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From: "Pam" <PJtweetyRn@aol.com>
To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS"
<adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2000 7:35 PM
Subject: Hi Everyone Exciting News
> Dear IAS Family,
> I have some exciting news from Scranton! Dr. Redan has informed me that
> Dr. Reich and himself are in the process of getting a new member on
> board. He is a general /thoracic surgeon (like Dr. Redan), & Dr. Redan
> has worked with him over the last five years. Dr. Reich & Dr. Redan
> feel that by expanding their group this way they will be able to help
> more patients have access to the adhesion center in Scranton. All
> contacts will still go through Dr. Reich and Dr. Redan's office and
> Dr. Redan will still screen all potential patients history first.
> Dr. Reich is planning to get with Dr. Wiseman to possibly open up more
> studies to our IAS family. This is a very important effort on Dr. Reich
> and Dr. Redan's part. The more input we are able to obtain from
> experienced professionals in the field of adhesion disease the better we
> can prepare ourselves to take an active stand in our treatment options.
> Way to go Dr. Reich and Dr. Redan!
> On a final note Dr. Reich & Dr. Redan are interested in talking to Dr.
> Korell about the option of the second look surgery. There seems to be
> several different opinions on this issue. Some feel that there is no
> benefit and that actually it may cause more potential for trauma and
> increase the chance for inflammation hence adhesion formation. We all
> need to think these things over very carefully before making the
> decision on which surgical approach should be used.
> I hope that everyone is coping well with their present situation and not
> giving up hope for relief. We are all here to help one another through
> this disease. Just because some of us are at a point of return to our
> normal activities it doesn't mean that we have forgotten what it is like
> to live with constant debilitating pain.
> God Bless all of you! Have A good night.
>
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> In Loving Friendship, Pam
>