my update...hsg results, surgery?, etc

[Guest guest]

Just catching up with everyones posts, but wanted to post some info

and get some feedback.

My hsg done on July 9 revealed scarring in " the lower uterine

segment " and " right fallopian horn " (right tube is open though).

Dr Valle called me yesterday and said he cannot consult over the

phone and that I would need to make an appt. I asked if I could make

an appt for a consult and surgery for the same week and I did not get

an affirmative answer. I read that all of you seeking specialists

outside of your state have managed to get your consults and surgeries

booked in the same week. Dr Valle didn't seem like he was going to

be able to do this. This really has disappointed me! I currently

have surgery planned for Aug 8 with my new RE.

Any thoughts?

M

[Guest guest]

,

I have found the planning to be a real challenge. I set up my first

appointment for a consult with Dr. Indman. They told me over the

phone that he does not do phone consultations. I then FedEx'd all my

records. Next I emailed him directly (thanks to a fellow member for

giving me his email address) and let him know that I had a consult

set up (on a Monday in hopes that I could have my first surgery in

the same week) and that he would have my records in hand in the next

day or so. I expressed how much I would appreciate him reviewing my

records in advance in hopes that I could have surgery #1 during the

same week. He reviewed them and told me who to contact regarding the

possibility of setting up surgery during the same week. I had to

book a return flight date, but I knew at the time that I would likely

need to just pay the fee to change the date. We know that I will

have repeat visits with him on a weekly basis, although those dates

are not yet set. I hope to get those set after surgery on Wednesday

so I can then work out transportation plans. In addition to other

medical records, the only AS related records he has seen on me are an

HSG done prior to my AS and the diagnostic hyst that caught my AS. I

emailed him a brief synopsis of my medications, lack of periods, and

few other details. I figure that getting the consult and procedure#1

set for the same week was the most I could hope for. Maybe you could

find out if Dr. Valle has designated surgery days each week and

perhaps schedule your consult at the start of the week in hopes of

getting fit in for surgery. You could also ask his surgical

scheduler how packed his surgery dates look. I only got the official

confirmation that Wed surgery is a go yesterday but I fly there

tomorrow. Until then I was only assuming this would work. Good

luck, . You will be able to work it out if seeing Dr. Valle

is what you want to do. Sounds like it is.

-- J.

[Guest guest]

,

I have found the planning to be a real challenge. I set up my first

appointment for a consult with Dr. Indman. They told me over the

phone that he does not do phone consultations. I then FedEx'd all my

records. Next I emailed him directly (thanks to a fellow member for

giving me his email address) and let him know that I had a consult

set up (on a Monday in hopes that I could have my first surgery in

the same week) and that he would have my records in hand in the next

day or so. I expressed how much I would appreciate him reviewing my

records in advance in hopes that I could have surgery #1 during the

same week. He reviewed them and told me who to contact regarding the

possibility of setting up surgery during the same week. I had to

book a return flight date, but I knew at the time that I would likely

need to just pay the fee to change the date. We know that I will

have repeat visits with him on a weekly basis, although those dates

are not yet set. I hope to get those set after surgery on Wednesday

so I can then work out transportation plans. In addition to other

medical records, the only AS related records he has seen on me are an

HSG done prior to my AS and the diagnostic hyst that caught my AS. I

emailed him a brief synopsis of my medications, lack of periods, and

few other details. I figure that getting the consult and procedure#1

set for the same week was the most I could hope for. Maybe you could

find out if Dr. Valle has designated surgery days each week and

perhaps schedule your consult at the start of the week in hopes of

getting fit in for surgery. You could also ask his surgical

scheduler how packed his surgery dates look. I only got the official

confirmation that Wed surgery is a go yesterday but I fly there

tomorrow. Until then I was only assuming this would work. Good

luck, . You will be able to work it out if seeing Dr. Valle

is what you want to do. Sounds like it is.

-- J.

[Guest guest]

,

I have found the planning to be a real challenge. I set up my first

appointment for a consult with Dr. Indman. They told me over the

phone that he does not do phone consultations. I then FedEx'd all my

records. Next I emailed him directly (thanks to a fellow member for

giving me his email address) and let him know that I had a consult

set up (on a Monday in hopes that I could have my first surgery in

the same week) and that he would have my records in hand in the next

day or so. I expressed how much I would appreciate him reviewing my

records in advance in hopes that I could have surgery #1 during the

same week. He reviewed them and told me who to contact regarding the

possibility of setting up surgery during the same week. I had to

book a return flight date, but I knew at the time that I would likely

need to just pay the fee to change the date. We know that I will

have repeat visits with him on a weekly basis, although those dates

are not yet set. I hope to get those set after surgery on Wednesday

so I can then work out transportation plans. In addition to other

medical records, the only AS related records he has seen on me are an

HSG done prior to my AS and the diagnostic hyst that caught my AS. I

emailed him a brief synopsis of my medications, lack of periods, and

few other details. I figure that getting the consult and procedure#1

set for the same week was the most I could hope for. Maybe you could

find out if Dr. Valle has designated surgery days each week and

perhaps schedule your consult at the start of the week in hopes of

getting fit in for surgery. You could also ask his surgical

scheduler how packed his surgery dates look. I only got the official

confirmation that Wed surgery is a go yesterday but I fly there

tomorrow. Until then I was only assuming this would work. Good

luck, . You will be able to work it out if seeing Dr. Valle

is what you want to do. Sounds like it is.

-- J.