Back from Eugene with a surgery date

October 31, 2001

I feel like I am in a dream. " When the Lord turned again (our

captivity) we were as they that dream..... " I have a SUGERY DATE OF

NOVEMBER 19th!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!

I got back from Eugene yesterday afternoon, after seeing Dr. Welker

on Monday. The bottom line is I got a date, Dr. Welker is an amazing

man, GOD IS GOOD!

I had suspected and now I know for sure , that I have compartment

syndrome, which is fairly severe, and I have shallow breathing, so my

apprehensions about a lap surgery, re: being under anesthesia for a

much longer time, were well founded, it seems. I am going to have an

open DS with an umbilical hernia repair that can STILL be tucked or

folded or any thing else Dr. Welker wants to do with it in 18 months

or so.

While Esme ( MY DAUGHTER-IN-LOVE)and I were meeting Dr. W and going

back into the examining room, Dr. Welker was called for a consult

about a super MO lady who had hernia repair blowouts (my term) and

bad adhesions and several other surgeons there refused/couldn't touch

her so one of them suggested that they ask Dr. Welker. He ran over

to the hospital, right then, to give an opinion, and then ran back

and saw me. He was to operate on her after my appointment.

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 " .

I am confidant that if any of my requests are possible, in view of

the best outcomes for my health, he will do them. He answered every

question Esme and I asked him.

I am so glad he is who he is, and I thank God that he is my surgeon.

Kathy sen

BMI 58, 352.5 lbs

Surgery scheduled Nov 19th

Dr. Welker

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