Guest guest Posted March 4, 2004 Report Share Posted March 4, 2004 Donna--congrats on your June surgery date. I hope your job starts up again soon. J. Mankaato,MN RNY 12/99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2004 Report Share Posted March 4, 2004 Donna--congrats on your June surgery date. I hope your job starts up again soon. J. Mankaato,MN RNY 12/99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2004 Report Share Posted March 4, 2004 I don't think I have yet posted any messages, though I read all the postings daily. My surgery date is set for June 1st. I am excited, anxious, and scared to death all at once. To add to the frustration, I am a transit driver in the twin cities, MN, and we went on strike at 2am this morning. I was not planning an extra unpaid vacation. Fortunately, my boyfriend is very supportive and helpful in every way. Also, quite a few of my co-workers have had the surgery, some as recent as 4 months, some as long as 4 yrs...and all a success. I just wanted to share some of my experiences and opinions regarding some of the postings I have read. As for the Opn/Lap discussion, my insurance will not cover Lap, as they consider it to be experimental. This is no big deal for me, as my surgeon will not perform Lap anyways. He stated, as I have read thru many other messages, that it is best to be open, to see what you are up against, and it narrows the chance of other complications. I am happy to be having the surgery in any case. To me, aside from the recovery time, the only other advantage to Lap is the amount of scar. As for pregnancy, post-op, one of the women in my support group got pregnant 6 months post-op and had a very healthy baby, though they said she was very lucky. The docs and nurses here suggest 18-24 months. I too, have battled with infertility for years, though I dont know how much of it is attributable to weight. I had 3 miscarriages in 18 months, presumably due to undiagnosed diabetes. My boyfriend and I have talked about it, and have decided not to " try " until at least 9 months post-op. I will be going on the pill in the mean time. I am currently 5'9 " tall, weigh 306, and wear size 26. My goal weight is around 160, and I hope to be a comfortable size 10-12 when I get there (my size before my son was conceived 17 1/2 yrs ago). ~~We all smile in the same language~~ ~Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2004 Report Share Posted March 4, 2004 I don't think I have yet posted any messages, though I read all the postings daily. My surgery date is set for June 1st. I am excited, anxious, and scared to death all at once. To add to the frustration, I am a transit driver in the twin cities, MN, and we went on strike at 2am this morning. I was not planning an extra unpaid vacation. Fortunately, my boyfriend is very supportive and helpful in every way. Also, quite a few of my co-workers have had the surgery, some as recent as 4 months, some as long as 4 yrs...and all a success. I just wanted to share some of my experiences and opinions regarding some of the postings I have read. As for the Opn/Lap discussion, my insurance will not cover Lap, as they consider it to be experimental. This is no big deal for me, as my surgeon will not perform Lap anyways. He stated, as I have read thru many other messages, that it is best to be open, to see what you are up against, and it narrows the chance of other complications. I am happy to be having the surgery in any case. To me, aside from the recovery time, the only other advantage to Lap is the amount of scar. As for pregnancy, post-op, one of the women in my support group got pregnant 6 months post-op and had a very healthy baby, though they said she was very lucky. The docs and nurses here suggest 18-24 months. I too, have battled with infertility for years, though I dont know how much of it is attributable to weight. I had 3 miscarriages in 18 months, presumably due to undiagnosed diabetes. My boyfriend and I have talked about it, and have decided not to " try " until at least 9 months post-op. I will be going on the pill in the mean time. I am currently 5'9 " tall, weigh 306, and wear size 26. My goal weight is around 160, and I hope to be a comfortable size 10-12 when I get there (my size before my son was conceived 17 1/2 yrs ago). ~~We all smile in the same language~~ ~Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2004 Report Share Posted March 4, 2004 Hi Donna Congrats on the surgery date! IM from the cities also and just 10 days away from the big day. IM so nervous and extremely excited about starting my new lease on life. IM sorry about the strike hopefully it will be short lived. Just wanted to say hi and say its good to see someone on here from Mpls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2004 Report Share Posted March 4, 2004 Hi Donna Congrats on the surgery date! IM from the cities also and just 10 days away from the big day. IM so nervous and extremely excited about starting my new lease on life. IM sorry about the strike hopefully it will be short lived. Just wanted to say hi and say its good to see someone on here from Mpls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2004 Report Share Posted March 5, 2004 Christie Hi I. Live in mpls, south side, and my DR is DR. Trent Carlson. Kristi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2004 Report Share Posted March 5, 2004 Christie Hi I. Live in mpls, south side, and my DR is DR. Trent Carlson. Kristi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2004 Report Share Posted March 5, 2004 Christie Yes Abbott. you? whats your date? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2004 Report Share Posted March 5, 2004 Christie Yes Abbott. you? whats your date? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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