transfusion during surgery

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Have any of you given blood to be held in case you needed a

transfusion during wls?..meant to ask dr. gagner if i should do this,

but must have missed it in my list of 75 questions!..how long before

surgery should it be done?..have any of you needed it?..thanks for

your always helpful input..nancy

nancy fissel

dr. gagner 7/26/01

bmi and age both 54!

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jill..thank you for your great response..told me everything i need to

know..am going to do the same thing..i have another question..do you (or any

other gagner patients) know where i can find the email addresses of ivonne

and yvette?.. would appreciate that info..btw, jill, dr. gagner told me that

as a result of the stapler failure , which i think was your surgery, and Mt.

Sinai's investigation, the company that manufactures the stapler has

recalled 42,000 of them!..happy that you are none the worse for the

experience..and hoping it never happens to any one else...best

regards..nancy

nancy fissel

pre-op dr. gagner 7/26/01

age and bmi are both 54!

>

>Reply-To: duodenalswitch

>To: duodenalswitch

>Subject: Re: transfusion during surgery

>Date: Sun, 20 May 2001 05:31:04 -0700 (PDT)

>

>I gave blood before my surgery in case. My family felt

>this was important, I guess I felt safer too. Dr.

>Gagner said some people do it but it's just as a

>precaution. He rarely needs it. I dont even know if he

>ever needed to use the stored blood on any WLS

>patients. I called Ivonne and she set it up with the

>blood lab at Sinai which is not where you get the

>pre-op blood tests. It is in the Annenberg building by

>100th street. I think I had to do it not more than 25

>days before surgery but not as close as a week before.

>Also, if you want to do 2 units, they have to be a

>week apart. It was tricky so I only gave 1 unit. Of

>course they didnt need it, but I felt better.

>

>Jill K in NY

>

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jill..thank you for your great response..told me everything i need to

know..am going to do the same thing..i have another question..do you (or any

other gagner patients) know where i can find the email addresses of ivonne

and yvette?.. would appreciate that info..btw, jill, dr. gagner told me that

as a result of the stapler failure , which i think was your surgery, and Mt.

Sinai's investigation, the company that manufactures the stapler has

recalled 42,000 of them!..happy that you are none the worse for the

experience..and hoping it never happens to any one else...best

regards..nancy

nancy fissel

pre-op dr. gagner 7/26/01

age and bmi are both 54!

>

>Reply-To: duodenalswitch

>To: duodenalswitch

>Subject: Re: transfusion during surgery

>Date: Sun, 20 May 2001 05:31:04 -0700 (PDT)

>

>I gave blood before my surgery in case. My family felt

>this was important, I guess I felt safer too. Dr.

>Gagner said some people do it but it's just as a

>precaution. He rarely needs it. I dont even know if he

>ever needed to use the stored blood on any WLS

>patients. I called Ivonne and she set it up with the

>blood lab at Sinai which is not where you get the

>pre-op blood tests. It is in the Annenberg building by

>100th street. I think I had to do it not more than 25

>days before surgery but not as close as a week before.

>Also, if you want to do 2 units, they have to be a

>week apart. It was tricky so I only gave 1 unit. Of

>course they didnt need it, but I felt better.

>

>Jill K in NY

>

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Hi F.-- My understanding is that we loose very little blood in the op if things go as usual. So blood is not usually needed. However, things sometimes happen.

I did it for my hysterectomy a couple of years ago-- I think I was about a month out from surgery, but I think a couple of weeks will do. I intend to do it for this surgery, too. I am O neg, universal donor, and I would just as soon not use up the needed stores of O neg when I have my own. I can't donate blood because of some of the medications I am on, so having a pint or two sucked out in storage is the next best thing. I was going to talk to the lab folks at the hospital when I get my blood work done next week in the pre-op testing phase. Nan E.

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In a message dated 05/20/2001 6:54:23 AM Central Daylight Time,

definitemaybe8@... writes:

<< Have any of you given blood to be held in case you needed a

transfusion during wls?..meant to ask dr. gagner if i should do this,

but must have missed it in my list of 75 questions!..how long before

surgery should it be done?..have any of you needed it?..thanks for

your always helpful input..nancy

>>

Dr. Hess has all patients give an autologus unit.

Dawn

Dr. Hess, Bowling Green, OH

BPD/DS

www.duodenalswitch.com

267 to 165

size 22 to size 10

have made size goal, weight goal may need to be adjusted.

no more high blood pressure, sore feet, or dieting!

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nancy:

Wow, I didn't know Mt. Sinai was doing an

investigation into the stapler thing. I know Gagner

was mad as hell though. At least that's what my sister

said. I dont know Ivvone or Yvette's email's -but they

probably are: ivonne.bailey@... and

yvette.santiago@...

You could try those. You need to have Ivonne get a

unit # for the blood. She'll fax or send it to you and

you bring that to the bloodbank.

Good Luck1

Jill K in NY

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nancy:

Wow, I didn't know Mt. Sinai was doing an

investigation into the stapler thing. I know Gagner

was mad as hell though. At least that's what my sister

said. I dont know Ivvone or Yvette's email's -but they

probably are: ivonne.bailey@... and

yvette.santiago@...

You could try those. You need to have Ivonne get a

unit # for the blood. She'll fax or send it to you and

you bring that to the bloodbank.

Good Luck1

Jill K in NY

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nan..hoping the blood will not be necessary..for both of us..but intend to

have some stashed away, just in case..i also am o neg, but can't give blood

because i have lupus..which is another concern of mine..that my immune

system would " attack " the blood from any other donor..doctors are not

worried..but lupus is so unpredictable..that i would worry anyway..so, blood

bank, here i come..best regards

nancy fissel

dr. gagner 7/26/01

age and bmi are both 54!

