At Mon, 30 Oct 2000, Kath Findlay wrote:
>
>Hi Zoe,
>I have just read your post and wanted to say that I know they do
>Laparascopic surgery in the UK. So if your surgeon says no, then find
>another surgeon.
>
>I have learned in the past that if you don't get the treatment you need,
>don't except second best. You cant afford to have to many surgeries, wait
>until you can convince a surgeon to do what you want or go to Germany, if
>you can afford to pay for it.
>
>I have had this surgery done in the UK and it gave me 4 years. That was
>before we new about the barriers or second look surgery. At the moment the
>docs here are good at removing adhesions but they are not knowledgeable
>about stopping them from reforming.
>
>Why don't you gather all the information you can on adhesions and second
>look surgery before you set about finding a surgeon willing to do the op.
>This is what I intend to do. I have to be very careful because I have had
>too many surgeries already.
>
>I wish you luck anyway. Please keep in touch and let me know how you get on.
>
>The British Adhesion Society will be on line soon. With an aim of getting UK
>surgeons interested in our fight to validate that adhesions do indeed cause
>chronic pain. If you come across any surgeons interested, please give them
>my name and e mail. I would be very pleased to discuss the organisation with
>them.
>
>Once again good luck, if I can help you with anything or you just need to
>get things out of your system I will be here for you.
>
> In friendship Kath.
>
>PS I have had about five letters from other UK fellow sufferers, so
>hopefully soon we will be reading about the things that are relevant to the
>UK market.
>
>PPS I don't know if you have been to my place on the quilt, I have put a
>photo on it. I am planning to do this with the BAS site and then you will
>feel that you are posting to someone you know. Well that's the theory. I
>hope you will put your name on it. Love Kath.
-- Zoe (UK)