Re: Jan-Dr. Gerhart's e-mail address

From: marianne bolding (ojowojo@yahoo.com)
Thu Aug 16 02:32:34 2001


Now I need to get luckier and start saving money to put aside...I won't have surgery till "push comes to shove"...I'm just setting up a base plan to make sure when/if the time comes again...all my eggs are in the basket. Hope your up and around soon (not too soon. watch your OOWWIE!!) Love, Marianne --- Robin <rmasse2333@aol.com> wrote: > You are lucky they will be able to repair the hernia
> at the same time. I
> am having bladder problems I think are caused by the
> adhesions. The Dr
> did talk to me about having it stretched & pulled up
> at the time of my
> surgery (tomorrow), but after we talked about it, we
> both decided it
> might cause more adhesions to mess with the bladder
> so we hope the
> surgery will help with the bladder problem, but if
> not, at a later time
> the urologist would be able to go in laprascopicly
> to repair my bladder,
> which will reduce the chance of more adhesions.
> robin
>
> At Tue, 14 Aug 2001, marianne bolding wrote:
> >
> >Jan...this is a letter I sent to one of the Doctors
> >you are talking about. You will see they are very
> >helpful and responsive to e-mail questions. Send
> them
> >an e-mail...My best...Marianne
> >--- "Clark D. Gerhart" <hsa@epix.net> wrote:
> >> From: "Clark D. Gerhart" <hsa@epix.net>
> >> To: "marianne bolding" <ojowojo@yahoo.com>
> >> Subject: Re: adhesions & hiatal hernia
> >> Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2001 23:31:23 -0400
> >>
> >> Marianne,
> >>
> >> Your hietal hernia can certainly be repaired at
> the
> >> time of adhesion
> >> surgery. Both are done laparoscopically (using
> only
> >> small holes, and no
> >> large incision) to speed recovery and prevent
> >> reformation of adhesions. To
> >> be considered for treatment you must begin by
> >> filling out the history form
> >> found on the adhesion page at
> >> http://www.generalsurgeryinfo.com. I will forward
> >> this email to our office so they forward your
> >> history form to me as soon as
> >> it arrives.
> >>
> >> I look forward to discussing your treatment with
> you
> >> further.
> >>
> >> Clark D. Gerhart, MD, FACS
> >>

>> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "marianne bolding" <ojowojo@yahoo.com>
> >> To: <hsa@epix.net>
> >> Sent: Friday, August 10, 2001 3:48 AM
> >> Subject: adhesions & hiatal hernia
> >>
> >> > I have been having pain from a prior adhesions
> >> removal
> >> > done on June 28th of this year (fallopian tube
> to
> >> > sigmoid colon and the ovary to a ligament in
> the
> >> side
> >> > wall...labeled as "rather dense")...On Monday
> >> (after
> >> > an upper GI) a hiatal hernia was also found.
> >> > My question is...if my pain continues to worsen
> >> over
> >> > the next few months and I considered having
> >> surgeory
> >> > at your clinic...could you also repair the
> hernia
> >> at
> >> > the same time? I would like to consider repair
> to
> >> the
> >> > hernia as I do not wish to be on acid
> inhibitors
> >> for
> >> > the rest of my life (as they can cause tumors)
> or
> >> > deal with a strangulation as I age. I am 32
> now.
> >> Nor,
> >> > do I wish to have two seperate laporoscopies
> >> > performed...(assuming you can use this method.)
> >> > I believe the problems were caused by an auto
> >> accident
> >> > as I had never had prior surgery before
> adhesion
> >> > removal. Thankyou. Marianne Bolding-AZ
> >> >
> >> with Yahoo! Messenger
> >>
>
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