Re: PS Skin Loss Weight-UNKNOWN STILL

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Whether the skin is reused was asked of a PS who spoke at a local

support group. The PS said the skin is not reused , and in fact

can't be reused because it has no tone or elasticity. It's

shot...goes right in the dumpster.

Vicki A.

(wouldn't it be a drag to get a skin graft rife with stretch marks?!!)

> You know, its funny. When I had the panni done, my first

> question in recovery was " Do I still have a belly button? " I could

hear

> all the nurses snicker when I asked but I didn't care. My PS told

me how

> much skin he had taken off within a day or two.

> As far as the skin going to burn units, I have heard

recently

> that most " skin " used for burn skin grafts are synthetic. There is

less

> of an allergic reaction to it so human skin is not being used

anymore. I

> don't know how true that is, but it's an interesting thought.

> Lori Owen - Denton, Texas

> CHF 4/14/01 479 lbs.

> SRVG 7/16/01 401 lbs.

> Current Weight 335

> Dr. Ritter/Dr. Bryce

>

> On Tue, 11 Mar 2003 14:32:37 +0100 " Dawn Conner-Jeppesen "

> <frwhlngrl@m...> writes:

> > Bobbie,

> >

> > I do understand your frustration. My surgeon came in to tell me

the

> > details

> > of my surgery, right away. I don't know if all PS is done this

way.

> > I went

> > to a PS hospital. The building had been a school converted into a

> > small

> > hospital. When I went in, I was shown to my room. I changed and

then

> > was

> > shown to the operating room. This was just two doors down from my

> > room.

> > There are only six patients for PS at any given time.

> >

> > You aren't nutts. After I had my hystorectomy, I asked what they

did

> > with my

> > uterus! It may have been the drugs but I wanted to know. I had

never

> > thought

> > about it before but I did then. I also wondered what they do with

> > that skin

> > they take from PS. Is there a burn victim wearing our old skin???

> > Dawn

> >

> >

> > Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG

> >

> > Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

EWhether the skin is reuesed was asked of a PS who spoke at a local

support group. The PS said the skin is not reused , and in fact

can't be reused because it has no tone or elasticity. It's

shot...goes right in the dumpster.

Vicki A.

(wouldn't it be a drag to get a skin graft rife with stretch marks?!!)

> You know, its funny. When I had the panni done, my first

> question in recovery was " Do I still have a belly button? " I could

hear

> all the nurses snicker when I asked but I didn't care. My PS told

me how

> much skin he had taken off within a day or two.

> As far as the skin going to burn units, I have heard

recently

> that most " skin " used for burn skin grafts are synthetic. There is

less

> of an allergic reaction to it so human skin is not being used

anymore. I

> don't know how true that is, but it's an interesting thought.

> Lori Owen - Denton, Texas

> CHF 4/14/01 479 lbs.

> SRVG 7/16/01 401 lbs.

> Current Weight 335

> Dr. Ritter/Dr. Bryce

>

> On Tue, 11 Mar 2003 14:32:37 +0100 " Dawn Conner-Jeppesen "

> <frwhlngrl@m...> writes:

> > Bobbie,

> >

> > I do understand your frustration. My surgeon came in to tell me

the

> > details

> > of my surgery, right away. I don't know if all PS is done this

way.

> > I went

> > to a PS hospital. The building had been a school converted into a

> > small

> > hospital. When I went in, I was shown to my room. I changed and

then

> > was

> > shown to the operating room. This was just two doors down from my

> > room.

> > There are only six patients for PS at any given time.

> >

> > You aren't nutts. After I had my hystorectomy, I asked what they

did

> > with my

> > uterus! It may have been the drugs but I wanted to know. I had

never

> > thought

> > about it before but I did then. I also wondered what they do with

> > that skin

> > they take from PS. Is there a burn victim wearing our old skin???

> > Dawn

> >

> >

> > Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG

> >

> > Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Whether the skin is reused was asked of a PS who spoke at a local

support group. The PS said the skin is not reused , and in fact

can't be reused because it has no tone or elasticity. It's

shot...goes right in the dumpster.

Vicki A.

(wouldn't it be a drag to get a skin graft rife with stretch marks?!!)

> You know, its funny. When I had the panni done, my first

> question in recovery was " Do I still have a belly button? " I could

hear

> all the nurses snicker when I asked but I didn't care. My PS told

me how

> much skin he had taken off within a day or two.

> As far as the skin going to burn units, I have heard

recently

> that most " skin " used for burn skin grafts are synthetic. There is

less

> of an allergic reaction to it so human skin is not being used

anymore. I

> don't know how true that is, but it's an interesting thought.

> Lori Owen - Denton, Texas

> CHF 4/14/01 479 lbs.

> SRVG 7/16/01 401 lbs.

> Current Weight 335

> Dr. Ritter/Dr. Bryce

>

> On Tue, 11 Mar 2003 14:32:37 +0100 " Dawn Conner-Jeppesen "

> <frwhlngrl@m...> writes:

> > Bobbie,

> >

> > I do understand your frustration. My surgeon came in to tell me

the

> > details

> > of my surgery, right away. I don't know if all PS is done this

way.

> > I went

> > to a PS hospital. The building had been a school converted into a

> > small

> > hospital. When I went in, I was shown to my room. I changed and

then

> > was

> > shown to the operating room. This was just two doors down from my

> > room.

> > There are only six patients for PS at any given time.

> >

> > You aren't nutts. After I had my hystorectomy, I asked what they

did

> > with my

> > uterus! It may have been the drugs but I wanted to know. I had

never

> > thought

> > about it before but I did then. I also wondered what they do with

> > that skin

> > they take from PS. Is there a burn victim wearing our old skin???

> > Dawn

> >

> >

> > Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG

> >

> > Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >