Second Opinion - Impressive

September 5, 2001

Let me rehash my story.

I was scheduled to have RNY surgery on 9/7/01 but after extensive research

I decided to tell the surgeon that I was not happy about RNY and decided

to have BPS/BP surgery.

I was told by the surgeon at Mt Sinai that because I had appx.10 in of

my sigmoid colon removed over 20 years ago, they would not perform

BPS/DS on me. They felt that I would experience abnormal diarrhea. They

wanted to do RNY. That's not for me.

I went to my PCP and he contacted the surgeon. They spoke for about 15

min. The surgeon will not do DS surgery on patients who underwent surgery

for a sigmoid colostomy. Bottom line is that he feels I would have a

greater problem with diarrhea. He says that normal DOS patients go 4

to six times a day. I my case I would be living on the bowl.

WOW was I depressed.

I went for a second opinion with Dr Macura. He does not feel that I

would have excess diarrhea but wants me to have a barium enema. He wants

to see the outline of the bowel. I emailed other surgeons and to my

supprise they all responded like Dr Macura.

I was impressed with Dr Macura. I'm sorry I didn't know of him in my

original search.

No surgery date scheduled but his office is in the process of writing

the letter to United Health Care(POS).

Keeping my fingers crossed.

S

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