Guest guest Posted May 8, 2000 Report Share Posted May 8, 2000 Hi Diane and welcome to the list! I just wanted you to know that the wait for WLS with Dr. Shikora is 6-12 months! I had a consult scheduled at New England Medical Center and cancelled it because that is just too long of a wait. I have my first pre-op consult on May 17th with Dr. Thayer at Newton Wellesley Hospital. I would love to have the surgery in July, so we'll see. There are so many wonderful, caring people on this list. Glad you joined! Take care! ), Steph in Rockport, MA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2000 Report Share Posted May 8, 2000 Dawn, Just had to let you know that my mom and one of my best friend's names are Dawn. How could I not love that name?! - Alice A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2000 Report Share Posted May 8, 2000 Sandy, Have we met yet? There are a few of us on here that use Dr. Randall. Are you going to the next meeting? Dawn introduction Hey Diane, I am from Malden too. Class of 74'! OMG .when did I get soooo old. LOL. Glad you found us here, there is soo much information and such great people. I know you will love to read all the posts and send some too. My first appt. was with was Dr. Shikora, but I did not want to wait and decided on Dr. Randall, and I am glad I found him. It seems that most of the specialist in bariatric surgery are very good at what they do. Hope all goes well. Sandy A North Reading MA BMI 51 surg date 6/13/00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Was the salesman clueless? Productopia has the answers. http://click./1/3019/11/_/675032/_/957832436/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2000 Report Share Posted May 8, 2000 Hey Sandy Class of 74! That was a great year!!!! I was Woburn High 74. We are not old, only Blondie thinks we are old. Jo introduction Hey Diane, I am from Malden too. Class of 74'! OMG .when did I get soooo old. LOL. Glad you found us here, there is soo much information and such great people. I know you will love to read all the posts and send some too. My first appt. was with was Dr. Shikora, but I did not want to wait and decided on Dr. Randall, and I am glad I found him. It seems that most of the specialist in bariatric surgery are very good at what they do. Hope all goes well. Sandy A North Reading MA BMI 51 surg date 6/13/00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2000 Report Share Posted May 9, 2000 And he has good reasons for the wait, one is an overload of people wanting the surgery, 2 he wants to be sure you are in the right mind set, 3 he wants to make sure you are healthy enough for the surgery. All that was the reasons that I went with him, and I had NO fears of dieing while on the table, I knew that all care was taken to make sure that I would be here today. And I am!!! www.homestead.com\skinny_soon 4/29/99 421 --- 4/11/00 308 A. Shikora M.D. New England Medical Center NoRm! Re: Introduction Hi Diane and welcome to the list! I just wanted you to know that the wait for WLS with Dr. Shikora is 6-12 months! I had a consult scheduled at New England Medical Center and cancelled it because that is just too long of a wait. I have my first pre-op consult on May 17th with Dr. Thayer at Newton Wellesley Hospital. I would love to have the surgery in July, so we'll see. There are so many wonderful, caring people on this list. Glad you joined! Take care! ), Steph in Rockport, MA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2000 Report Share Posted May 9, 2000 I was just a lil young 4 year old! Blondie Re: introduction Hey Sandy Class of 74! That was a great year!!!! I was Woburn High 74. We are not old, only Blondie thinks we are old. Jo introduction Hey Diane, I am from Malden too. Class of 74'! OMG .when did I get soooo old. LOL. Glad you found us here, there is soo much information and such great people. I know you will love to read all the posts and send some too. My first appt. was with was Dr. Shikora, but I did not want to wait and decided on Dr. Randall, and I am glad I found him. It seems that most of the specialist in bariatric surgery are very good at what they do. Hope all goes well. Sandy A North Reading MA BMI 51 surg date 6/13/00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2000 Report Share Posted May 9, 2000 Awwwwww....shucks! Dawn Re: Introduction Dawn, Just had to let you know that my mom and one of my best friend's names are Dawn. How could I not love that name?! - Alice A. