SCHEDULED-doing the happy dance

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Sue

I am soooooooooooo HAPPY for you!!!!!

I was just switched on May 24th with Dr. Gagner also.

Mt. Sinai does not supply any toiletries.... so bring your own. I also found my jeans were not at all comfortable to wear home due to the swelling in your stomach, so a large pair of sweats or shorts if it is hot would be best to wear home. Relax take it easy enjoy the next few weeks to get your home in order.......clean, pay bills. etc. You won't be able to do to much when you first come home.

Alice

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You won't be able to do to much when you first come home.

Just what is the average a person takes off from work after surgery? I work about 5 hours a day, sitting all day.

Eileen

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OK Group- my approval is in and thank goodness I called the Drs office to check b/c they didn't receive a copy of it. I had to fax it to them- now my appointment for the preadmission tests are on June 18th and surgery on June 26- I am getting more impatient for the time to fly yet a little anxious- I have stayed pretty quiet until now because until I got that approval I was sort of holding my breath- any suggestions on getting ready or anything you guys think I should bring to the hospital that I may not think of- You guys have been so great to read- you are so informative it is a pleasure-

Sue

bmi 53

June 26, Dr Gagner

Mt Sinai

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Sue-

Congrats on your approval & surgery date!

I was an economic packer.. I took-

Sam's club at&t phone card ($20 for 500 minutes)

tongs (1.75 @wal-mart.. metal, so clean easily)

depends wipes (bigger than baby wipes, less expensive)

chapstick

sugar free hard candies(helps w/dry mouth while you can't

drink)

lotion

robe

slippers

a book

a gameboy

& wore to surgery what I planned to go home in..

I also got my hair french-braided up into a bunlike updo that looked

nice, kept my hair out of central line dressings, meant I could

stagger about w/out worrying that I looked like a wildhaired maniac

while walking the halls.. its braided so tight that its been slept in

for going on 6 days and has been washed twice. A great choice, in my

book.

Just my .02 cents,

Hugs,

Liane

postop Lap DS and gallbladder & appendix removal

5/30/01

Dr. Warden

> OK Group- my approval is in and thank goodness I called the Drs

office to check b/c they didn't receive a copy of it. I had to fax it

to them- now my appointment for the preadmission tests are on June

18th and surgery on June 26- I am getting more impatient for the time

to fly yet a little anxious- I have stayed pretty quiet until now

because until I got that approval I was sort of holding my breath- any

suggestions on getting ready or anything you guys think I should bring

to the hospital that I may not think of- You guys have been so great

to read- you are so informative it is a pleasure-

>

> Sue

> bmi 53

> June 26, Dr Gagner

> Mt Sinai

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Hi Sue

I'm going for a consulation at Mt. Sinai in August. I'll be talking

with a Dr. Inabet and I'm wondering how your consul went. Also,

congrats on getting approved. I hope it goes well and when you come

out, let me know how well they treated you there

Cindy

cinloo59@...

[Guest guest]

What type of toiletries?

--- MOMMYoMANY@... wrote:

> Sue

> I am soooooooooooo HAPPY for you!!!!!

> I was just switched on May 24th with Dr. Gagner

> also.

> Mt. Sinai does not supply any toiletries.... so

> bring your own. I also found

> my jeans were not at all comfortable to wear home

> due to the swelling in your

> stomach, so a large pair of sweats or shorts if it

> is hot would be best to

> wear home.

> Relax take it easy enjoy the next few weeks to get

> your home in

> order.......clean, pay bills. etc. You won't be

> able to do to much when you

> first come home.

> Alice

>

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[Guest guest]

Congratulations, Sue. BREATHE!!!

--- Sue suetee131@...> wrote:

> OK Group- my approval is in and thank goodness I called the Drs office

> to check b/c they didn't receive a copy of it. I had to fax it to them-

> now my appointment for the preadmission tests are on June 18th and

> surgery on June 26- I am getting more impatient for the time to fly yet

> a little anxious- I have stayed pretty quiet until now because until I

> got that approval I was sort of holding my breath- any suggestions on

> getting ready or anything you guys think I should bring to the hospital

> that I may not think of- You guys have been so great to read- you are so

> informative it is a pleasure-

>

> Sue

> bmi 53

> June 26, Dr Gagner

> Mt Sinai

>

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from Upper Darby, PA

BMI 63, age 41

Lap BPD/DS (possibly in 2 parts)

Dr. Gagner - 9/15/01

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In a message dated 6/5/2001 5:15:41 PM Pacific Daylight Time, JEB874@...

writes:

<< Just what is the average a person takes off from work after surgery? I

work

about 5 hours a day, sitting all day.

Eileen >>

I am just about at the end of my eight weeks. Honestly, I could have gone

back after 4 or 5 weeks, but took advantage of the entire 8 weeks. I think it

differs for everybody, depending on how fast their bodies heal.

Kim B.

Dr. Anthone, LA, USC

DGB/DS-4/18/01

-52lbs