Re: A second study - involving Spray Gel - by Confluent Surgical Inc. - is being conducted at Atlanta, Georgia!!

From: Karla (ifirgit@new.rr.com)
Tue Jul 23 22:58:42 2002


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>----- Original Message ----- From: "Karla" <ifirgit@new.rr.com> To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS" <adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 10:46 PM Subject: Re: A second study - involving Spray Gel - by Confluent Surgical Inc. - is being conducted at Atlanta, Georgia!!

> Rita, > > I would check around to find out about Germany. There is the new clinic > that just opened in Frankfurt that is using the spraygel. The doctor's name > is Kruschinski and I have heard that he is wonderful. The following was a > site that was given on this board in connection with Dr. Kruschinski...I > didn't check it out so I don't know if it is his website or not, but perhaps > it will give you information you might need. I find it a little hard to > believe that a new clinic is backed up that far. I do know that such is > probably close to the truth about Dr. Korell. My feelings are that given > our situation and how much worse each surgery makes us, participating in any > of the studies is not worth the chance. If we were to participate in this > study we would have a 50% chance of getting the Spraygel...but also a 50% > chance of having things made worse. Not worth the odds to me. I would > rather either go to Germany to a doctor who I know IS using the SprayGel or > wait until SprayGel is approved here in the states and you are guaranteed > its useage. I am not trying to make decisions for anybody, I just want to > prevent people from ending up like me. Pain is an awful thing.....but death > is worse. Give me pain any day versus having to live with the knowledge > that you are dying and there isn't a damn thing anyone can do about it. > > God Bless! > > Karla > > Somewhere up in the stars................. > My angel and me! > > http://www.geocities.com/karlasfamily2001 > http://www.geocities.com/princessd82000/BraydensHaven

>> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rita Steele" <steelerita@yahoo.com> > To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS" > <adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com> > Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 7:46 PM > Subject: Re: A second study - involving Spray Gel - by Confluent Surgical > Inc. - is being conducted at Atlanta, Georgia!! > > > Has anyone applied & been accepted by any of these > > studies? I called about the one in Sandy, Utah but was > > told it was only on lower abdominal adhesions. I've > > contacted Dr. Lyons on this second study & I'm waiting > > for a phone consultation with him. I don't know if my > > insurance co. will pay for this surgery because it's > > out of state, but I'm going to call tomorrow & find > > out. Dr. Lyons said their are 500 people on the > > waiting list to have surgery in Germany with Spraygel. > > I'm scheduled to have "Diagnostic Laparoscopy with > > Lysis of Adhesions" on Mon. July 29 in Phoenix, AZ, > > but the surgeon does not use any barriers but I can't > > stay on disability unless I have this surgery! I'm > > hoping by some miracle my insurance will cover the > > clinical study surgery if I'm accepted. I'd like to > > hear from anyone about the clinical studies if they > > did or will participate in them? I've never been to > > the South, I was born & raised here in AZ, but I've > > never been to Germany, either! If I have to have > > surgery I'd rather take my changes that I might get > > Spraygel instead of knowing I won't get anything. > > Take Care, > > Rita in AZ > > --- Helen Dynda <olddad66@runestone.net> wrote: > > > A second study - involving Spray Gel T by Confluent > > > Surgical Inc. in Waltham, Massachusetts - is similar > > > to the FDA -approved Adept study. Qualifications to > > > enter this study are listed at this Url: > > > > > > http://www.thomasllyons.com/studies.htm > > > > > > > Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better > > http://health.yahoo.com > > >


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