Re: Are There Doctors in California Who Are Experts in Adhesion

From: Robin (rwachs@hotmail.com)
Mon Feb 8 23:03:12 2010


Dear Members,

First time on this group. I had an appt with Dr. Cook and found him to be very good, approachable and knowledgable about adhesions and related issues. I saw my regular doctor a few months later and told him about my initial appt with Dr. Cook. And my regular doc (male) said, "If I were a woman I'd want Dr. Cook in my uterus." This of course was a compliment. Dr. Cook recommended surgery for me but I am stubborn and have confounding health situations that I am trying to figure out. And just the money and logistics of having surgery in a town several hours away from where I live. Meanwhile, I probably do have recurrent adhesions after my few abdominal surgeries, the last one for endo/adeno/extensive adhesions was a full hysterectomy in 2002. I think there is no one better at least in northern California than Dr. Cook. As these things go, I will have the surgery when it gets bad enough, and I am almost there. Exercising/eating/moving, always in pain, yada, yada. You all know. Robin

At Mon, 4 Jan 2010, Fern wrote: >
>At Sun, 3 Jan 2010, sally wrote:
>>
>>Dear Group Members,
>>Due to a botched hysterectomy (and another sugery to try to fix the
>>botched surgery) I have extensive adhesions in my pelvis and abdomen. I
>>would like to hear from anyone who has had success with adhesion removal
>>surgery done by a doctor in California.
>>
>>I have heard that Dr. Andrew Cook in Los Gatos, California (VitalCare
>>Institute) does addhesion surgery and I would very much appreciate any
>>feedback you might have about Dr. Cook.
>>
>>It's been a long road for me. I've tried everything short of adhesion
>>removal surgery and I'm desperate at this point.
>>Thank you.
>>Sally
>
>I would certainly like to know if there are other surgeons besides Dr.
>Cook in California. I say this because I would like to see an up to
>date testimony by a patient of Dr. Cook or someone else in the area.
>There is Cedar Sinai Medical Center, and some large teaching type
>hospitals there. You hear and read everyting about adhesions, so how do
>you know what is true and what is not. For example, Celebrex is
>supposed to help reduce adhesions. But this drug is supposedly off the
>market. Yet a study says taking high doses of Celebrex jut before
>surgery and for a couple weeks afterwards helps reduce their chances of
>coming back. So if this is the case, why not take Celebrex? I think as
>responsible and concerned patients we need to ask these questions.
>
>--
>Fern Hill


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