Re: Question for Chris Hull-Common Channel/pain killers

[Guest guest]

not everyone has the need for heavy duty pain killers postop. i for

one, did not need anything stronger than tylenol/ibuprofen after i

left the hospital. the pca was taken out 2-3 days postop, and i took

something liquid for a few days that was " narcotic " after that. but

i really didn't need the strong stuff anymore. i don't know if i

have a high pain threshold, but i didn't think i did. i can be a

real baby sometimes when it comes to pain. i had lap ds, and had

alot of tissue swelling. i felt sore, but not like i was in agony,

begging for pain relief. the same situation applied after my 3 c-

sections years ago. felt sore, just took tylenol.

so don't worry about something that may never even happen. ok?

hugs,

mary y

> Hi and group,

> I don't know if you are actually up for any questions,

but here

> goes....

> You have shared a wealth of information with the group...I am so

> grateful for your willingness to share all that you know about the

BPD-DS.

> I am wondering if you might be willing to share an opinion with me

about the

> common channel. I read your note to the group about your common

channel

> being 110 cm. I was kinda surprised by the length of your common

> channel.....I also became rather nervous about the length that my

surgeon

> plans to make my common channel....50 cm. My surgeon makes the

length of

> the common channel the same for all of his patients. In the report

that you

> wrote to Aetna, I believe that you talked about how most surgeons

were

> making the common channel longer than 50 cm in order to avoid

complications.

> Any thoughts on my surgeons practices?

> Also, any word from Aetna? I may have mentioned that I was

approved for

> the RNY, but denied twice for DS. I have sent in my third appeal

(I am on

> COBRA). We would be willing to pay for a portion of the DS, such

as you

> are, but we are wondering about how we may go about making the same

kind of

> deal. I suppose that I am just spinning my wheels. I guess that I

would be

> just as smart to wait to see if my husbands new insurance company

(Medica)

> will cover the DS. We see that they have approved it for a few

> patients....we hope to receive a similar approval. We start the new

> coverage on Dec. 1. I guess that I should be patient, but I'm

getting

> rather frustrated. I have been investigating WLS surgery for

almost a

> year.....I would really like to take some action sometime soon.

> do you have any personal concerns about becoming

addicted to your

> painkillers. My husband is worried about my becoming addicted to

> painkillers when the time comes. Any thoughts?

> Thanks again for your willingness to share all that you

know.....you

> have been a terrific resource!

>

> K.C.