Guest guest Posted July 4, 2001 Report Share Posted July 4, 2001 > All I know is that wisconsin is next to Minnesota , Have no idea where milwaukee is but Dr.Buckwald in MPLS did my ds Carol > > > Hi gang, > > I have a friend who is interested in the DS and lives in Milwaukee, > Wisconsin. Where is the closest DS doc to her? > > She is 500 plus pounds and I don't think she will even consider a > plane ride. A long distance car ride prolly isn't the best option > after a major open surgery either but I think I've finally convinced > her the DS is better than the RNY (she has an RNY doc locally). > Also, she is on Medicade, disabled due to her size and co-morbidities. > > This has been a big deal. Six months ago she was much too afraid of > surgery to consider anything. I've stayed out of it and she has come > around on her own, but has remained stubborn about not traveling for > surgery. > > Finally, the other night I called her and said, " If your husband had > to have life saving surgery would you take him to the doc who had 60% > success or 85% success? " Of course she said 85% and I told > her, " That's what we're talking about here. Pick the right surgery > and leave location out of it. " She's agreeable to it, but I don't > blame her at all for not wanting to travel a great deal. > > Any ideas anyone? I would appreciate it very much. > Thank-you, > Barbi > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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