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Accurate impartial advice on everything from laptops to table saws. http://click./1/3020/11/_/675032/_/957836477/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 10, 2000 Report Share Posted May 10, 2000 Hey, another one over here still young, I was Shawsheen Tech 74! Time does seem to be flying though... Hugz, Sandy in MA william rich wrote: > Hey Sandy > Class of 74! That was a great year!!!! I was Woburn High 74. We are > not old, only Blondie thinks we are old. > Jo >  introduction >  > >  Hey Diane, > >  I am from Malden too. Class of 74'! OMG .when did I get soooo old. > LOL. >  Glad you found us here, there is soo much information and such > great >  people. I know you will love to read all the posts and send some > too. > >  My first appt. was with was Dr. Shikora, but I did not want to wait > and >  decided on Dr. Randall, and I am glad I found him. It seems that > most of >  the specialist in bariatric surgery are very good at what they do. > >  Hope all goes well. > >  Sandy A >  North Reading MA >  BMI 51 >  surg date 6/13/00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 6, 2001 Report Share Posted August 6, 2001 Hi Gwen Your questions are really good questions, that's what I have been asking. I know that my cervix isn't closed and that no scarring is visible there. It looks like you have to squeeze out information from your doctor's. To be honest I don't think they have any idea on my situation. I'm looking forward to my next Saline U/S on the 16/08/01 so I can ask heaps of questions now I have this wonderful resource to read and to write to helpful and caring people. If anyone can help me on other questions to ask it would be grateful. I'll ask How thick is my lining? Where are the adhesions, if any left. Do I have an open cavity? Regards ---------- From: gwenhassan@... To: Ashermans Subject: Re: Introduction Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2001 7:23 : Welcome to the group, but sorry you need to be here! Your story is so similar to the rest of ours...and just as frustrating to hear! I am on 4 mg per day of estrogen right now following surgery the 10th of July and am on my Provera as well, (4 more days) and will wait for my bleed. I'm so sorry to hear you are having so many difficulties. If you have only one adhesion it seems odd you would have no period at all? Was the adhesion in your cervix? Is it possible that your cervix has " sealed " itself and that is why you get no menstrual flow? Hang in there.... Gwen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2001 Report Share Posted August 8, 2001 Welcome , It is nice to meet you but I am sorry you have to be here. From what you have described it sounds very simsilar to many of our stories here. Retained placentas, constant bleeding after giving birth that was dismissed by doctors only to end up in the ER like you and than have D & C's done. Many of here believe our Ashermans was caused by D & C's where the doc cut to deep as well. There are a lot of very knowledgeable women here and I hope we can answer you questions. When you had the HSG(hystersalpinogram) was it performed by your doctor or the radioligist? I had/have a scared cervix and I saw one of the " A " list doctors and he performed the HSG not the radiologist, and he was able to break through the scarring at the cervix (it did take a few attempts though). If I have learned nothing else here I have learned that seeing an " A " list doctor if at all possible is the ticket. As for treatment if you do not intend to TTC is a tough one. I would still suggest going for a diagnostic hysteroscopy at least to see the extent of the scarring and whether it will cause you any trouble if it is not removed if you do not intend to TTC. I am sorry if I didn't really answer your questions. Karin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2001 Report Share Posted August 9, 2001 our stories are one in the same. It amazes me. I wonder if we had the same Dr. I am not a Dr and dont know what the physical affects are of keeping the scar tissue in there... but I will tell you that it became VERY painful for me and I would have had the surgery just to get rid of the pain. I also did not get a period but had horrible cramping each month... so it may depend on your symptoms. Love, > >Reply-To: Ashermans >To: Ashermans >Subject: Introduction >Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2001 08:39:10 -0700 (PDT) > >Hi everyone. >My name is and I am 32 years old. In Feb 99 I >gave birth to a little girl. Afterwards, while still >in the hospital, I was bleeding a tremendous amount, >so much so that the Dr. had to come in and physically >remove blood clots that were forming in my uterus(clue >#1 that something was wrong) I went back for my six >week checkup, told them I was still bleeding, they >said don't worry it's just your period (clue #2, since >I was still breastfeeding). At 7 weeks I started to >hemmorage, went to the ER where they did a D & C, >still couldn't stop the bleedig so they did another >D & C. After that, I went home and NEVER got a period. >When I would go to the Dr. for checkups I would tell >them and they would say not to worry, because you >don't have to have periods. Anyways, I finally found a >Dr. who would listen. She thought it was Asherman's >from the moment she walked into the room. We tried >Premarin and Provera...didn't work. Then I had a >hystersalpinogram (sp?)they could barely get the >catherter in my cervix because it was closed so tight. >And of course the dye went nowhere. Now I am just >waiting for my Dr. appt next week to discuss it with >her. Sorry for the long story. >Anyways, what I am wondering is what do you do if you >are not going to have anymore children (I have 2 >girls). Is it safe to leave all the scar tissue in >there? Does it continue to grow, and make my uterus >bigger? Thanks for listening. > >__________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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