Guest guest Posted July 13, 2000 Report Share Posted July 13, 2000 > Best on luck with your surgery - you'll get to the other side before > I do. Please post on how you kept the nervousness in check. > > Sincerely, > Bernardine > , Tx WILL DO! I honestly think I will be fine . .. as i said I have gone now a week without and I am surviving, so whats a couple more hours! Congrats on yours!!! What date does your surgery fall on? I am soooo excited!!! 6 days to the other side . .. L. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 13, 2000 Report Share Posted July 13, 2000 Hi Everyone! My name is Stormy and I was at the July 11th clinic with my ten year old son. My son, by the way, REALLY enjoyed the clinic. He said that Dr. R should consider a side career as a stand up comedian! Dr. R does have a wonderful sense of humor, doesn't he? I have been trying to catch up on all of the posts today. I took my lap top, but had trouble finding a local access number in Durham, so I have several days worth of posts to catch up on. I really enjoyed meeting all of you, or at least all of you that I had the opportunity to meet. My son was ready to get back to the hotel and swim after the comedy show was over. I do want to say that I have not been swayed about my decision to follow through with the MGB. I have read all of the posts from all of you, including Mr. Walter L. and still know that the MGB is the right choice for me. When the " loop " controversy first came up a week or so ago, I did an internet search on the original procedure and found that it is still widely used today as a surgery to help those with cancer and/or ulcers. I also found that although the original loop surgery had a few(very few)side effects, it is considered to be a safe procedure. I then compared the original surgery,which I found drawings of on other websites, with Dr. R's modified version called the MGB. I'm no medical expert, but it looks to me like Dr. R has slightly modified the surgery so that the acid reflux is not such a problem as it is with the original surgery. Anyway, this debate will not be over until at least ten years of MGB's have been performed and followed up. If this procedure was really that dangerous, Dr. R would not be allowed to perform it on anyone without strict supervision by the appropriate boards. I have a family member with cancer. She has been in several experimental studies, and they are all very tightly regulated. Anyway, I feel that the best way for us to help Dr. R in his battle with the non-believers is for us to keep good records on our health and weight-loss(or gains)after our surgeries. I know that some of ya'll are already doing that, but I also understand that once the burden of excess weight and co-morbids leave us, it is all to easy to just put the WLS behind us and go on with our lives. I suspect that this is what has happened with many of the earlier MGB patients. A good record of pre-surgery physician documented health problems, as well as complete measurements and weights post-op are going to be so important down the line. Let's all keep a file of our measurements and health problems, as well as documentation of reductions of medication and such as we lose weight. It is such a small burden to hold when you look at the gift of life that Dr. R is providing us with. I know that I want to help in any way that I can, and the one thing that I do know about science is that written evidence is everything. Best wishes to those of you having surgery tomorrow. I will start again on my insurance battles with Blue Cross of Alabama in the morning. Mr. Walter L, I really hope that you will change your mind about representing Dr. R's patients. I value your expertise as a lawyer, and I REALLY need a good lawyer to help me with my insurance battle. I read each and every post EVERY day, and will continue to do so even though I rarely post. My thoughts are with you all. Stormy in Alabama Clinic on 7/11/00 Denied twice by BC of Alabama because of medical necessity. ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 13, 2000 Report Share Posted July 13, 2000 Good luck Stormy. Robin and I enjoyed meeting you and your son while waiting to see Dr. R after clinic. I sent BCBS of MN everything they could possible want, and probably several things they didn't want... I am heavier than you, and have been most of my life. The nurse did stress that it was only approved because they deem it to be medically necessary. I had my PCP write a letter to them stating that. I will cross my fingers for you! Deb in IL Doing the dance with Dr R 7/31!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 13, 2000 Report Share Posted July 13, 2000 Hi , It falls on Monday, 7/24! Yippee! Best of luck on your surgery! Please post so we know how you did! Bern > > > > Best on luck with your surgery - you'll get to the other side before > > I do. Please post on how you kept the nervousness in check. > > > > Sincerely, > > Bernardine > > , Tx > > > WILL DO! I honestly think I will be fine . .. as i said I have gone now a > week without and I am surviving, so whats a couple more hours! > > Congrats on yours!!! What date does your surgery fall on? I am soooo > excited!!! > > 6 days to the other side . .. > L. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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