Guest guest Posted October 31, 2001 Report Share Posted October 31, 2001 << If I were him I wouldn't have been able to concentrate on MY weight loss story, or MY medical records, I would have been planning how I would treat THAT desperate woman, but he concentrated on ME and asked appropriate questions and gave great input and wrote down all my " wishes " for my " dream surgery " . >> What kind of wishes do you have for your dream surgery? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2001 Report Share Posted November 1, 2001 > What kind of wishes do you have for your dream surgery? I would love to keep my gall bladder, I've never had trouble with it, and I wouldn't mind taking actigall and risk the possible attendant slower/less weight loss, for the joy of keeping it if its really in good shape. Also I'm not anxious to have the shortest common channel in town, I will be well pleased to get to 200 lbs (I haven't been there since 1975), though I suspect that 150 is not out of the question. I want to not have morphine and so I am getting an epidural. I wanted to let Dr.Welker know that I would always rather be on the conservative side of most any thing that might arise DURING the surgery that would still be in keeping with good procedure on his part. Also I need an umbilical hernia repair, and I told him I would like it repaired now, as it is very painful at times and I could only see it getting more uncomfortable as I lose weight. So I told Dr. Welker that I would trade off a TT later, if he could give me relief now, as at age 53, and happily married fro 35 yrs., I'm not trying to become a beauty queen here! lol But the wonderful part is that he said he can do BOTH, give me relief now and a major rebuild later, so I am a VERY happy camper. Kathy sen BMI 58, 352.5 lbs Surgery scheduled Nov 19th Dr. Welker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2001 Report Share Posted November 1, 2001 Hi Kathy - Statistically, your gall bladder, healthy as it may be at surgery time, will go south on you and create possibly a life-threatening crisis for you. It only takes about an additional 20 min. to remove. You will still manufacture bile which continues to be used normally in digestion. All that the gall bladder does is warehouse the bile after it is used and reassimilated. That is not essential. The " save the healthy whatever " is an insurance company mantra. Dr. K takes it out, even if he isn't paid to do so by the insurance because he is so concerned about future health problems. Also, as you noted, weight loss is negatively impacted by Actigall. There is a reason you are having this surgery. This is part of that overall program. Best- Nick in Sage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2001 Report Share Posted November 1, 2001 At 9:12 AM -0800 11/1/01, Nick wrote: >... >Also, as you noted, weight loss is negatively impacted by Actigall. There >is a reason you are having this surgery. How do we know this? I am about to go off Actigall. --Steve -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2001 Report Share Posted November 1, 2001 Re: Gall Bladder My doctor left it in and said if it goes bad and needs to remove it sometime in the future, he can do a tummy tuck at the same time and insurance will pay for it. I said, " sounds good to me " . Having my gal bladder has not slowed down my weight loss at all, but then I don't take Actigall either. I never even heard about it until I read it on this list, my doctor does not prescribe it. -95 3/23/01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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