Re: HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT

[Guest guest]

Alice,

You may find a surgeon who will perform the surgery with a low

albumin level but it won't be safe for you. Now is the time to begin

working with your PCP to find ways to bring your albumin levels up. I

am not that familira with this but perhaps thru nutrition and

supplements you can get these levels up.

> Hi All. I can hardly write this news...still teary-eyed..I got a

call at

> 11AM Friday from Ivonne at Dr. Gagner's office stating that my

surgery

> scheduled for Monday the 24 has been canceled " indefinitely " because

Dr.

> Gagner wants to consult with his colleagues as to whether he can do

the

> surgery on someone with serum albumn levels which hover between low

normal

> and slightly below normal. This is NOT A NEW issue. Since my first

consult in

> early May, I have had everytest Dr. G. suggested and then some. I

have no

> symptoms of heart, liver, kidney, malabsorption, etc. Neither my PCP

or the

> GI I consulted for my endoscopy can find any abnormalites, and

neither has

> any concerns that I shouldn't have this surgery. Obviously, It's Dr.

Gagner's

> call, but so far I haven't heard from him directly. When I asked for

Ivonne

> to have him call me, she said: " That's not possible " Your surgery

is

> cancelled and that's final! " I immediately e-mailed Dr Gagner, but

have not

> yet heard from him as to when and how he will make his decision. I

must admit

> that I am fearful, too, because I still do not know the basis of his

> concerns....Alll he has said is to consult with your PCP. All of

this is so

> upsetting. All the plans ......hotel accommodations, travel,

arrangements at

> work.....I can't believe that it has turned out this wayl

> Alice

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 9/22/01 11:53:27 PM, duodenalswitch writes:

<< Damn girl, look at that weight loss!!! I am totally stunned. You

were so beautiful before, I can't wait to see new pics. Even better,

you sound like your life is normalizing and you are feeling good.

>>

Theresa: Hot dog --- I stepped on the scale this morning and I'm.... 215!!!

I'm on a real roll here, man! So, I started out rather 'slow' (well, still

not a bad rate) when I lost 15 lbs at three weeks post-op. I've had my

plateaus (and I'm sure I'll have more), times when I seriously worried

whether or not I would still lose or 'stall out', but I can say that,

happily, I'm still losing and feelin' fabu! :)

So, I'm living proof to any pre-ops and struggling post-ops that the surgery

DOES work and we WILL get where we want to be!

I'm counting down now at only 8 lbs away from losing 100 lbs!!! YAHOO!!!

I'm going to Outback Steakhouse for the Prime Rib, man! LOL

Thanks so much for your encouraging and kind words! I've been so

stressed out about this terrorism stuff (living here in Brooklyn) and I've

had some painful episodes of gas in the past two weeks (brought on by stress

and IBS - ouch!)... It's such a pleasant surprise to see my body is 'working'

and the surgery is doing it's job regardless!

all the best,

TEresa

lap ds with gallbladder removal

January 25, 2001

Dr. Gagner/Mt. Sinai/NYC

eight months post-op and still feelin' fabu!

preop: 307 lbs/bmi 45

now: 215!!!! YAHOO!!!

[Guest guest]

> Theresa: Hot dog --- I stepped on the scale this morning and

I'm.... 215!!! I'm on a real roll here, man! So, I started out

rather 'slow' (well, still not a bad rate) when I lost 15 lbs at three

weeks post-op.

..

WOW.. its just falling off of you!

I hope I do so well after this plateau.. I'm having my first real " oh

no its stopping I'll need a revision " panic attacks here- Watching

your numbers drop is such a comfort (yep, I'm strange). You go,

girl.. You're practically in the 100's... when do we see new

pictures???