Re: UK doctors warned about post-op adhesions
From: Mary-Jo toussaint (jotouss@aol.com)
Mon Apr 7 18:39:59 2003
At Mon, 1 Apr 2002, Kath Findlay wrote:
>
>Hi Helen,
>This is an old article that I sent out to you all last year, so you
>should all ready have it in your archives.
>
>In friendship Love Kath
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: adhesions@adhesions.org [mailto:adhesions@adhesions.org] On Behalf
>Of Helen Dynda
>Sent: 30 March 2002 19:05
>To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS
>Subject: UK doctors warned about post-op adhesions
>
>UK doctors warned about post-op adhesions
>http://yalenewhavenhealth.org/healthnews/reuters/NewsStory0709200131.htm
>LONDON, July 09, 2001 (Reuters Health) - Doctors in the UK have been
>warned that they need to be more aware that patients with abdominal pain
>who have recently undergone surgery may have a potentially dangerous
>tissue adhesion.
>The caution comes from a senior surgeon who has investigated the number
>of medico-legal claims against doctors involving adhesions over the last
>decade. Professor Harold Ellis, from Guy's Hospital, London, found the
>surgical complications are a growing source of litigation.
>NOTE: Because of copyright laws, you will have to go to the above
>website to read the rest of this article.
>Copyright 2000-2001 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved. Republication
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>prior written consent of Reuters.
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Last dec. i had a hystorectomy Dx Endometrious.today i suffer some time severe pain. after several diagonosits testing( Ultrasound? cat scan) bottom line is surgical adheahions. My docktor refilled my pain pills and said Ill see you in 3 months.Do they ever go away????He mentioned another surgery to correct.However (some people are just suspectible to aquiring this problemMy question is another unguananteed surgery or not. Or perhaps another docktor??