I can only pray that my OB doctor was cautious and
careful...it will be a while before I know...if it
happens again...all these responses help me to become
more aware...I only wish I knew before hand...but, I'm
sure everyone says that. Thankyou for all you all
have taught me.
--- Sally Grigg <lostcst@mcn.org> wrote:
> Dear Marianne and Robin, Dr. Reich has written what > he does differently or > more correctly what he thinks are the most important > parts of the surgery. > There is a list somewhere, Helen D. Probably has it. > It contains things like > leaving nothing in the abdominal cavity )not even > our own blood), constantly > irrigating (liguids) while operating, removing every > last bit of the adhesion, > being gentle at all time, no major fast traumas to > the organs, leaving the > abdominal cavity filled with a liquid to prevent > (hopefully) the adhesions > from regrowing. If someone could give you the list, > you could take it to the > doctor of your choice and see how he responds. I do > know that open surgery > leaves you with much greaater chance of adhesion > formation later than > laproscopic procedures. I'm not saying there are no > good doctors except those > three in Penn. I'm only saying that you want someone > who has done a lot of > those kind of surgeries, or he could cut your other > organs by misstate > (happened to me). Love and good luck, Sally > > > > > http://www.adhesions.org/forums/listcmds.htm