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Re: Angels,I need your help about Interceed(to anonymous)
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Dec 12 01:21:53 2001
Smiles to you Gio:o)
At Tue, 11 Dec 2001, Giovanna wrote:
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>Dear anonymous friend,
>LOL !!!
>This is a very funny email!!!
>"Moderator, I hope you are reading this"- hahahahaha...
>
>Thanks very much for your sincerity.
>This is the second email I get advising me not to use Interceed.
>I must confess I'm still in doubt.The other person who wrote me said
>something about a doctor in NY, that he is very good at it.I'll try to
>contact him and get some advice too.
>Anyway,I'll search more about it on the net and then decide what to do.
>I hope things are under control with your endo.Let me know about you.
>Hugs,
>Gio.
>
>At Sun, 9 Dec 2001, anonymous wrote:
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>>Dear Giovanna:
>>I hope the moderator of this group doesn't block my post -- I answered
>>this same question once, on the sister forum Women's Health Forum, and
>>the moderator blocked my post. I'm assuming my post was blocked because
>>a sponser of the obgyn.net forums/website produces the Interceed product
>>-- perhaps fear of litigation and/or loss of a sponsor prompted the
>>moderator's decision. Regardless, I feel that we have a right to share
>>opinions (doesn't mean our opinions are necessarily correct LOL, but
>>they very well could be :o). Besides, whats the point of this or any
>>other forum if we are censored as to what we may or may not share?!).
>>***I will say (Moderator, I hope you are reading this) that this sponsor
>>is a great company who produces many great products which help us all --
>>I use loads of their products :o)***.
>>Re Interceed: A few years ago, I looked into this and other
>>anti-adhesion products as I, too, was concerned re adhesions.
>>Anyway, I spoke with a guru re anti-adhesion barriers -- he basically
>>said that the most important adhesion preventive is the use of superior
>>surgical laparoscopic skills, and thorough irrigation of the cavity with
>>all blood and debris removed. Evidently, any bleeding contributes to
>>adhesion formation.
>>Because I don't want the moderator to block this post, I'm reluctant to
>>tell you, flat out, the answer to your question. You could do an
>>internet search on it. *I will say that I decided against pursuing it
>>-- rather, I had a very good endo lap specialist perform my surgery. We
>>all form adhesions, but by using a specialist, we can, hopefully, lessen
>>the amount/severity.
>>In Europe, they have been using a gel form of adhesive barrier -- we
>>don't yet have it in the U.S.. Some people have a favorable reaction to
>>it, but it is possible to have an allergic reaction -- this is true with
>>anything, many of us have allergic reactions to one thing or another,
>>ie. pollen, certain foods, lactose intolerance, pets, etc..
>>
>>At Sat, 8 Dec 2001, Giovanna wrote:
>>>
>>>Hi Angels,
>>>It's been a week that I'm feeling kind of frustrated.
>>>I found out about the use of Interceed here with you,it was completaly
>>>new for me.Then I talked about it with my doc and she has never heard
>>>about it.Talked to many others and still nothing.I talked by phone with
>>>docs all over Brazil and nobody knows it except a gyno here in my
>>>city(and because of the net).It's unbelievable that a drug approved by
>>>FDA in 89 remains unknown here...
>>>Anyway, I talked with somebody at Johnsons in Sao Paulo and he sent me
>>>two packs of Interceed.I guess I'll be one of the first in Brazil (:-0)
>>>My question is: Does it really work? Do adhesions stop with it?
>>>I'm gonna try it anyway.I've got nothing to lose unless there are side
>>>effects...Can anyone tell me about it,please?
>>>Hugs for you all,
>>>Gio.
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