robin
>