"Cassell, Kris C" wrote:
> All:
> Good morning to everyone! I am new to this website but am EXTREMELY
> thankful that you are here! It is a satisfying feeling to know that I am
> not the only one that suffers! I am 42 years old and ironically to date
> have had 42 major abdominal surgeries and facing another within the next few
> weeks. I work for a the worlds largest pharmaceutical company and I can
> shed light on the fact that there are some new medicines in what they refer
> to as "the pipeline" for pain relief. The pipeline simply means that it
> will soon be undergoing human testing and then will be marketed. There are
> so many people that do not understand this illness or what we have to deal
> with daily, so, I am in the process of writing a book about this subject,
> strictly from a personal point and would like to extend the offer to anyone
> dealing with this the opportunity to submit any stories, poems etc. I have
> a publisher that has expressed interest so hopefully the outcome of this
> will be to shed alot of light on this illness and bring it out in the open
> so that more research is performed. I have read alot of the emails passed
> back and forth in this group and I already feel like I have found a
> wonderfully, understanding home. I look forward to hearing from any and all
> of you!
> Kind regards,
> Kris Nester
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Hchalm@aol.com [SMTP:Hchalm@aol.com]
> > Sent: Monday, June 18, 2001 11:10 PM
> > To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS
> > Subject: Re: Hello everyone
> >
> > Dear Jim:
> >
> > Thanks for stopping in and letting us know how you are doing. So good to
> > hear that there are successes out there. Keep in touch.
> >
> > In Friendship,
> >
> > Helen Chalmers
>