If you do a search at the bottom of the message board page, just type in Dr. Cook and press enter, it will give you all of the previous messages posted on the forum about him. He also has a web site which can be found in the previous message on todays date. I hope he can help you.
Take care,
kathy L
At Thu, 9 Nov 2000, Jacque Gardner wrote:
>
>I have had 25 major abdominal surgeries and almost died from the last one.
>I am no longer a candidate for surgery due to serious adhesions. I am in
>pain all the time. Who is Dr. Cook and where can I reach him?
>
>Thank you very much.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Jacqueline Gardner (jacque3344@mediaone.net)
>
>>----- Original Message -----
>From: Connie <connied@yourinter.net>
>To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS <adhesions@forum.obgyn.net>
>Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2000 8:31 PM
>Subject: Re: Completely AWFUL doc visit...I'm in a really dark place right
>now
>
>> Susan: My heart goes out to you. I have tried neurontin..no luck..and I
>> know what you mean about the pain pills...I dread the day my doctor is
>> NO MORE! I don't know what I'll do. I am now facing a paravaginal
>> prolapse repair. Being that I have a severe prolapse and it is most
>> prominent on my left side, the docs that I have been to think that is
>> the cause of my pain. I hope you have better luck with the pain pills.
>> As for the cost in Scranton, PA, I agree with you...that is why I
>> couldn't possibly think of going..we are just squeezing by as it is.
>> But, I have a friend who is leaving this Saturday, the 11th for San
>> Francisco, California to have surgery with Dr. Andrew Cook, he reviewed
>> her records and her gyne even talked with Dr. Cook and told him what he
>> feels may be her problem. Being that she has had so many surgeries her
>> regular doctor didn't feel confident enough to go in and do anymore
>> surgery and neither did her general surgeon. But, Dr. Cook deals with
>> this all the time. We are from PA and carry the same kind of insurance
>> and everything went thru as far as approval and authorization...so you
>> may want to check him out. If you need any info on him, please feel
>> free to email me. I have talked with him also and I would consider
>> going to him. But, need to have this repair first. Good luck and
>> again, please email and I will try and help in anyway I can.
>>
>> Connie
>>
>> At Mon, 6 Nov 2000, Susan_OR wrote:
>> >
>> >Hi Everyone...
>> >
>> >I feel so alone and confused and desperate...I don't even know where to
>> >turn or what to do. I have decided that I am done with my doctor and I
>> >won't be going back. I don't think I'm going back to my gyn either...so
>> >now I get to go thru the fun experience of finding new docs. I went
>> >today and my doc prescribed Neurontin (has anyone tried this and what
>> >did you think?) and then told me how it would most likely take a long
>> >time to work, if it helped at all. So, of course, like anyone in pain
>> >would...I asked her to refill my pain meds while we were waiting for
>> >this to work. Can you already guess what the answer was? No...that's
>> >it...just no. I asked her what I was supposed to do then...just suffer?
>> >And she just looked at me like I had 3 heads. Dammit, I'm not a druggie
>> >and I'm not crazy....I'm in PAIN! She said I am just too young to be on
>> >pain meds all the time and that I have already been on them for 6 months
>> >so she couldn't refill it. Like I want to be on them?!? I'm still in
>> >pain and if they could offer me any other solution I would gladly stop
>> >taking the pain meds, but that is the ONLY thing that helps at all. She
>> >said, "honestly, I don't really think anything is going to significantly
>> >help you and Dr. Peterson (my gyn) concurs". Ok, so what are they
>> >doing? Humoring me? What the heck (not my first choice of words I should
>> >say) are they doing and why am I paying them? I'm done with them. I've
>> >only got 6 pain pills left so it's going to be getting real tough in the
>> >next day or so. If I am too young to be on pain meds then I am too
>> >young to just accept that I will be in this awful pain forever....I
>> >can't just accept that. I just can't.
>> >
>> >I have thought about Scranton, but honestly, I don't know how we'd swing
>> >the cost. Germany is a thought...but that just scares me to go so far
>> >away. So, I'm still trying to grasp onto life savers closer to home.
>> >I've been in contact with a Dr. Jerry Perez down in California in the
>> >Bay area. I'm hoping he might be able to help. At least with the
>> >lymphatic cyst, if not the adhesions. For right now, tomorrow...I've
>> >got to find a doctor who will treat this pain. It is getting to the
>> >point that I can't stand it one more second....let alone weeks. They
>> >are going to find me holed up in some dark, dingy hole playing with
>> >voodoo dolls in little white coats. Wouldn't that be fun?!? LOLLOL I'm
>> >completely joking, of course! Just had to get that out. I really am
>> >getting desperate. There just has to be a way to get relief.
>> >
>> >I'm praying for everyone who is off on their journey to wellness....
>> >
>> >Hugs,
>> >Susan
>>