Re: I need a little help here/follow up with different doc

[Guest guest]

in my case, i am going 650 miles from home for surgery. i don't

anticipate flying back to the surgeon for follow-ups. i will ask the

surgeon if he will give me a list of tests, and questions to have my

pcp near my home ask me to make sure i am doing ok. then she will

fax the results to the surgeon, and perhaps we can have a follow-up

visit over the phone if he wants to speak directly to me.

mary y st.louis

> I am having surgery with DR Gagner on Tuesday. I have already had

> numerous problems getting through to the nurses. I sent Dr Gagner

an

> e-mail through the surgically slim website and while his reply was

a

> bit short, I got calls from three people in his office that very

day.

> I think that we should all chip in and buy a computer for the

nurses

> so that we could get through to them in a timely manner.

>

> I am thinking of trying to find a surgeon who does DS or is

familiar

> with ds to do my initial follow-up care. I don't anticipate any

> problems but If I do have any I don't want to wait a long time to

get

> help. Does anybody have any advice or suggestions. By the way I am

in

> Upstate NY.

[Guest guest]

mary,

thats what we did......we drove 450 miles or so to Portland, Oregon and we

found out that Dr Welker trained our pcp in medical school so they just kept

in touch with each other over our care here at home.

Results are faxed to him when they arrive and he tells our pcp what to do if

there is a problem. Dr Welker also emails his patients when needed.

Judie

Re: I need a little help here/follow up with

different doc

> in my case, i am going 650 miles from home for surgery. i don't

> anticipate flying back to the surgeon for follow-ups. i will ask the

> surgeon if he will give me a list of tests, and questions to have my

> pcp near my home ask me to make sure i am doing ok. then she will

> fax the results to the surgeon, and perhaps we can have a follow-up

> visit over the phone if he wants to speak directly to me.

>

> mary y st.louis

>

>

>

>

> > I am having surgery with DR Gagner on Tuesday. I have already had

> > numerous problems getting through to the nurses. I sent Dr Gagner

> an

> > e-mail through the surgically slim website and while his reply was

> a

> > bit short, I got calls from three people in his office that very

> day.

> > I think that we should all chip in and buy a computer for the

> nurses

> > so that we could get through to them in a timely manner.

> >

> > I am thinking of trying to find a surgeon who does DS or is

> familiar

> > with ds to do my initial follow-up care. I don't anticipate any

> > problems but If I do have any I don't want to wait a long time to

> get

> > help. Does anybody have any advice or suggestions. By the way I am

> in

> > Upstate NY.

>

>

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>

[Guest guest]

i'm glad it's feasible to have " long distance " follow ups, cause i

would never be able to afford all that traveling!

mary y

> > > I am having surgery with DR Gagner on Tuesday. I have already

had

> > > numerous problems getting through to the nurses. I sent Dr

Gagner

> > an

> > > e-mail through the surgically slim website and while his reply

was

> > a

> > > bit short, I got calls from three people in his office that

very

> > day.

> > > I think that we should all chip in and buy a computer for the

> > nurses

> > > so that we could get through to them in a timely manner.

> > >

> > > I am thinking of trying to find a surgeon who does DS or is

> > familiar

> > > with ds to do my initial follow-up care. I don't anticipate any

> > > problems but If I do have any I don't want to wait a long time

to

> > get

> > > help. Does anybody have any advice or suggestions. By the way

I am

> > in

> > > Upstate NY.

> >

> >

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> >

[Guest guest]

its not just affording all that travel but the time involved. Takes us

almost eight hours to get to Seattle then another 3 hours to Eugene. Flying

is out as its rather expensive unless we drive 4 hours to Spokane and fly

from there. Thank goodness for the internet and telephone!

Judie

Re: I need a little help here/follow up with

different doc

> i'm glad it's feasible to have " long distance " follow ups, cause i

> would never be able to afford all that traveling!

>

> mary y

>

>

>

>

> > > > I am having surgery with DR Gagner on Tuesday. I have already

> had

> > > > numerous problems getting through to the nurses. I sent Dr

> Gagner

> > > an

> > > > e-mail through the surgically slim website and while his reply

> was

> > > a

> > > > bit short, I got calls from three people in his office that

> very

> > > day.

> > > > I think that we should all chip in and buy a computer for the

> > > nurses

> > > > so that we could get through to them in a timely manner.

> > > >

> > > > I am thinking of trying to find a surgeon who does DS or is

> > > familiar

> > > > with ds to do my initial follow-up care. I don't anticipate any

> > > > problems but If I do have any I don't want to wait a long time

> to

> > > get

> > > > help. Does anybody have any advice or suggestions. By the way

> I am

> > > in

> > > > Upstate NY.

> > >

> > >

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