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>Hi...I have a question.....Can't some doctor go visit with the Dr K in
>Germany and learn what he is doing? Seem's to me...it is a no brainer
>that over 600 people from this quilt would be his patients......just
>wondering.
>Kristiee
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>At Sat, 12 Apr 2003, Dawn wrote:
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>>Dear Heidi,
>>Boy, I know how you feel. Are you having bowel problems too? Thats
>>probably why the docs want you off vicodan. Most pain killers given the
>>ARD sufferer are narcotic and cause bowel motility problems ...an awful
>>catch 22. I was also put on duragesic patch and wow it made a world of
>>difference. I also started having problems urinating though...then to
>>self cathing all the time. Not good! The ureo/gyn said I had nerve
>>damage. I started to waste away.....off to Germany and my hero...Dr.
>>Daniel Kruschski. When he preformed my adhesiolysis he found my poor
>>bladder attached to my liver and streched across to my bowels. 36 hours
>>after surgery I asked to leave to hospital as I felt brand new
>>again....still having problems peeing...Dr. K. said take off the
>>patch...well I was terrified to but when I did I had no more problems
>>peeing anymore. You see if you read the insert of the patch you will
>>find one of the side effects is urinary retention from my experience it
>>is big time retention. Before I went to germany I had gone to ER
>>locally as I could not pee at all...they cathed me and told me to come
>>off the patch...I did...then tests at the uero/gyn...after it was
>>decided it was nerve damage they said go back on the patch and well the
>>next thing I know I was in Germany. Between the distortion of my
>>bladder internally with the addition of the patch and the side effect of
>>urinary retention...all the pushing in the world would not produce pee.
>>As to being addicted to the patch..I know many worry about this...
>>The first time they told me to take it off it was difficult and I went
>>thru tollerable but frustrating withdrawl symptoms but the second time I
>>went off...48 hour after surgery with Dr. Kruschinki I took the patch
>>off and never looked back, no withdrawl, I was no longer in pain! I am
>>happy to say that thru the slew of meds I was on I am down to only 3
>>pills a day total and will soon be weaned off pain meds and others soon.
>>Sounds like you have a good doc that believes in your pain if you are
>>given duragesic patch. If this was your surgeon as well then they are
>>pretty sure I would imagine that you are in pain when they saw the mess
>>caused by ARD inside you. Dearest Heidi, Please, when you feel well
>>enough or have someone willing...get your operative report and read
>>through it. Secure your surgical consent form too while your at
>>it...always good to have for every one.
>>You will see better exactly what happened to you during surgery....I
>>find you get a little chat from your surgeon after you wake up from
>>surgery...while you are throwing up or whatever post surgical la la
>>state you are in, they usually tell you how well the operation went and
>>they'll see you in 6 weeks for a check up....hmmm. Thats usually good
>>enough for most folks but...
>>I think you'll be surprised by your op report. If you do find yourself
>>soon in pain again I would not hesitate to get the best and highest
>>success rate adhesiolysis from Dr. K. in Germany...you will see his
>>information in the sponsor section under Uero/Gyn. Contact Lisa ( his
>>IAS liason with contact info in the sponsor information) and send your
>>op reports to him.
>>He'll tell you if he can help you...most likely he can. I worry so that
>>many have adhesiolysis here in the states as they are desparate to be
>>out of pain. We in the states are no where near being able to perform a
>>proper adhesiolysis and for now all hope for relief lies it Germany...it
>>is your best chance to become pain free and adhesion free...for less
>>that the price of say a hyundai. The highest success rate of all, the
>>best surgeon who preform adhesiolysis, gassless laparoscapy ( the gas
>>itself can cause adhesion growth)...I can't say enough about that..no
>>gas pain after surgery and of course proper application of spray gel. If
>>I can be of further service to you please do not hesitate to caonact me.
>>Love,
>>Dawn
>>>--
>>>Heidi
>>>
>>--
>>I'm no doctor, just a fellow sufferer like you but I hope you consider me a new friend.
>>
-- I'm no doctor, just a fellow sufferer like you but I hope you consider me a new friend.