At Mon, 13 Jan 2003, Rita Steele wrote:
> > Shawna Bowden <tweety1130@yahoo.com> wrote: >--- webaholic@aol.com wrote: >> At Thu, 4 Nov 1999, toni welsh wrote: >> > >> >Has there been anyone here that the drs used >> seprafilm? I know the gyn >> >used interceed on my surgeries, and he said that he >> felt it worked >> >better! >> > >> >The general surgeon that I talked to, but he did >> one adhesion at a time, >> >and he kept opening you up every 6 months to do >> one, after a NG test no >> >one EVER heard of, he uses seprafilm. But the >> trouble with him, is mine >> >are so extensive to do one at a time. he has a >> patient I saw her in his >> >office last year, and he did 25 laparotomies on >> her! And she looked like >> >it, and she was AOT younger than I am my husband >> even feaked out. My >> >gyn said there is no reason to do ONE at a tme, >> would not even work in >> >my case cause of the density and thickness. But >> the general he would >> >work with could use seprafilm, but again like >> Interceed, there is not a >> >quarantee. Like the pain center nrse said >> uesterday, they are going to >> >have to find SOMETHING that WILL release these >> adhesions for people like >> >us ! >> > >> >Toni >> >> HELP!!! I RECENTLY FOUND OUT ABOUT SEPRAFILM. I AM >> A BACK SURGERY PATIENT. LONG STORY..BEGAN 2000. I >> AM IN TREMENDOUS PAIN CONSTANTLY AND WONDER IF THIS >> PROCEDURE WOULD HELP ME. ARE THERE ANY DRS. OUT >> THERE >> THAT ARE FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROCEDURE FOR BACK >> PATIENTS? >> PLEASE FEEL FREE TO RESPOND TO EMAIL ADDRESS. I AM >> DESPERATE >> TO BE FREE OF PAIN AGAIN SO I MAY POSSIBLY RETURN TO >> WORK >> SOMEDAY. THANK YOU. >> >> http://www.adhesions.org/forums/listcmds.htm > >To whom it may concern, >Iam a 18 year old who had seprafilm put in about a >year and a half ago and i did great.I have no adhesion >pain to this day,i had it put in my abdomen.But just >to let you know i called the company who suplies it >and they gave me a name of a doctor who put it in and >that how i found out.So i just what to give you the >name of the company and iam sure they can help you >find a doc who puts it in like they did me.The company >name is Genayme Biosurgery and the number is >1800-284-2876 and just tell them your looking for a >docotr who puts seprafilm in for back pain patients >and they should be able to help you.Good luck and i >will be praying for you!