! This doctor wants to talk to you.

[Guest guest]

, I spoke on the phone with Dr. Randy Haluck in Hershey, PA

(he treated Cindi W) and mentioned what you said in the chat last

night. He says to call him and he'll have a second opinion! By

the way, he is very patient and pleasant on the phone.

Email: rhaluck@...

Tel. 717-531-7462

in Lancaster, PA

Re: Had my Doctors Appointment Today

> Kathy,

> I am so interested in hearing more about Dr. Luketich because

> my

> specialist has recently mentioned his name as a surgeon I

> should go to

> for another opinion. (The first surgeon I went to has

> recommended the

> esophagectomy for me, and being he is the only one I have seen,

> clearly I am hesitant, although I understand why he is

> recommending

> it. In addition, the surgeon I saw will probably do it as an

> open

> procedure - given the size and shape of my esophagus, that may

> be the

> best option, but I would really like to see someone else who

> has some

> specialization in less invasive procedures to see what he has

> to say

> about it. The first surgeon hasn't done testing on me yet, so I

> am

> kind of in a holding pattern about everything.

> So it seems like Dr. Luketich is very thorough from what you

> reported.

> How did you like him? Did you feel rushed at all? Clearly he

> sounds

> like he answered all your questions. Tell me more!

> Thanks,

> in NY

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Oh my gosh – I don’t even know

what to say to that.

I am stunned (in a good way, of course),

but just stunned, not only at the fact that he wants me to contact him, but at

the fact that you thought of me to the point of talking to this doctor about

me. You have no idea what that means to me. Thank you so much.

I had actually come to the conclusion,

after posting last week about the odds of really making any contact over email

with any of these great docs, and after chatting with several people last

night, that I will get a note together and email the more impressive docs we

have heard about repeatedly.

I figured so far, Dr. Patti, Dr. Luketich,

Dr. Haluck, Dr. Altorki (that’s the one in NYC that did Carole’s

successful esophagectomy), probably someone at TCC (whichever one has

had such good luck with for her husband on her recent trip there), and probably

a few others. Worst case, they don’t answer or don’t really tell me

anything without an actual consult.

But I will definitely be contacting Dr.

Haluck next week since you spoke with him specifically about me and he said to

call. I am so floored right now!

in NY

From: achalasia [mailto:achalasia ] On Behalf Of

Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 2:04 PM

achalasia

Subject: ! This doctor wants

to talk to you.

, I spoke on the phone

with Dr. Randy Haluck in Hershey,

PA

(he treated Cindi W) and mentioned what you said

in the chat last

night. He says to call him and he'll have a

second opinion! By

the way, he is very patient and pleasant on the

phone.

Email: rhaluck@...

Tel. 717-531-7462

in Lancaster,

PA

Re: Had my Doctors

Appointment Today

> Kathy,

> I am so interested in hearing more about Dr.

Luketich because

> my

> specialist has recently mentioned his name as

a surgeon I

> should go to

> for another opinion. (The first surgeon I

went to has

> recommended the

> esophagectomy for me, and being he is the only

one I have seen,

> clearly I am hesitant, although I understand

why he is

> recommending

> it. In addition, the surgeon I saw will

probably do it as an

> open

> procedure - given the size and shape of my

esophagus, that may

> be the

> best option, but I would really like to see

someone else who

> has some

> specialization in less invasive procedures to

see what he has

> to say

> about it. The first surgeon hasn't done

testing on me yet, so I

> am

> kind of in a holding pattern about

everything.

> So it seems like Dr. Luketich is very

thorough from what you

> reported.

> How did you like him? Did you feel rushed at

all? Clearly he

> sounds

> like he answered all your questions. Tell me

more!

> Thanks,

>

in NY

>

>

>

>