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From: toni welsh <twelsh1@webtv.com>
To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS <adhesions@talk.obgyn.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 1999 2:32 PM
Subject: high hopes gone
> I just came from pain clinic, and she said he had just called my gyn,
> and they both think that another surgry is risky. He has not called me
> yet, he has been in and out of town lately, I thoght the wyhe talked a
> month ago, he was going to talk to genral surgeo, and they were both
> going to go in nd try to fix things, and use seprafilm, which is whay dr
> semetzidies uses. But he does more than oe surgery, I cannot figure out
> why he can do that and they are afraid of doing ONE more on me. So tird
> now, even went to mall and could not even stand they pain whenalking,
> and my pan dr told me I NEED to ccept it,and te counselor will teacj me
> how t live with it. Here I thougt they were going to try to helpme, I
> realize it IS a risk,as far as the more surgry they do, she did said the
> risk for obstruction IS greater after each one. She said it is like
> flipping a coin, and if yur lucky it wll work! I am REALLY confusd now ,
> living on narcotics is nOT my cup of tea! HELP! NEED advice, I am ready
> to see semertzidies at this point, but he DOES more thanne if neded, and
> he does laparotomy,no matter what, I cannot et mie done laparoscopy
> anymore anway, so it does not matter, I am about 40 minuts from him!
>