Re: Cost of Intergel -- for Robyne's possible surgery in Australia

From: jyotindr (jyotindr@ad1.vsnl.net.in)
Thu Sep 27 10:46:00 2001


At Mon, 20 Mar 2000, Bernie and Beverly Doucette wrote: >
>Is Robyn a resident in the USA? It appears she may live in
>Australia.....will be interesting to follow her surgery with the use of
>Intergel...but to date it is not available heer in the USA....right Helen?
>

>>>----- Original Message -----
>From: Helen Dynda <olddad66@runestone.net>
>To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS <adhesions@forum.obgyn.net>
>Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2000 8:03 PM
>Subject: Cost of Intergel -- for Robyne's possible surgery in Australia
>
>> Robyne mentioned that she will have to pay about $2,000 out of her own
>> pocket for the use of Intergel - for a possible upcoming surgery.
>>
>> ````````````````
>>
>> At Fri, 17 Mar 2000, Robyne Hinks wrote:
>> >
>> >Hi everyone Have been offline for a while as I have been in Hospital
>with another gut obstruction.They operated(laproscopically) and found part
>of my bowel well wrapped in adhesionsHe was so proud that he found that
>out(if he only knew).When I got home I had to wade through some 200 e-mails
>and a pleasant surprise awaited me.About four weeks ago I e-mailed lifecore
>in America begging them to st

art proceedings to allow the intergel into

please reply

--
jyotindr
>Australia.Intergel is being co-produced with Johnson & Johnson.Well the
>manager of Lifecore e-mailed me to say that she sent my story to the
>Australian manager.The manager e-mailed me and said that even though it is
>not in Australia she can get it in in special circumstances.She sent My
>story to the product manager who rang me and has sdome intergel here in
>Canberra.She has referred me to a rectal-colonic specialist and I see him on
>the 11th April at 11A.M.I have to pay for the intergel out of my own pocket
>which will probably cost in the vici!
>> nity of t
>> >wo thousand dollars.I am so excited to think that I am finally going to
>have some help.Love always Robyne
>>

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