Drema and drugs

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In a message dated 7/19/00 8:51:37 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

MiniGastricBypass (AT) egroups (DOT) com writes:

<< Can you medical folks out there tell me if this will preclude her from

having the surgery or if

there is another way around these meds? I'd be grateful for any information

any of you could

give me about the above. >>

Flo,Drema does need to tell the nurse anesthetist and the

anesthesiologist,but it should not keep her from having the surgery. (so

sayeth the husband,Jim, a nurse anesthetist student). The good news is that

she'll be intubated for the surgery,so her airway's protected no matter what.

They may change things around for her,but she's okay as long as anesthesia is

aware of her history.

Osler

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Thanks : I had hoped you'd talk this over with your husband and post. LOL.

I did

email Dr. R this morning and he said it shouldn't be a problem but he wants her

to have a

consult with a local physician and get an opinion. We called the local hospital

this morning

and talked to the anesthesologist who asked Drema why she was having this

surgery...told

her she wasn't over weight, LOL (275 pounds is not overweight in outerspace

where he was

apparently from), and said that he works strictly for the local hospital and is

not able to do

consult work. So from here we go to her PCP to ask her what to do about the

consult. We

figure she'll make some calls and get us what we need. It's amazing the

stumbling blocks that

uninformed people put out. Like the receptionist at the Dr's office who is very

vocal that

Drema should not have this (or any) surgery.

Also, the hospital where she had the problems wanted $17 plus .54 a page for her

medical

records. Yikes. Unless they were to go directly to a doctor. So we had them sent

ot her PCP

and that way it didn't cost anything.

Having just gone through this whole packet thingie, you would think it would

work the same

but it sure does vary from person to person, doctor to doctor. But in the end

the whole thing

works! Thanks .

Flo

> ** Original Subject: RE: Drema and drugs

> **

> ** Original Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 13:50:21 -0400

> ** Original Message follows...

>

> In a message dated 7/19/00 8:51:37 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

> MiniGastricBypass (AT) egroups (DOT) com writes:

>

> << Can you medical folks out there tell me if this will preclude her from

> having the surgery or if

> there is another way around these meds? I'd be grateful for any information

> any of you could

> give me about the above. >>

> Flo,Drema does need to tell the nurse anesthetist and the

> anesthesiologist,but it should not keep her from having the surgery. (so

> sayeth the husband,Jim, a nurse anesthetist student). The good news is that

> she'll be intubated for the surgery,so her airway's protected no matter what.

> They may change things around for her,but she's okay as long as anesthesia is

> aware of her history.

> Osler

>

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