At Mon, 5 Aug 2002, Annie Hawksley wrote:
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>Dear Helen,
>Thankyou for your email. Firstly let me tell you that I live in
>Australia. Spraygel is being used out here & my Dr is ready to do his
>first case. He said that he could not use it on me because I have no
>abdominal cavity???/ space left. Also he will not use the lapascope on
>me due to danger of rupturing organs/adhesions. On my visit a week ago
>I left his rooms feeling quite dejected as I think he is trying to give
>me the run around- go see dr so & so he/she maybe able to help. I have
>been under this Dr since 1995 & he always has helped me but since the
>last op when he placed Seprafilm around my bowel & 3 weeks later I had
>another bowel obstruction. Obvisously not a success story. My story is
>similar to all adhesion suffers but I have been suffering since I was
>14yrs (38yrs ago!!). Could you advise me on how to find info on DR
>Korell, & how they decide whether you are a candiate for their surgery
>or not?? If only I could get some relief somehow.
>God Bless
>Annie
>
>At Mon, 5 Aug 2002, Helen Dynda wrote:
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>>Dear Annie,
>>
>>Did your doctor tell you WHY you are not a candidate for SprayGel? Is it
>>possible that your doctor has confused SprayGel with Intergel?
>>
>>SprayGel is not even available in the United States yet!! Clinical
>>trials - involving the use of SprayGel - are currently underway in the
>>United States. It will take at least a year or more before SprayGel
>>clinical trials will have been completed.
>>
>>Intergel was approved for use in open abdominal procedures in November
>>2001; and is currently available for use in laparotomy procedures.
>>
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>>At Sun, 4 Aug 2002, Annie Hawksley wrote:
>>>
>>>Dear Cynthia, I read your message today & understand what you are going
>>>thru. I have also suffered from at least 50 (probably more as I have
>>>lost count) bowel obstructions since
>>>having my appendix out 38 yrs ago (aged 14). I developed
>>>adhesions,endometoris, & heeps more. I have had a total of 22 ops, plus
>>>about 8 lapascopes. In June my Dr did surgery for freeing the adhesions
>>>& used a barrier known as Seprafilm. My hopes were extremely high but
>>>within 5-6 days of the op the pain had returned. I tried to ignored it
>>>but 3 weeks post op guess what?? yes there I was in emergency with a
>>>full blown bowel obstruction - the vomiting, the nausea, the colic
>>>everything. I haven't fully recovered as yet.The pain worsens every day
>>>& my Dr says I am not a candicate for the new product Spraygel. I am
>>>doing a lot of thinking & research,etc to see what my next move will be
>>>& where I go. I am in the middle of writing my story & I will post it
>>>as soon as I've written it. My God bless you & keep you comfortable.
>>>Keep in touch. Regards Annie
>>>
>>>--
>>>Annie H
>>>
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>Annie H
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