Re: Adhesons help in Florida

From: Craig Richardson (mahi007@yahoo.com)
Mon Jun 30 13:27:43 2003


Sally,

Thank you for your emails and advice. We have decided to go to Germany and are weighing the (2) doctor K's. I will let everyone know on the board how that works out and have my wife story posted when I have a chance to help others that are seeking releif.

At Thu, 26 Jun 2003, Sally Grigg wrote: >
>Dear Craig, One adhesion can be just as serious as a dozen. It
>depends on where it is and what its doing. If it causes agony or
>wraps itself around your intestines or another organ and strangles
>it, I think that would be considered serious. The problem with removing
>the two adhesions, is that probably more will grow right back and not
>necessarily where they were before. It may be the beginning of a long
>road into agony and disability. I can only give you my experiences,
>but in my experience surgery with spray gel and without carbon dioxide
>and with an experienced adhesion surgeon is the only way to go. All
>other
>courses fall short and may actually damage your wife. Good luck. Sally
>Grigg
>
>At Wed, 25 Jun 2003, Craig Richardson wrote:
>>
>>Hoping someone can help. My wife had adhesions removed in January. That
>>was after years of suffering and seeing multiple doctors, whom, never
>>even bought up the idea that she had adhesions. They were discovered by
>>OBGYN during laproscopy looking for edometriosis. They were located in
>>stomach area right were she had the pain that had sucked every bit of
>>life out of her. 2 months ago, they started again. The pain is
>>progressing daily and will probably be overwhelming her in the next
>>month or so. I am reluctant to just have her OBGYN just cut them out
>>again. I was wondering if anyone knows of expeirienced doctors in
>>Florida, preferably So. Florida that they could recommend..
>>
>>I also have another question. I read all the post be many people on
>>site and it seems that they have a multitude of adhesions throughout
>>there body, specifically in the pelvic area.
>>
>>When I hear of people wanting to go to Germany or other specialist, I am
>>wondering if this type of specialist is needed for cases that might not
>>be as serious. Let me explain serious. From the pain area, my wives
>>are just as serious as everyones here. But from quantity and location,
>>by wife just has 2 adhesions in an area easy to get too.
>>
>>I want to do the right thing for my wife, but also, I don't want to fly
>>to another state or country if she can be treated by someone with
>>expeirience with adhesions. Any help understanding this will be greatly
>>appreciated.
>>
>>Lastly, I feel for everyone that has to go through this. I have seen
>>what my wife has gone through and just can't beleive modern medicine is
>>not treating this more seriously. Like I said, every doctor we talked
>>too did not even mention the possiblity. And her symptoms are the same
>>as everyone here. Good Luck with this fight and you are in our prayers.


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