Re: can I have lap if my last surgeon,(gallbladder) 1992 sai...

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In a message dated 9/9/01 2:19:38 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

julie_becker@... writes:

<< my gallbladder surgeon(1992) said that I have scar tissue and it made

the lap he did difficult. >>

The surgeon is supposed to know about scar tissue, not you. From the doctors

I talked to about my upcoming surgery, scar tissue from previous surgeries

came up twice. One dr said it might be a problem but he'd " try " to do it lap.

Dr Gagner, who will be doing my surgery, said it was no problem. His resident

dr also told me that he has always been able to do lap. In my non-medical

opinion, I think it depends on how much time a surgeon is willing to spend on

cutting through scar tissue.

Sheryl