Re: next surgery will be w/ adhesion barrier advise
From: Robin M (rmasse2333@aol.com)
Mon Oct 4 13:43:36 2004
Dear Diana,
Some of the barriers available in the USA are helping, but that is the
most you can expect is help. I had surgery in Duisburg, Germany 16
months ago with Spray Gel. I have been adhesion and adhesion pain free
since then. The Dr I went to has perfected his lap skills over the 25+
years he has been doing surgery and research on adhesions. Over the
years I had surgery with just about every available barrier that there
was. It is not just the Spray Gel, but the technique of the surgeon
that is helping women and men become adhesion free. It is expensive to
make it to Germany, but it is possible to do it. If you do not have
surgery with an expert on adhesions, the most you can hope for is help
for a short time, the worst thing is it could be making your adhesions
worse. Of course, having surgery is a personal desicion to make and no
one can or should make it for you. I am just offering you advice, since
I have been where you are now.
robin M
At Sat, 2 Oct 2004, Janine Love wrote:
>
>Diana;
>
>If you want an end to this mess, then stop having surgeries! You are only
>making it worse for you. No adhesion barrier works 100%, and the only 2 (I
>believe) that are available here are Seprafilm and Interceed, both with not
>great success rates. SprayGel seems to have a better success rate in
>Europe, but they have pulled the plug on the trials here due to it not
>working here. I beg you to read the boards and the quilt, and stop having
>surgeries! If your doctor were a wonderful one, he would have advised you
>against the first surgery.