Plastic/Reconstruction Surgery Consult - Help

[Guest guest]

Let me preface this by saying I've never been a bathing beautify NOR do I

ever expect to ever be one.

That being said, I have a plastic surgeon consult this Wednesday, 7/24 for

possible reconstructive surgery. I have been examined by my RNY surgeon who

feels I need this surgery for either abdominoplasy and/or brachioplasty

surgery. My open proximal RNY was 5/11/01 and I have lost approximately 109

pounds. I have " above average " and considerable " batwings " for my weight

loss that are causing multiple medical problems, as well as the hanging

pannus causing back problems, etc. (I am in no particular rush to enter into

surgery again this soon, and am looking at next spring/summer, but the

surgeon wants me to get a plastics consult in case it takes forever to start

the papertrail.)

Does anyone have decent surgery-specific questions I should ask, besides the

standard surgeon questions?

Any quick info would be greatly appreciated. Feel free to reply to me

personally or to the list.

Life is good. Now if only the insurance will agree it's medically necessary

as the surgeon does.

Thanks all!!

Bobbie

Anchorage, AK

WRC@...

Open RNY 5-11-02

Starting: 314

Current: 205

[Guest guest]

Hi Bobbie,

If you subscribe to the OSSG Plastic Surgery list, they have much of this

info in their files.

We have already won when we believe it in our hearts.

ICQ: 67869779

AIM: joydenisek

> Let me preface this by saying I've never been a bathing beautify NOR do I

> ever expect to ever be one.

>

> That being said, I have a plastic surgeon consult this Wednesday, 7/24 for

> possible reconstructive surgery. I have been examined by my RNY surgeon

who

> feels I need this surgery for either abdominoplasy and/or brachioplasty

> surgery. My open proximal RNY was 5/11/01 and I have lost approximately

109

> pounds. I have " above average " and considerable " batwings " for my weight

> loss that are causing multiple medical problems, as well as the hanging

> pannus causing back problems, etc. (I am in no particular rush to enter

into

> surgery again this soon, and am looking at next spring/summer, but the

> surgeon wants me to get a plastics consult in case it takes forever to

start

> the papertrail.)

>

> Does anyone have decent surgery-specific questions I should ask, besides

the

> standard surgeon questions?

>

> Any quick info would be greatly appreciated. Feel free to reply to me

> personally or to the list.

>

> Life is good. Now if only the insurance will agree it's medically

necessary

> as the surgeon does.

>

> Thanks all!!

>

> Bobbie

> Anchorage, AK

> WRC@...

> Open RNY 5-11-02

> Starting: 314

> Current: 205

[Guest guest]

Hi Bobbie,

If you subscribe to the OSSG Plastic Surgery list, they have much of this

info in their files.

We have already won when we believe it in our hearts.

ICQ: 67869779

AIM: joydenisek

> Let me preface this by saying I've never been a bathing beautify NOR do I

> ever expect to ever be one.

>

> That being said, I have a plastic surgeon consult this Wednesday, 7/24 for

> possible reconstructive surgery. I have been examined by my RNY surgeon

who

> feels I need this surgery for either abdominoplasy and/or brachioplasty

> surgery. My open proximal RNY was 5/11/01 and I have lost approximately

109

> pounds. I have " above average " and considerable " batwings " for my weight

> loss that are causing multiple medical problems, as well as the hanging

> pannus causing back problems, etc. (I am in no particular rush to enter

into

> surgery again this soon, and am looking at next spring/summer, but the

> surgeon wants me to get a plastics consult in case it takes forever to

start

> the papertrail.)

>

> Does anyone have decent surgery-specific questions I should ask, besides

the

> standard surgeon questions?

>

> Any quick info would be greatly appreciated. Feel free to reply to me

> personally or to the list.

>

> Life is good. Now if only the insurance will agree it's medically

necessary

> as the surgeon does.

>

> Thanks all!!

>

> Bobbie

> Anchorage, AK

> WRC@...

> Open RNY 5-11-02

> Starting: 314

> Current: 205