Re: Consult with Dr. Pomp - Lola

[Guest guest]

Hi Lola,

it is already June and you are hoping for surgery in August. Mhm, I

thinkt that there might not be enough time for your consultation, pre

op testing, insurance approval and scheduling of the surgery.

Don't try to rush it, dear. This surgery is excellent but with it it

brings changes. You need to prepare yourself for these changes

mentally. You need to talk to lots of people about their

experiences. Talk about all the pros and some of the cons (yes,

there are some, as you already know).

I can only speak for myself. I had my surgery with Dr. Herron, an

excellent surgeon who was assisted by Dr. Pomp. This surgery is

always performed by 2 surgeons. I have not met Dr. Pomp personally

but Dr. Herron assured me what an excellent surgeon he is. I am sure

there are other people on this list who've had their surgery with

him. Believe me, Dr. Gagner is not the only great surgeon.

I have also heard of Dr. Ren who is at the other NY hospital, good

grief, I can't remember right now the name of it. There was a TV

show not too long ago on MSNBC and most of it was with and about

her. She used to be at Mt. Sinai. So, that's another possibility.

Depending on where you live, there is another thing to consider:

will your insurance cover out of state?

Pls. feel free to contact me with any additional questions,I'll

always answer. christadi@...

Best of luck

Christa

(from CT)

> Hi all,

>

> I would like to introduce myself, my name is Lola and I am 23 years

> old and have a BMI of 57. I called today and scheduled an

> appointment for consultation with Dr. Pomp at Mt Sinai in NY. I

> called the office because I had heard good things on the net about

> Dr. Gagner and Dr. Herron, although I haven't heard anything about

> Dr. Pomp. My assumption is that he must be a skilled surgeon, b/c

> his colleagues have been said to be the best. I was wondering if

any

> body has met with him or has had him as their surgeon and could

give

> me some info/advice.

>

> Secondly, I am a dental student and have school year round. The

only

> extended break I have is in the month of August. I was hoping to

fly

> to NY this month for a consult and schedule surgery in Aug. But

that

> whole office is booked this month and I am scared that I may have

to

> wait until Aug of next year for surgery and I don't think I can

wait

> that long. I have also called Dr. Vohra in NY for info, but I

> haven't heard anything about him on the net (i got his name off of

> spotlighthealth.com) and do not even know if he performs DS. Can

> anyone give me info on Dr. Vohra as well?

>

> The last thing I would like to ask is concerning the stool and

> flatulence problems found with the duodenal switch surgery. How

> likely are these problems to occur and how severe are they? From

> what I have read the surgery seems like it would be perfect for me,

> but I don't know if I could handle a potentially embarassing

problem

> such as that.

>

> I know this was a long message, but I have just started gathering

> info and want to learn as much as possible.

>

> Lola

>

> BMI 57

[Guest guest]

Lola,

I am pre-op (6/26) with Dr. Ren at NYU. She trained under Gagner

at Mt. Sinai. I called her March 20, got a consult with her for March 27,

and as you can see, scheduled surgery for 6/26

(and this was because it was the earliest date I was free). For further

information on her and the procedure try the NYU website:

thinforlife@...

Marcia

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