Guest guest Posted October 20, 2001 Report Share Posted October 20, 2001 In a message dated 10/20/2001 6:57:31 AM Central Daylight Time, vickersconsult@... writes: > My name is A.V. Vickers and I have been observing your interactions > for awhile. I'm finally getting up the nerve to post. I was > interested in some opinions on the LAP procedures vs Open with a > surgeon who normally specializes in open but is venturing into LAP > procedure. Previous lap procedures done =1, he said this surgery was > 6 hours, and that the patient is recovering well. Other patients > have posted that they consulted about the lap procedure and he was > open to performing the procedure. I don't know what to do, I want > the surgery, and am willing to do open if that will increase the > likelihood of a successful recovery. But if I can have the lap for > obvious benefical reasons should I attempt it? I usually recover > pretty well from surgeries and about 27 y/o with sleep apnea as a co- > morbidity. Do you think six hours is excessively long? > I applaud the honesty of your surgeon. Who is it? You have to decide whether you want to be in the " learning curve " of your surgeon. This is a procedure that really tests the limts of lap use. I would also ask the surgeon what other procedures and how many he has done lap. What is his experience as a lap surgeon in general? Dawn--South Suburban Chicago area Dr. Hess, Bowling Green, OH BPD/DS 4/27/00 www.duodenalswitch.com 267 to 165 5' 4 " size 22 to size 10 have made size goal no more high blood pressure, sore feet, or dieting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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