Guest guest Posted September 16, 2001 Report Share Posted September 16, 2001 Mickey, That is so wonderful. I am so happy for you. You are doing great. Isn't this surgery amazing? Good luck on your next procedure. I will be praying for you. Angels hover ever near, DS 4/11/01 Bowel obstruction 4/21/01 Dr Deveney @ OHSU Starting wt 282, BMI 47 Current wt 222, BMI 37 First Goal Met!! > > 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. > > I am excited to tell you all that I have met my first " big " goal - and > that is to loose 50 pounds!! I am 6 1/2 weeks out and am extremely > happy!!!! > > I am also excited to let you all know that my second surgery has been > scheduled - it will be on Oct 10 at Mt. Sinai with Dr. Inabnet! > > It is hard to be happy about such a trivial thing as my surgery - in > the wake of all that is going on in our country this week. I almost > feel selfish.....but am very thankful to have such a supportive group > to share my happiness with. > > Mickey > pre-op - 367 > current - 317 > 50# gone forever!!!!! > 7/31/01 Mt. Sinai - Dr. Inabnet > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2001 Report Share Posted September 17, 2001 > > 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 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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