Re: Zelnor recognizes Adhesions

From: Dixiepeep (kbjarvis@yahoo.com)
Thu Jul 31 14:28:42 2003


Just rediscovered the site. Nice new look. I know when the Zelnor commercial came on and said the word adhesion they may as well have said my name because it really caught my attention. It is the first time I have ever heard of a drug side effect causing adhesions. t Thu, 31 Jul 2003, april degregory wrote: >
>At Thu, 31 Jul 2003, Jean wrote:
>>
>>Just thought I would make everyone aware (if they didn't already know).
>>I saw a commercial on "TV" for the drug called Zelnor.
>>I was in disbelief when they mentioned the people who should not take
>>this drug.
>>People with ADHESIONS was on the list of people who should not take this
>>drug!
>>
>>They actually said the word ADHESIONS...and on TV where everyone can
>>hear it (LOL)!!!
>>Wow....they can say swear words on TV (since that is how it has been
>>treated)....Tee Hee!
>>JEAN
>>
>>--
>>Jean (from PA)
>>
>Hi Jean,
>I am a ard sufferer and was in the hospital for 45 days, I was unable
>to move my bowels and they gave me Zelnorn and it nearly killed me,
>cramping pain horrible and no bowel movement, then I asked for a print
>ou
>of the Zelnorn and saw that and was like , are they trying to kill me or
>what. I am proven to have adhesions, a had small bowel obstruction
>caused
>from adhesions a year or so ago, and an adhesionlysis in January showing
>adhesions in all four quadrants of my abdomen. Well it turned out I was
>ha
>ving a paralytic ileus, it was a nightmare. Had to have a continious
>spinal
>epidural for 7 or 8 days. Anyway a couple of doctors I saw were
>appalled that
>they tried this drug on an adhesion sufferer. Sometimes I think these
>docs
>do read these warnings, as I was a known ARd patient.
>
>--
>anthea,
>Do you have any information about clinical trials for spraygel at the cleveland clinic.
>
>I know you dont know me , Im new to the site.....but not to ARD.......I thought somewhere in the archives cleveland was mentioned. would appreciate any info you might have
>Thanks,
>April
>

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