I had the barrier Seprafilm used in my last surgery 2/97 - but I developed an abcess so the seprafilm was destroyed and not helpful. The doc at vanderbilt felt that seprafilm was a good product but that it couldn't work in the presence of infection.
Good luck with your surgery let us know what you find out.
Tina
At 12:12 PM 8/6/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Well, I have pre-op on Monday, and surgery first thing on Thursday. I
>have to admit, I'm scared. What scares me is getting put under and
>waking up. I get pretty terrified. I'm thinking of taking a walk-man
>with me and listening to some of my Reiki/Astral music to try and calm
>myself.
>
>I'm not sure if Dr. Hyde will actually cut any adhesions he finds. We
>decided that we may just have a look, and take more photos so we can
>discuss together what to do. I agree with him that of they are indeed
>back in force, that cutting this time may make things worse since I
>produce them so quickly. At that point, we may look at some of the
>products still in clinical trial, or consult with some surgeons who have
>used these products to prevent adhesions. Or I may just accept that
>this is a permanent part of my life and go from there.
>
>Can anyone who has had an adhesion barrier used of any sort let me know
>what their personal results were? It would help me a lot.
>
>Also, is there anyone here from Maine? I'd love to get in touch with a
>support group, or maybe help start one.
>
>--
>Stay positive!! ~ Meg Bensen
>