Former Presodent Clinton had adhesions following his cardiac bypass surgery.
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From: carynlruzich@comcast.net
Date: Sunday, June 8, 2008 7:57 pm
Subject: Re: SprayGel Hope
To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS
> Adhesions can happen to men (even though I've never known one),
> but the majority ARE woman. I have theorized that it has
> something to do with hormones. All I know is it's an
> overhealing process and something fuels their growth. I wished
> medicine cared as much about adhesions as they do cancer and
> diabeties.
>
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> From: tarahopkins@comcast.net (T-Hop)
>
> Donna - adhesions do not only affect woman, they also affect men
> and to the same degree. If you happen to be a "person" who
> forms scar tissue this badly, they you end up in the cycle of
> surgery/pain meds/possibly feeling better for a time/bowel
> obstruction/surgery, etc. I, myself have been all over the
> country and had 15 surgeries, majority laparotomy because they
> also could not get in through a laparascope. The 15 doesn't
> count the ancillary surgeries for insertion of port-a-caths,
> etc. I have a doctor in NYC now. Dr. Joel Bauer---not the
> greatest bedside manner but works miracles with his hands.
>
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> From: krdfld@aol.com
> Donna,
> I wish you good luck. Your story is so familiar, I've had 24
> abdominal surgeries for the removal of adhesions and their
> related complications. I'm in so much pain everyday it takes my
> life over. What are you going to have done in Germany? Who are
> you seeing? If you don't mind telling me. I'm desperate. I've
> gone from the East coast to the West coast having surgeries
> along the way, and they can't get in with a laproscope, they
> have to do the laprotomy every time. I keep hearing I'm the
> worst they have ever seen. I don't know what to do, HELP!!
> Kathi
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