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Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 9:38 AM
Subject: surgery for adhesions & bowel problems?
Sender: bpcl62400@msn.com (bosco)
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> Kathy:
>
> OK. Just met with my GI doctor yesterday. He told me I have 2 options.
> 1. Live with the pain and remain on high dose laxatives for the rest of
> my life or 2. Have a diagnostic laporoscopy with adhesion surgery to
> treat the problem. The surgeon has given the procedure a 50/50 chance
> of 100% success. 50% chance that it will be successful with no
> complications and 50% chance that it will not get better. What do you
> think? Should I take chance that this could work?
> Bosco