Guest guest Posted August 22, 2001 Report Share Posted August 22, 2001 Message: 5 Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 20:23:53 -0700 Wrote in part: I know it'll be worth it, but I'm a Blue Cross PPO victim, so I'm continuing with the process just hoping the " BC gods " will reverse their decision. Any chance you can convert to BC PPO? I have not had one second of trouble from them and Dr. Anthone at USC is a preferred provider-- he may be on the hmo, too. And I bet the air fare is cheaper to LA Please answer some questions for me. Anyone? Anyone?.....Thanks! 1. What is a " panni " ? A panniculectomy-- also known as a tummy tuck-- is done after weight loss to remove excess skin, or is done pre-op to reduce body mass (I had 20 lbs hacked off in June, still waiting for a date for the DS) 2. What is the difference between " distal, medial, and proximal " bypass? length of the common channel-- distal is usually 100 cm or less, don't know about the others-- has to do with how much malabsorbtion you do-- the less common channel, the more mal absorption. 4. Is the " sleeve " just referring to the " hotdog " shaped stomach? Yep. Good luck Shilrly-- how's live in Arcata? I was thinking of retiring to Eureka eventually Nan E. Pre op with Dr. Anthone in CA== starting body mass index 71 ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 22, 2001 Report Share Posted August 22, 2001 Message: 5 Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 20:23:53 -0700 Wrote in part: I know it'll be worth it, but I'm a Blue Cross PPO victim, so I'm continuing with the process just hoping the " BC gods " will reverse their decision. Any chance you can convert to BC PPO? I have not had one second of trouble from them and Dr. Anthone at USC is a preferred provider-- he may be on the hmo, too. And I bet the air fare is cheaper to LA Please answer some questions for me. Anyone? Anyone?.....Thanks! 1. What is a " panni " ? A panniculectomy-- also known as a tummy tuck-- is done after weight loss to remove excess skin, or is done pre-op to reduce body mass (I had 20 lbs hacked off in June, still waiting for a date for the DS) 2. What is the difference between " distal, medial, and proximal " bypass? length of the common channel-- distal is usually 100 cm or less, don't know about the others-- has to do with how much malabsorbtion you do-- the less common channel, the more mal absorption. 4. Is the " sleeve " just referring to the " hotdog " shaped stomach? Yep. Good luck Shilrly-- how's live in Arcata? I was thinking of retiring to Eureka eventually Nan E. Pre op with Dr. Anthone in CA== starting body mass index 71 ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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