nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn At Wed, 29 Jan 2003, Sally Grigg wrote:
> >At Wed, 29 Jan 2003, Amanda wrote: >> >>My dr after doing a laparoscopy in Jan '02, said my adhesions were so >>dense he >>could barely get the scope anywhere. Anyway, I've still had a lot of >>pain & >>had no luck in getting pg-except 3 mths after the lap, then I lost the >>baby at >>9 1/2 weeks. I've been on fertility med,had tons of fertility tests, >>but my >>dr says my ovaries are encased in adhesions, as well as a lot of other >>organs. >>So-after a lot of thought & a lot of dr's & more tests, we decided on >>the >>laparotomy. I want to know if anyone has had good luck with this >>surgery or >>if they just experienced more pain. What kind of adhesion barrier was >>used? >>Thanks! Amanda > >-- >Dear Amanda, Its hard to say this, but I didn't want a laporotomy >even when I was dying from appendicitis. Please go onto the quilt >and read other people's stories. Are you functioning normally? Do >your organs work? If you are prone to adhesions you may be starting >down a slippery slope to agony and eventually death. I know that sounds >alarming, but read Karla's story. There are no barriers that work on >most people available in the U.S.A. However, Europe, Australia and >other places are using SprayGel which is currently being tested in >this country. Many people, myself included, have decided to have a >laproscopic surgery done by Dr. Kruschinski near Frankfurt, Germany. >He is excellent, plus he uses SprayGel and does not use carbon dioxide. >I am not saying this to alarm you, but there are many years worth of >experience on this board, and you need to educate yourself before you >make a deision that potentially you will regret. I know the desire to >have children is strong, but adhesion prone people need to have special >surgeons work on them. There are only a very few in the world who are >good enough to keep from hurting your organs while they take down the >adhesions. Please, please read the quilt, past emails, etc before you >let anyone do a laporotomy on you. With kindest regards and with only >good intentions, Love, Sally Grigg >