Re: Welcome Kris C.

From: Cassell, Kris C (tcc21922@GlaxoWellcome.com)
Thu Jun 21 06:49:46 2001

Janet: Thank you for the VERY warm welcome! I feel very fortunate to work in what is now the largest phamaceutical company in the world. The only meds that are currently in the pipeline are newer pain meds and unfortunately, that is it! I wish there were such a miracle cure that disolves them within days, the person whom invents that would be wealthy many times over. I go and see my surgeon ont he 28th to discuss another surgical option. I know my doctors so well, I am on a first name basis with everyone of them, and no one should ever have to see a doctor that much. The medications that I am taking currently are oxycontin 10 mg. 1 or 2 tabs twice per day. This medication gives you up to 6 to 12 hours of tolerable relief, and unfortunately didn't work much yesterday as I was in my doctors office with my backside exposed getting another IM demerol injection to bring the pain under control. The other two meds that my pain clinic doctor prescribed was Hydroxyzine HCL 10mg 1 tab twic a day and Clidinium CDP 1 tab twice a day. The last one mentioned can also increase the effect of the oxycontin for about 4 to 6 hours. I think this surgical go round I will be pushing for the pain pump. I have tried to lead as normal a life as possible and have been lucky to do that when I can. There are days when I literally am bedridden and have no desire to move expecially when I find a comfortable position. My surgeon has educated me to the fact that there is only so many surgeries that a person can have in a lifetime. One being that there is only so much anesthsia that the body can handle and two, my stomach is such a mess that they are literally scared to do anything due to the amount of adheasions that are in there. To put it in his words, it looks like every available space has adheasions attached, and they don't want to do anymore unless it becomes life threatening or I am in the situation that I am currently in. It is my hopes that if a great number of us band together so to speak and bring enough awareness to what is going on, then maybe more future research will be warranted! To the person that wrote Montel about this illness, please allow me to accompany you on that show! Here is wishing all of you a WONDERFULLY pain free moment! Kris

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Janet Karam [SMTP:jkaram4@home.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2001 3:46 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS
> Subject: Welcome Kris C.
>
> Dear Kris,
>
> Welcome, welcome!!! I feel like we heve an insider in with our group
> now...can't wait for you to report to us about the new oral medication
> that
> disolves adhesions in 10 days or less!...oh, how I only wish it were true
> that a drug like that was in the 'pipeline'!
>
> You said you are planning your 43rd surgery, I am amazed that you have
> endured so many. When is this surgery scheduled...I will be sure to send
> you
> extra hugs and love that day!
>
> Love,
>
> Janet

>> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cassell, Kris C" <tcc21922@GlaxoWellcome.com>
> To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS"
> <adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 5:38 AM
> Subject: RE: Hello everyone
>
> > 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
> >
>

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