Guest guest Posted September 17, 2001 Report Share Posted September 17, 2001 Hi GH - I don't know any other surgeons who do the surgery this way - maybe someone else does. Good luck on your search. Mickey --- gethappy567@... wrote: > > > > > Hi everyone - > > > > Like many have said before - each of our surgeries > is individual - > > just like us. Since my BMI was 63 pre-op Dr. > Inabnet gave me two > > options for the surgery - Open and have everything > done at once or > Lap > > with two procedures - first the stomach and then > several months > later > > the intestines. Due to the fact of the high > morbidity and > complication > > rate of patiends over 60 bmi with laps. > > > > > pre-op - 367 > > current - 317 > > 50# gone forever!!!!! > > 7/31/01 Mt. Sinai - Dr. Inabnet > > This sounds perfect. I would love to have a 2 step > lap procedure. > Does any other Dr. do it this way? I hsve BMI of > 47, but don't like > the extensiveness of the full surgery at one time. > > GH > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2001 Report Share Posted September 17, 2001 I am not sure about Dr. Elariny in Virginia in but I thinik Dr.Gagner only does the two step on patints with high BMI's and I think over 60 is considered high. My BMI was higher than yours and I had it done in one procedure. Dana-Joy Dr. Gagner Jan11, 2001 305 BMI 53 159 BMI 28 <A HREF= " http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/profile.phtml?N=970063738\ " >My Obesity Help Page</A> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2001 Report Share Posted September 17, 2001 The only reason that I had a 2-stage Lap is because my BMI was 63 over Mt. Sinai's cutoff which is 60. They perform it this way due to the higher risk of problems with patients having complete lap's with BMI's over 60. I will say that the thought of going back in a couple weeks scares me a little ~ because I am feeling sooo good!! Better than I have ever felt!! And I don't want this momemtum to end. Mickey --- Steve Goldstein wrote: > Doc Gagner and his group at Mt. Sinai and Dr. > Elariny in Virginia do > a 2-stage Lap. But, with a BMI of only 47, do you > really need to go > through two separate operations instead of having it > in one swell > foop? > > --Steve > > At 6:12 AM -0700 9/17/01, Mickey yes wrote: > >Hi GH - > > > >I don't know any other surgeons who do the surgery > >this way - maybe someone else does. > > > >Good luck on your search. > > > >Mickey > > > >... > > > > >> This sounds perfect. I would love to have a 2 > step > >> lap procedure. > >> Does any other Dr. do it this way? I hsve BMI > of > >> 47, but don't like > > > the extensiveness of the full surgery at one > time. > >> > > > -- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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