Guest guest Posted May 4, 2001 Report Share Posted May 4, 2001 Congratulations to ! So glad to hear that everything went well for her! > My wife, , had her surgery today at 10:45am, and was in for > around two hours. She did 'exceptionally well', and her surgeon, Dr. > Y. Marcus of Silver Spring, MD successfully completed her > Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch. (BPD-DS) > > She's in the ICU at Holy Cross Hospital and pretty well drugged up [:- > )] but is in very good spirits as she has been all day, despite a > little pain. > > One thing I will note: and I met with Dr. Marcus at his > office late yesterday afternoon to discuss last minute questions and > concerns - time which Dr. Marcus agreed was very well spent. We even > uncovered other relevant information which never came up during other > appointments. > > He was able to place us both very much at ease, and I can tell you > from both the patient's and support person's perspective, that's a > hugely important attribute in going into all this. If Dr. M. and > company can fit you in, I highly recommend a last pre-op meeting to > talk about concerns and any changed information. We were kind of > suprised to read and hear that some patients see their surgeon > initally, and then never during the approval process until the day of > surgery! > > So, now that she's in excellent hands, *this* support person is gonna > go get some sleep. Some folks have said I may need during her > upcoming recovery. > > Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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