Got a consult -mixed reaction

June 1, 2001

I've got a consultation date with Dr. Ren for DS surgery on June 25.

I am excited and a bit nervous- NY is 2-1/2 hours away and I kinda

feel out of my element there. From what I hear its about 2-1/2 months

from consult to surgery with her, so maybe I'll get my surgery in

early september. I'm also nervous because I have a lot of weight to

lose - my BMI is 73- and I have a 16 month old baby that depends on

me. These are the reasons I want to get the surgery, but at the same

time they are the reasons I am scared. I guess being so isolated from

everyone I know, so far away, in a hospital I've never been to. I

don't really know the ins and out of what to expect from Dr. Ren. If

I will wake up with tubes in my nose and throat or do they come out

before I wake up. How she handles pain management. etc. - Maybe I

will feel more at ease after the consult.

in South Jersey

June 1, 2001

,

I am in the D.C. area and know nothing about Dr. Ren. I just want to

let you know that it is OK to be scared. For several weeks before

my surgery, I was totally absorbed in the surgery and neglected my

work. I was more and more scared as the days wore on. Up to the day

before surgery when I was occupied with cleaning my bowels out and

had no time to be scared.

Best wishes,

Steve

--

Steve Goldstein, age 61

Lap BPD/DS on May 2, 2001

Dr. Elariny, INOVA Fairfax Hospital, Virginia

Starting (05/02/01) BMI = 51

BMI on 06/01 = 45.2

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