At Fri, 15 Aug 2003, Teri wrote:
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>At Fri, 15 Aug 2003, Lisa wrote:
>>Lisa,
>
>Thank you so much! You have given me so much information!!! I am very
>excited, just to know that there is hope is a really big deal! The
>celebrex is kind of making me a little sick to my stomach, or maybe it
>is just anxiety, but I'm going to keep trying for at least two weeks. I
>don't really know who to go to for something stronger, my doctor said
>yesterday he didn't want to put me on any narcotis, is there something
>else I can take for the pain? If I could just have some moments that
>were pain free. I can't believe I am having this problem again, it's
>like a bad dream! Again thank you so much for all your help!
>
>>Hi Teri,
>>I just read your post.It's good that you're not thinking surgery
>>again!Alot of us use things to keep things moving,if you are
>>constipated. I've never been on Celebrex, but I never got any help from
>>anti-inflamatories, everyone is different...
>>I'm glad your doctor is not rushing into another surgery! There are very
>>few adhesion barriers available in this country, especially since they
>>took intergel off the market. What's left has all basically proven to
>>be ineffective, and causes even more trouble than before...could you
>>imagine adhesions all wrapped up in some material they've left in your
>>body?? Our bodies see these barriers as foreign objects and reacts to
>>them, thus causing more adhesions! The most effective barrier available,
>>SprayGel is only available in Europe (Germany),Australia, and the UK, if
>>I'm not mistaken. SprayGel isn't perfect, there have been many
>>successes, but still others that continue to have problems. Nothing is
>>100%, but SprayGel is by far the best barrier available.
>>CO-2 has also shown to be a factor in adhesion formation in some people.
>>In "normal" laproscopic procedures, gas(CO-2) is pumped in the abdomen
>>under pressure, this causes an acidic enviorment, and cell death, which
>>in turn causes a reaction and adhesions!! There is a doctor in Germany,
>>Dr. Daniel Kruschinski, that offers a highly skilled adhesiolysis,
>>incuding gasless laparoscopy and SprayGel!! Everything he offers the ARD
>>sufferers is the very best shot we have at ridding ourselves of
>>adhesions!! He does have the best sucess rate in the world!! Like I
>>said,nothing is perfect, I know I've gotten a reduction in my adhesions,
>>I'd say, honestly I got about a 50% reduction, and
>>it's been over a year now... I think at least I'm heading in the right
>>direction!! That is so much better than ending up worse!! So very worth
>>every
>>penny. It's all very easy to accomplish if you would like to know more
>>please
>>let me know!! Or you can go to his wesite: http://www.adhesions.de ,where you
>>can ask him anything you'd like...