Re: LOOKING FOR PATIENTS WHO HAS HAD SURGERY WITH DR. GERHART AND DR. REDAN IN PA?

From: Kelly Murray (mkmurray@cyberport.com)
Mon Sep 9 18:55:13 2002


Ruth, I had surgery in Pa. in May of last year and am in agony again. I am now in pain management and am searching for other options. I hope others that have had surgery in Pa. will ALL give you their results. I am HOPING that all that go to Germany will let US know how they do also. Kel -------Original Message------- From: adhesions@adhesions.org Date: Monday, September 09, 2002 18:36:38 To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS Subject: Re: LOOKING FOR PATIENTS WHO HAS HAD SURGERY WITH DR. GERHART AND DR. REDAN IN PA? At Sat, 7 Sep 2002, Sally Grigg wrote: >
>Dear Ruth, Dr. Redan and Dr. Gerhart have excellent reputations. I had
>surgery with Dr. Redan and Dr. Reich 14 months ago. The video showed that
>they were meticulous and incredibly skilled at removing the adhesions right
>next to the organs without cutting the organs too.
>
> The only problem is that the adhesions came right back. I basically had no
>pain free days, because by the time the operation pain was gone, the
>adhesion pain had started. You might want to look into spray gel. I'm going
>to either Australia or Germany and make use of spray gel where it is
>allowed. It is not yet allowed in this country. Soon I hope, but not before
>your operation.
>
> Some people have had the surgery with them and their adhesions have not--
>come back. You did not say, but have you had previous operations and did
the >adhesions come back? If you have not had a previous operation you may be
>amongst those whom Dr. Gerhart and Redan can help, but if you keep having
>recurring adhesions, well, that's a problem. These doctors are good but
>they are not magicians. Love, Sally
>sally, i have had many operations and always the adhesions come back. i was
hoping for aleast some releif and i know i will always have this but all i want is to function normally as you probably know everything hurt. when you go to germany let me know how you are doing. ruth

>>>----- Original Message -----
>From: "ruth" <Ruth_2002_29@yahoo.com>
>To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS"
><adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
>Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 8:22 PM
>Subject: Re: LOOKING FOR PATIENTS WHO HAS HAD SURGERY WITH DR. GERHART AND
>DR. REDAN IN PA?
>
>> Iam 27 years old .Ihave 2 kids and been married for 10 years . I am
>> sheduled to have surgery with these dr's on Nov. 14th 2002 and need to
>> know how people feel about the dr. and how they feel after surgery and
>> how much relief do they have? I have severe, massive intra-abdominal
>> pelvic bowel omentum adhesions and am told surgery will be about 7 hour
>> long. They are probably taking some of my intestine out along with half
>> my rectum.I have already had a hysterectomy and my appedix out.Please
>> give your opinion .
>>
>> --
>> Ruth n.
>>
-- Ruth n. .


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