Re: A Call for Info from Croatia

From: Bev (bnb@new.rr.com)
Wed May 22 07:24:04 2002


Hello Arno, You can email me privetly if you wish from now on, BUT, please continue to communicate with the IAS message board, as it is within these posting that you will ultimatly reap your most varied and highly informative education on Adhesion Related Disorder.

Dr. Kopjar has the opportunity to confer with Dr. Harry Reich and Dr. Daniel Kruschinski, both adhesion specialists. I met Dr. Kopjar at an Endoscopic Congress at the NEW Institue for Endoscopic and Gynecological Surgery in Frankfurt, Germany!Dr. Reich and Dr. Kruschinski will be offerring the most defined and progressive endoscopic adhesiolysis available in the world today..and DR Kopjar was there to learn from the best of them! http://www.EndoGyn.com

I found Dr. Kopjar to be one of the most compassionate and kind persons I have ever met! I also have a good friend, ( non medical) who lives in Croatia! Beautiful country, wonderful people:-)

My best to Vesna!

In sincere friendship Beverly

At Wed, 22 May 2002, Arno wrote: >
>Dear Bev,
>Thanks a whole lot for your fast reply and valuable information. I am
>already trying to connect to this docter, and the whole idea of somebody
>existing in this country who actually knows about these problems, and
>even seems to be specialised, already gave a big positive boost to Vesna
>(my girlfriend) who can use a few these days (me too, by the way). As
>I'm simultaneously trying to keep my regular job running through this
>storm we find ourselves in, I'm not able to communicate extensively, but
>from the heart send you our gratitude, and wish you all the best with
>all that you (undoubtedly) have to deal with.

>
>With warm greetings, and lots of love,
>
>--
>Arno and Vesna
>
>At Tue, 21 May 2002, Bev wrote:
>>
>>Please contact the following Dr.in Zagreb, Croatia for information
>>regarding Adhesion Related Disorder:
>>Dr. Miroslav Kopjar M.D. PhD.
>>President of Croatia Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy
>>
>>Contact:
>>Dr. Kopjar
>>Head of the OB/GYN
>>General Hospital Zabok
>>49210 ZOBOK, Trg D. Domjanica 6
>>tel: +385 49 221 232
>>fax: +385 49 221 152
>>email: mkopjar@bolnic-zabok,hr
>>http://www.bolnica-zabok,hr
>>
>>Private Practice:
>>10000 Zagreb, P Preradovica 20/1
>>tel: +385 1 48 54 669
>>fax: +385 1 48 54 671
>>Mobile: + 385 (0) 98 378 840
>>email: mkopjar@hotmail.com
>>
>>And please tell him Beverly Doucette from the USA say's Hello!
>>
>>Hope this helps you
>>Peace
>>Bev
>>
>>At Tue, 21 May 2002, Arno wrote:
>>>
>>>Dear People,
>>>I'm writing you from the capital of Croatia, Zagreb. My girlfriend is
>>>in the hospital here, and has been through 8 operations in the last
>>>year, mostly dealing with complications after a tumor removal from the
>>>rectum. She had serious adhesions of the thin bowel which were cut
>>>loose last year, and lived painlessly with a stoma for 6 months. After
>>>the "closing operation" adhesions quickly formed again seriously, and
>>>blocked the bowel. Another operation to "cut things loose" was
>>>performed before 10 days, and she is very slowly starting to eat
>>>somethings again. Besides a rectovaginal fistula which showed up before
>>>two days (with which I will not bother you here), she is again showing
>>>signs of developing pain pointing to adhesions, this time not (yet?)
>>>blocking the bowel movement, and not as massive as the ones before.
>>>Doctors in this country have a strong tendency to "go for the knife" and
>>>will probably show up tomorrow or the day after with the idea for
>>>another operation. With all your expertise and knowledge in this field
>>>would you recommend to give that another try, or to wait if the pains
>>>are bearable and the bowel movement not obstructed? Is there a chance
>>>for these pains to get less over time when things heal,or worse if you
>>>don't operate in time because of these adhesions spreading, and are
>>>there any techniques (yoga, meditations, stretchings, breathings) that
>>>might help fight the pain structurally? As medical care in this country
>>>is not as advanced as in many of your countries we do have to find out
>>>most things by ourselves, and be ahead of our doctors by at least one
>>>step all of the time.
>>>As the girl in question is the love of my life you will understand the
>>>urgency of these questions, and I thank you all in advance for any
>>>support and info that you can spare us at these hard moments. In the
>>>meantime I'm also wishing all of you a lot of strength and luck in
>>>dealing with your problems and suffering from this so hidden ordeal that
>>>so many people have to go through without "the world" knowing about it
>>>(or caring much, it seems). The caring I spotted on this site, however,
>>>leaves some space for hope, and hope is all we have. May you nurture
>>>yours,
>>>
>>>With Love,
>>>
>>>--
>>>Arno
>>>


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