both of us, mostly
> Pam. Today, August 10, 2003 is one year from her
last surgery!!!! Can I
> get an AMEN?? It started here on this message board
in 1999 when I
> posted a plea (actually groveling and sobbing) for
help. Within 24
> hours I had not only help, but a worldwide support
group for both me and
> Pam. We began a journey down a road that 99% (my
guess only, not
> proven) of surgeons refuse to help with. We met
Drs. Reich, Redan,
> Gerhart, and finally Korell from Germany. Both Pam
and myself refused
> to listen to arrogant surgeons talk down to us and
make statements such
> as "give up", "go disabled", "your here for the
drugs", and best of all,
> "there is no hope, live with it, lose 20 pounds, it
does not cause pain,
> it is in your head!!!" We read everything, became
educated with the help
> of Bev, Helen, Chrissy, Helen C., Beth, and many,
many more. They all
> became friends, sometimes have chat room talks at
wee hours of the
> morning due to not sleeping because of the pain.
Some we have met and
> will cherish the meeting for ever. Some we lost to
the Lord, and cried
> at the funeral.
> Pam and myself went to Germany to seek barriers the
USA FDA drags their
> feet on. First one was Intergel. It worked some,
but not completely.
> Then came SprayGel. On August 10, 2003 Dr. Korell
performed his second
> look (very important) surgery on Pam. Twelve months
later, Pam is
> adhesion pain free. She is a nurse that has
returned to the O.R. again
> after giving it up 12 years ago due to pain.
> We are not touting that Dr. Korell is the best and
only adhesion
> surgeon. We know him and love him for what he did
for Pam, and me.There
> are other surgeons using SprayGel in Europe and
elsewhere other than the
> USA. Two ladies living in our area hav gone and
seen him last year and
> they are now both productive. One a teacher, now
teaching again. No
> More Adhesion Pain!!!
> To those still suffering, my heart is with you and
your family. Do not
> give up. If Germany is not possible, it will get
released someday in
> the USA. Consider Germany though. The cost
compared to US is much
> lower, but you must deal with travel, 2 surgeries,
and time away from
> home. It can be done.
> Again, this site is the right place for you to be.
You are not alone.
> Anyone here is willing to help any way they can. I
personally praise
> God everyday for having my 'Pam' back. We just
spent one week
> snorkeling in the Florida Keys with our 2 teen age
children and each
> brought a friend.
>
> --
> In Friendship,
> Bob Markford
>
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