Guest guest Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 HI DAN, MIRIAM HERE THANKS FOR YOU MOST SINCERE AND DETAILED RESPONSE, CURIOSITY SATISFIED. I WISH YOU ALL THE LUCK IN THE WORLD AND KNOW THE YOU ARE IN GOOD HANDS. YOU ARE RIGHT, FOLLOW THE BOOK AND WE WILL ARE BE FINE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 Open about my revision... If anyone wants a revision contact, I'm happy to be one. There are also a list of MGB Revision people at the mgbfriends site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 GOOD for you.... i like your attitude!! cathy s in va > > > , , Scaffoldi, > > Hey, no problem at all with the questions. First let me say I made a > typo on my rev date - it's Oct 21, not the 2nd! > > The reason for the revision is that I has leveled off prior to > reching my goal. I originally had only a 4 ft bypass. I discussed the > whole idea of revision with RR prior to making the decission, to be > certain I was maxed out and not just plateaued. He agreed that I > could expect about another 10 lbs from where I was then, which would > leave me still 40 - 50 lbs over my goal. > > Why the 4 ft in the first place? I was originally scheduled for my > MGB Oct 03. When Dr R got inside, he always checks the liver before > he begins. Mine looked pretty bad. In fact they were concerned it was > cancerous. He and Dr Walsh took a biopsy sample, and Dana kept on the > hospital to get me a answer back withing 32 hours (no small feat I > understand) Anyway the report was non cancerous severe fatty liver > damage. I was rescheduled for Nov. > > You all may not know this, but ultimatley, the MGB is good for the > liver in cleaning itself up from fatty damage. In that process > however, the liver is stressed. Not wanting to put undue stress on an > already damaged liver, they put in the 4 ft. Now the liver has had > time to clean up it's act, and I can have the full monty 6ft. > > I'll be more than happy to post here from Highpoint and thereafter to > let everyone know how it went. I anticipate no problems, as the first > went great. I found the " secret " was to take the attitude that the > Docs do the cutting, but it's up to us to heal ourselves. I made a > point of doing the walking, doing the food and suppliments as > directed, and listening to the CLOS staff verbatem. Mind you, this is > not my ussual modus operandi, but what I knew about MGB recovery > would have fit in the eye of a needle. On the other hand, we are > provided with the world's leading experts on the subject. Doesn't > take a rocket scientist to read that writeing does it? > > Those I've known who have had problems, were in some way not running > the play according to the book, so I'll become Mr Compliant again for > the second time in my life! > > Looking forward to my revision (well, most of it - not crazy about > all the Pepto Bismol again) I'll keep in touch. Ask me anything - I'm > a dyed in the wool MGBer - There is nothing out of bounds. I'm sure > most of us here feel the same. > > Dan > Dr R, Dr Dasher > 11-13-03 - Highpoint > 338/254 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2004 Report Share Posted October 8, 2004 Yes, , I would like your revision contact. Cook at: r n m c o o k @ w e b l i n i 2 0 0 0 . n e t Re: Fyreye Revision Open about my revision... If anyone wants a revision contact, I'm happy to be one. There are also a list of MGB Revision people at the mgbfriends site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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