Guest guest Posted December 31, 2005 Report Share Posted December 31, 2005 what does that exactly mean ? bethgordon03 <bethgordon03@...> wrote: I am concerned about this, also, Lily's doctor wants to use the muscle, he says the silicone will absorb. Another doctor at s Hopkins said he would use cadaver muscle... My dad and I don't have slings... anyone else have info? Well we went to the Dr's yesterday for Jordan 2 week check post surgery > and it went really well. He looks GREAT. The stiches are dissolving and > it is slowly healing. On the other hand we got some more news Jordan > will be having Frontal Sling surgery on March 7,2006. I am really > nervous about the Slings because I really wanted to use his muscle but > the doctor said that they haven't done that surgery in 10years. So any > input on the Frontal Slings Vs the Muscle? > Also our Dr is retiring in June and so we will need to find a dr in > Northern Calf. If anyone know one Please let me know. Thanks Crystal> > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 My surgeon still uses natural fascia lata but is one of the few still doing so, and sometimes has trouble getting " donor " (cadaver) material from the tissue bank - they keep it only for him. He thinks it's more reliable than silicone, but I didn't press him on the details. Rob W bethgordon03 wrote: > Do you mean about what the doctor said? he told me the silicone > won't last, that it will be absorbed by her body, and have be done > over and over. This is what he said, I don't know it's accurate, one > doctor's advice to me about my daughter. The other doctor said he > wouldn't harvest muscle from her leg, but would use " Preserved " > tissue from cadavers. > > What do you think? > > Well we went to the Dr's >> >>yesterday for Jordan 2 week check post surgery >> >>>and it went really well. He looks GREAT. The stiches are >> >>dissolving and >> >>>it is slowly healing. On the other hand we got some more news >> >>Jordan >> >>>will be having Frontal Sling surgery on March 7,2006. I am > > really > >>>nervous about the Slings because I really wanted to use his > > muscle > >>but >> >>>the doctor said that they haven't done that surgery in 10years. > > So > >>any >> >>>input on the Frontal Slings Vs the Muscle? >>>Also our Dr is retiring in June and so we will need to find a dr >> >>in >> >>>Northern Calf. If anyone know one Please let me know. Thanks >> >>Crystal >> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 JUst my opinion from speaking to our doctors i would never use my kids own tissue...i would use the silicone. I am upset the have eye scars never mind leg scars too. Again you know me ...i care about everyones kids and respect everyones choices...that is just my opinion. bethgordon03 <bethgordon03@...> wrote: Thanks RobThis is basically what both doctors said, one from s Hopkins and on from Children's Hospital, Wash., DC. The doctor at Hopkins uses cadaver tissue so he doesn't have to extract from the leg, the other at Children's uses the child's own tissue to avoid any type of disease or infection that could be "unknown" in the cadaver. I can understand both of their reasoning. I really dislike the idea of the incision and scar on the leg, but as of now we are going to go with her own tissue. We trust her doctor and this is what he typically does. Unless something changes in the next few years. It's confusing to me sometimes. I never had slings so I can't compare my own results. thank you againBeth Well we went to the Dr's > >>> >>yesterday for Jordan 2 week check post surgery > >>> >>>and it went really well. He looks GREAT. The stiches are > >>> >>dissolving and > >>> >>>it is slowly healing. On the other hand we got some more news > >>> >>Jordan > >>> >>>will be having Frontal Sling surgery on March 7,2006. I am > > > > really > > > >>>nervous about the Slings because I really wanted to use his > > > > muscle > > > >>but > >>> >>>the doctor said that they haven't done that surgery in 10years. > > > > So > > > >>any > >>> >>>input on the Frontal Slings Vs the Muscle? > >>>Also our Dr is retiring in June and so we will need to find a dr > >>> >>in > >>> >>>Northern Calf. If anyone know one Please let me know. Thanks > >>> >>Crystal> >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 Harvey wrote: > Hmmm... I have been reading about using silicone vs. leg tissue and I > am confused on one thing. I had the surgery done with my own leg > muscle tissue. I was also told by the doctor we have been seeing for > Paige that the actual leg tissue is better because it would last > longer, that is why my surgery has lasted 25 years. I agree. Mine has lasted close to 40 years so far. > However, the > only visible scar that I have is on my leg. My eyelid scars are > hidden behind my eyebrows. In fact, I have a difficult time finding > them. As for my leg scar it is actually pretty funny because it got > stretched out because I was up riding the tricycle in the hospital > (back then it was in-patient surgery) before I was supposed to. But > no one has ever noticed my leg scar. I have to point it out when > explaining. I have no leg scars to worry about, as my slings are from 'donor' (cadaver) fascia lata tissue. > Have others had their eye scars hidden behind their > eyebrows? My ptosis repair scars are just above the upper edge of the brows, but they're generally hidden by the bushier hairs. Visible if I look for them, though. Ageing helps, as the scars (they're horizontal of course) get lost among the increasing forehead wrinkles! > Are the silicone fibers attached differently than actual > leg tissue? Sorry, I don't know. Interesting question, though. > Sharon A <besilly12000@...> wrote: JUst my opinion from > speaking to our doctors i would never use my kids own tissue...i > would use the silicone. I am upset the have eye scars never mind leg > scars too. Again you know me ...i care about everyones kids and > respect everyones choices...that is just my opinion. Sharon, You mention kids' own tissue and silicone, but how do you feel about donor fascia lata? I see that option is missing from your opinion. Rob W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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