>----- Original Message -----
From: "Dr.Moore" <bbm1969@bellsouth.net>
To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS"
<adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 8:08 AM
Subject: Letter from Helen
> This is my response to an email by your founder, Helen Dynday:
>
> Your points are well made- you can tell you have done a lot of research
> on adhesions. Unfortunately I have had most of the same arguments put
> forth in multiple other emails sent to me individually. It seems only
> when someone has something nasty to say do they post it on the message
> board. When someone has a reasonable argument or a "you're right, that
> happened to me" story, they send me a private email.
>
> I think I will bow out of this message board. The reasoning has become
> circular and no one has yet to show me that any of this makes a
> difference. Even you yourself said that they often encounter adhesions
> when they do a second look laparoscopy- what's to prevent adhesion
> formation from the second look laparoscopy? And again, there have been
> five or more products (e.g. Intercede, Seprafilm, Integrel (?sp??))
> that have been the 'solution' to adhesions- none have cleared the
> hurdles of medical trials. Spraygel sounds promising, but so did these
> others.
>
> Your most salient point is that of 'dashing hopes' on the message board.
> My postings have been critical and skeptical. Your board serves as a
> 'support group' for women who have a poorly understood and poorly
> treated condition. They need hope because sometimes that is all they
> have (in my opinion). My goal was to prevent someone from self harm and
> I do believe there is a lot of dangerous information on your site (??how
> to disimpact yourself??). But rigorous clinical skepticism is better
> suited at a medical convention or in academic institution and not on a
> support-group website. I do hope that something is found soon that
> treats/prevents adhesions.
>