Guest guest Posted July 27, 2000 Report Share Posted July 27, 2000 In a message dated 7/26/00 10:59:12 PM Eastern Daylight Time, MiniGastricBypass (AT) egroups (DOT) com writes: << Blair, any news on the latex allergy? I missed posts the last day or so. I hope you have your mystery solved so you can set a new date. Dinah >> Hi, Dinah: I have an appointment with an allergist today, as a matter of fact, thanks to my sweet husband! I went ahead and set up a new surgery date with Dr. R.'s office - August 9, and I'll submit the allergist's report to Dr. R. in the meantime. It's my understanding that the surgery can be done regardless of the latex allergy, but a special latex-free operating room has to be set up. Durham Regional and Dr. R. have to have advance notice in order to be able to do the surgery this way. I'm hoping I'm NOT allergic to latex, because it's such a big hassle, but I suspect that I might be, given how I react when it's used on my skin - latex sponges and such. I just wouldn't have characterized it as an allergy - more of a sensitivity - but I guess any time is a good time to get educated. Even two minutes prior to weight loss surgery! Thanks for asking - I'll keep you posted on what I find out. Blair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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