FW: [MGBOffice] FW: [MiniGastricBypass] Need Contacts

[Guest guest]

Hi Debbie;

My story is attached.

Good Luck

Dana Thorneburg, NP

[MiniGastricBypass] Need Contacts

HI, MY NAME IS DEBBIE KOK, I'M WORKING ON MY PACKET & WOULD APPRECIATE

ANYONE WHO'S HAD THE SURGERY THAT WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THEIR STORY & BE A

CONTACT, ALONG WITH FULL NAME, E MAIL ADDRESS, DATE OF SURGERY, WEIGHT

BEFORE & AFTER. THE QUESTIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS;

WHATDID YOU THINK OF DR. RUTLEDGE?

WHAT DID YOU THINK OF HIS STAFF?

WHAT DID YOU THINK OF THE HOSPITAL?

DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS?

DID YOU HAVE MUCH PAIN? There is definitely post-op pain,

but there are plenty of pain meds in the hospital and the pain is

relatively short-lived.

WHEN DID YOU GO BACK TO WORK? Surgery on Friday, worked the next

Monday

HOW MUCH WEIGHT DID YOU LOSE?

WOULD YOU DO IT AGAIN?

THANKS IN ADVANCE, DEBBIE KOK HAVELOCK, N.C.

[Guest guest]

Does this type of message from a preop make anyone as crazy as it makes

me??? I thoroughly enjoyed meeting the preops at clinic on Saturday in

Durham and they didn't ask me these types of questions..... I understand

that almost everyone wants to know about pain --- because most of us

don't " love pain " but ultimately would I endure even a significant

amount of pain to be where I am today -- yes! Does it really matter how

fast you are back to work --- sort of --- but would I take a month off

if needed to be where I am today --- yes! The " how much " and " would you

do it again " I think are very valid questions. But, as much as I loved

meeting the staff (THEY ARE ALL GREAT!) whether or not I like them

really has nothing to do with anything - and I tell the preops that.

Yes you have to deal with them on occasion but it didn't impact my

decision in any way. Neither did whether or not I personally like Dr.

Rutledge (which I do...). My decision (and I believe every preop's

decision) should be based more on which type of surgery is right for

you, whether surgery at all is right for you, can you live with any

possible complications, etc. I get messages several times a week from

preops who say simply..... will I tell them my story. My standard

answer these days is that I will answer any direct questions you have

after you have done your " homework " . If I simply tell them my story

they could be going into this life-altering decision blindly - simply

fulfilling requirements - and I think I am doing them a disservice by

just sending them a blanket note with my story. As much as we

complained two years ago about requirements, doing the lengthy informed

consent immediately before surgery (which I hear is no longer being

required), etc. was a VERY important part of the process for me --

ensuring that I knew EXACTLY what I was doing....

Sorry for being on a soap box ---- apparently I needed to vent.....

in GA

>

> [MiniGastricBypass] Need Contacts

>

> HI, MY NAME IS _____________ I'M WORKING ON MY PACKET & WOULD

> APPRECIATE ANYONE WHO'S HAD THE SURGERY THAT WOULD LIKE TO

> SHARE THEIR STORY & BE A CONTACT, ALONG WITH FULL NAME, E

> MAIL ADDRESS, DATE OF SURGERY, WEIGHT

> BEFORE & AFTER. THE QUESTIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS;

>

> WHATDID YOU THINK OF DR. RUTLEDGE?

> WHAT DID YOU THINK OF HIS STAFF?

> WHAT DID YOU THINK OF THE HOSPITAL?

> DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS?

> DID YOU HAVE MUCH PAIN?

> WHEN DID YOU GO BACK TO WORK?

> HOW MUCH WEIGHT DID YOU LOSE?

> WOULD YOU DO IT AGAIN?

>

> THANKS IN ADVANCE,

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hey, at least you got questions. I got this in the email the other

day:

how are you doing---

how did you ever do it -----

any side effects fron mini

Not even a signature! I worry about pre-ops like this - shows they

haven't read a thing.

It was good to see you this weekend...I barely sat during the party.

-Ginny I.