Guest guest Posted August 27, 2002 Report Share Posted August 27, 2002 Pam, Welcome back! Hope you had a good time in Scotland. Hugs, Bill =================================== Pam Bower wrote: >Reported July 26, 2002 > >Wound-Healing Gel > >ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- > >Around 5 million people in the United States suffer from chronic, >non-healing wounds, many of them elderly or diabetics. These wounds often >result in amputation. Now a new treatment lets patients help themselves. > >It takes help from her daughter, but Eckholdt is happy just to get >around. Poor health and chronic wounds had doctors suggesting amputation. > > " She would have lost both legs very likely and I don't know if she would >have made it through either of those operations, " says hyperbaric and wound >care specialist Harch, M.D. > >Instead, Dr. Harch, of St. General Medical Center in New Orleans, >took care of Eckholdt's health, then turned to P-Gel to treat her wounds. > >According to him, " The potential to minimize amputations is significant. " > >To create P-Gel, blood is drawn and spun to separate it. The platelet-rich >plasma on top is combined with healing proteins, growth stimulants and >vitamins. The result is P-Gel -- a gel that is placed on the wound every >four days. > >Dr. Harch says, " The normal process of wound healing entails using the >body's normal defense mechanisms and normal healing factors and the P-Gel >replicates that. " > >After nine months, Eckholdt's wound is finally healing and her daughter, >Eirleen Brown, is relieved. Brown tells Ivanhoe, " It really is close to a >miracle. I cannot believe it. " > >P-Gel saved another patient, , from having her leg amputated >because of a leg ulcer. Three applications and less than eight weeks and >'s wound went from looking like the picture on the left to the picture >on the right. > > tells Ivanhoe, " It worked real fast. It started healing quick when >they started treating me with the gel. " > >It changed 's life and Dr. Harch says it could change the future of >wound care. He adds, however, that P-Gel most likely will not replace >hyperbarics to treat many wounds. Also, because the gel is made from the >patient's own blood, there is no risk of rejection. > >If you would like more information, please contact: > > > >Call Center Tenet Hospital > > >Auto-Genesis Wound Care Advanced Therapy, LLC > > > >If you do not wish to belong to shydrager, you may >unsubscribe by sending a blank email to > >shydrager-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2002 Report Share Posted August 27, 2002 Amazing. I hope Louise can get in touch with those people. Jan is covered with sores and so is Louise now. Probably passing along his infections to her. Welcome home. We have missed you. Did you have a good time? I talked to Toni tonight. Ken had a colonoscopy today. Everything went well and he is at home getting his strength back. They did not find anything unusual or health threatening. All clear. Takes dialysis three times a week. Getting ready for his transplant in a few weeks. All is well here. Kids are in school and I am running the shuttle as usual. Take care. Barb -- " Have a heart that never hardens, a temper that never tries, and a touch that never hurts. " Dickens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2002 Report Share Posted August 27, 2002 At least one of the hospitals in Nashville, TN, has a wound center. They are suing this gel for part of their treatment. Marilyn in TN > > Reply-To: shydrager > Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 20:00:14 -0300 > To: " sds " shydrager > > Cc: jande@...>, " Barb Selleck " ralsk@...> > Subject: Wound-Healing Gel > > Reported July 26, 2002 > > Wound-Healing Gel > > ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- > > Around 5 million people in the United States suffer from chronic, > non-healing wounds, many of them elderly or diabetics. These wounds often > result in amputation. Now a new treatment lets patients help themselves. > > It takes help from her daughter, but Eckholdt is happy just to get > around. Poor health and chronic wounds had doctors suggesting amputation. > > " She would have lost both legs very likely and I don't know if she would > have made it through either of those operations, " says hyperbaric and wound > care specialist Harch, M.D. > > Instead, Dr. Harch, of St. General Medical Center in New Orleans, > took care of Eckholdt's health, then turned to P-Gel to treat her wounds. > > According to him, " The potential to minimize amputations is significant. " > > To create P-Gel, blood is drawn and spun to separate it. The platelet-rich > plasma on top is combined with healing proteins, growth stimulants and > vitamins. The result is P-Gel -- a gel that is placed on the wound every > four days. > > Dr. Harch says, " The normal process of wound healing entails using the > body's normal defense mechanisms and normal healing factors and the P-Gel > replicates that. " > > After nine months, Eckholdt's wound is finally healing and her daughter, > Eirleen Brown, is relieved. Brown tells Ivanhoe, " It really is close to a > miracle. I cannot believe it. " > > P-Gel saved another patient, , from having her leg amputated > because of a leg ulcer. Three applications and less than eight weeks and > 's wound went from looking like the picture on the left to the picture > on the right. > > tells Ivanhoe, " It worked real fast. It started healing quick when > they started treating me with the gel. " > > It changed 's life and Dr. Harch says it could change the future of > wound care. He adds, however, that P-Gel most likely will not replace > hyperbarics to treat many wounds. Also, because the gel is made from the > patient's own blood, there is no risk of rejection. > > If you would like more information, please contact: > > > > Call Center Tenet Hospital > > > Auto-Genesis Wound Care Advanced Therapy, LLC > > > > If you do not wish to belong to shydrager, you may > unsubscribe by sending a blank email to > > shydrager-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.