I hope this helps.
-- KarlaSomewhere up in the stars................. My angel and me!
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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 11:00 PM Subject: Re: A second study - involving Spray Gel - by Confluent Surgical Inc. - is being conducted at Atlanta, Georgia!!
> Oops....forgot the site: http://www.endogyn.com/ > > Karla > > Somewhere up in the stars................. > My angel and me! > > http://www.geocities.com/karlasfamily2001 > http://www.geocities.com/princessd82000/BraydensHaven
>> ----- 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 > > > > > > to the unsubscribe form at
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