ADHESIONS Messages for July, 2002: Re: A second study - involving Spray Gel - by Confluent Surgical Inc.

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

From: Rita Steele (steelerita@yahoo.com)
Wed Jul 24 21:24:41 2002

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Karla, Thank you so much for giving me the info. on Dr. Kruschinski. I'm really in a bind right now. I will be taken off disability if I don't have surgery ASAP. My employer needs a firm diagnosis just saying I'm in pain doesn't cut it with them. Isn't it amazing with all the technology, no one can measure pain! I can't afford to lose my job (health insurance, too) & I can't survive without my disability (small though it may be). So I'm between a rock & a hard place. Thanks again, Take care, Rita in AZ --- Karla <ifirgit@new.rr.com> wrote: > 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
> > >
> >
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