>From: leafyleaves@...

>Reply-To: duodenalswitch

>To: duodenalswitch

>Subject: Re: transfusion during surgery

>Date: Sun, 20 May 2001 14:01:14 EDT

>

>Hi F.--

>My understanding is that we loose very little blood in the op if things go

>as

>usual. So blood is not usually needed. However, things sometimes happen.

>I did it for my hysterectomy a couple of years ago-- I think I was about a

>month out from surgery, but I think a couple of weeks will do. I intend to

>do it for this surgery, too. I am O neg, universal donor, and I would just

>as

>soon not use up the needed stores of O neg when I have my own. I can't

>donate blood because of some of the medications I am on, so having a pint

>or

>two sucked out in storage is the next best thing. I was going to talk to

>the

>lab folks at the hospital when I get my blood work done next week in the

>pre-op testing phase. Nan E.

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jill..thanks for the info..your posts are always so helpful to me..yes, the

usually unflappable dr. gagner was furious about the stapler

malfunction..and satisfied about the recall.. " as a result of our

investigation " were the exact words he used..best regards..nancy

nancy fissel

dr. gagner 7/26/01

age and bmi are both 54!

>

>Reply-To: duodenalswitch

>To: duodenalswitch

>Subject: Re: transfusion during surgery

>Date: Sun, 20 May 2001 12:14:06 -0700 (PDT)

>

>nancy:

>Wow, I didn't know Mt. Sinai was doing an

>investigation into the stapler thing. I know Gagner

>was mad as hell though. At least that's what my sister

>said. I dont know Ivvone or Yvette's email's -but they

>probably are: ivonne.bailey@... and

>yvette.santiago@...

>

>You could try those. You need to have Ivonne get a

>unit # for the blood. She'll fax or send it to you and

>you bring that to the bloodbank.

>

>Good Luck1

>

>Jill K in NY

>

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jill..thanks for the info..your posts are always so helpful to me..yes, the

usually unflappable dr. gagner was furious about the stapler

malfunction..and satisfied about the recall.. " as a result of our

investigation " were the exact words he used..best regards..nancy

nancy fissel

dr. gagner 7/26/01

age and bmi are both 54!

>

>Reply-To: duodenalswitch

>To: duodenalswitch

>Subject: Re: transfusion during surgery

>Date: Sun, 20 May 2001 12:14:06 -0700 (PDT)

>

>nancy:

>Wow, I didn't know Mt. Sinai was doing an

>investigation into the stapler thing. I know Gagner

>was mad as hell though. At least that's what my sister

>said. I dont know Ivvone or Yvette's email's -but they

>probably are: ivonne.bailey@... and

>yvette.santiago@...

>

>You could try those. You need to have Ivonne get a

>unit # for the blood. She'll fax or send it to you and

>you bring that to the bloodbank.

>

>Good Luck1

>

>Jill K in NY

>

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dawn..thanks for your reply..happy to hear that dr. hess and i are in

agreement on the blood issue!!..lol..btw, your stats are marvelous..what an

inspiration you are, you skinny thing, you..congrats..best regards..nancy

nancy fissel

dr. gagner 7/26/01

age and bmi are both 54!

>From: dwkteach@...

>Reply-To: duodenalswitch

>To: duodenalswitch

>Subject: Re: transfusion during surgery

>Date: Sun, 20 May 2001 17:37:39 EDT

>

>In a message dated 05/20/2001 6:54:23 AM Central Daylight Time,

>definitemaybe8@... writes:

>

><< Have any of you given blood to be held in case you needed a

> transfusion during wls?..meant to ask dr. gagner if i should do this,

> but must have missed it in my list of 75 questions!..how long before

> surgery should it be done?..have any of you needed it?..thanks for

> your always helpful input..nancy

> >>

>

>Dr. Hess has all patients give an autologus unit.

>

>Dawn

>Dr. Hess, Bowling Green, OH

>BPD/DS

>www.duodenalswitch.com

>267 to 165

>size 22 to size 10

>have made size goal, weight goal may need to be adjusted.

>no more high blood pressure, sore feet, or dieting!

>

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dawn..thanks for your reply..happy to hear that dr. hess and i are in

agreement on the blood issue!!..lol..btw, your stats are marvelous..what an

inspiration you are, you skinny thing, you..congrats..best regards..nancy

nancy fissel

dr. gagner 7/26/01

age and bmi are both 54!

>From: dwkteach@...

>Reply-To: duodenalswitch

>To: duodenalswitch

>Subject: Re: transfusion during surgery

>Date: Sun, 20 May 2001 17:37:39 EDT

>

>In a message dated 05/20/2001 6:54:23 AM Central Daylight Time,

>definitemaybe8@... writes:

>

><< Have any of you given blood to be held in case you needed a

> transfusion during wls?..meant to ask dr. gagner if i should do this,

> but must have missed it in my list of 75 questions!..how long before

> surgery should it be done?..have any of you needed it?..thanks for

> your always helpful input..nancy

> >>

>

>Dr. Hess has all patients give an autologus unit.

>

>Dawn

>Dr. Hess, Bowling Green, OH

>BPD/DS

>www.duodenalswitch.com

>267 to 165

>size 22 to size 10

>have made size goal, weight goal may need to be adjusted.

>no more high blood pressure, sore feet, or dieting!

>

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>

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