Re: Re:DS Support Group - tri-state area

[Guest guest]

I think that is a great idea! I am scheduled for

surgery August 1 and I would love to have these

meetings to look forward to!

--- nsyncmom2001@...> wrote:

> Hi Debbie. I live in Upper Darby, PA and would love

> to be able to join a

> local support group. My consult with Dr. Gagner is

> Wednesday.

>

> --- Debbie Kardon-Brown dkardon1@...>

> wrote:

>

>

>

> Sandy from Delaware and Ogretta from ?

> - I am from

> Philly. I'm scheduled to be switched on July

> 12 at NYUMC with Dr.

> Ren. Maybe we could have our own DS support

> group in this area

> (travel to NYC is too time-consuming for a regular

> monthly

> meeting)! Anyone else out there traveling from

> the tri-state area

> to NYC for DS surgery? I'd love to have

> someone local to talk to

> after surgery. All of the bariatric docs in

> this area do RNY

> exclusively.

> Deb from Philly

> pre-op BMI 43

> Dr. Ren, 7/12/01

>

> At 07:35 PM 5/18/01 -0700, you wrote:

> Where are you from

> om55@...?

> I travel through Philly also to get to Mt.

> Sinai.

>

> Sandy in Delaware

>

> --- om55@... wrote:

> > Gwen: I had my surgery done at mt

> sinai on May

> > 4th, 2001---i went

> > in that morning. I did not have a prep to

> do, other

> > than not eat or

> > drink after midnight. My surgery was the

> the first

> > of the day at 8am

> > & I am so glad about that. We took

> the train in

> &

> > were actually late

> > getting to the hospital--we didnt get there

> until

> > almost 7:30am--we

> > walked in & they said they are looking

> for

> > you--everything happened

> > very quickly--the vitals, the changing clothes,

> kiss

> > goodbye for by

> > husband & then off I walked down to the

> surgical

> > suite to meet up

> > with the anesthesiologists (multiple) & my

> doctor,

> > (dr inabnet) &

> > many other people--lots of joking around &

> before I

> > knew I was in the

> > OR.

> >

> > For me, & this is strictly my opinion, the

> less time

> > I had pre-op in

> > those last few hours & moments to think

> about it the

> > better off I was-

> > -stress-wise. Now, I cannot tell

> that I wasnt a

> > bit nervous when

> > our train was delayed in philadelphia, for

> all

> > things..us mail. I

> > kept thinking, if i am too late my surgery will

> be

> > cancelled...as it

> > was, they were all just ready & waiting for

> me

> > instead of the other

> > way around. Kinda weird, huh?

> >

> > Good luck with your surgery (when is it?) &

> take

> > good care

> >

> > ogretta

> > post-op (part 1) & grateful

> > may 4, 2001

> > dr inabnet

> > mt sinai

> >

> >

> >

> > In duodenalswitch@y..., gwen20852@a...

> wrote:

> > > Has anyone been admitted the night before

> surgery

> > at Mt Sinai (to

> > do the

> > > prep, etc.)?

> >

> >

> >

>

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