Re: Patients of Dr. Stanley West

[Guest guest]

>

> Did any of you travel to see him from out-of-state? If so, how

many visits

> did you have to make? How long did you stay in the hospital? and

how long

> was it before you could fly home? I have a 17-week size uterus

with few

> symptoms.

>

,

Hi! I had a myo with Dr. West on May 24th and flew from Chicago to

see him. I happened to have business in NYC anyway, so I flew in for

work and worked Monday and Tuesday. On Wednesday I had an office

visit with him, and then took a cab to the hospital for pre-op stuff

(paperwork, blood test, blood pressure, etc.) had the surgery on

Thursday and flew home on Saturday. I had a 20 week uterus with

relatively minor symptoms.

I love this man! He did a great job on me and his staff was great (I

especially liked my anesthesiologist) and have been back to traveling

for work since the third week after surgery. I was working at my

desk and even did some manual labor (setting up for a trade show)two

weeks after the procedure. Sure, I was a little bit slow and I

didn't lift too much but I was able to be there and to be

productive. Everyone kept saying how amazing I was to be there and

to be so mobile. I kept telling them that it was Dr. West that was

amazing and not me.

Feel free to e-mail me if you have any additional questions. I'd be

happy to answer any you have.

Giselle

[Guest guest]

Someone replied in a previous message to look into Dr. Del Junco who

is closer to your area. I'd look in the archives here and do a

little extra research on him. There have been some interesting

reviews.

Good luck!!!

Giselle

> Hello,

>

> I'm considering traveling out-of-state for fibroid treatment

(specifically,

> myomectomy). I'm in the preliminary stages of examining this

option, and I

> know several of you consulted Dr. Stanley West for your

treatment/surgery.

>

> Did any of you travel to see him from out-of-state? If so, how

many visits

> did you have to make? How long did you stay in the hospital? and

how long

> was it before you could fly home? I have a 17-week size uterus

with few

> symptoms.

>

> Any other information you can give me regarding the process is also

> appreciated. Feel free to contact me offlist if you prefer. Thank

you very

> much.

> B.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the heads-up. I did look into Dr. Del Junco about two years ago

and decided he wasn't for me.

Re: Patients of Dr. Stanley West

Someone replied in a previous message to look into Dr. Del Junco who

is closer to your area. I'd look in the archives here and do a

little extra research on him. There have been some interesting

reviews.

Good luck!!!

Giselle

> Hello,

>

> I'm considering traveling out-of-state for fibroid treatment

(specifically,

> myomectomy). I'm in the preliminary stages of examining this

option, and I

> know several of you consulted Dr. Stanley West for your

treatment/surgery.

>

> Did any of you travel to see him from out-of-state? If so, how

many visits

> did you have to make? How long did you stay in the hospital? and

how long

> was it before you could fly home? I have a 17-week size uterus

with few

> symptoms.

>

> Any other information you can give me regarding the process is also

> appreciated. Feel free to contact me offlist if you prefer. Thank

you very

> much.

> B.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Giselle,

Dr. Stanley West is an exceptional surgeon. My co-workers were

amazed to see me back in the office two and a half weeks after

surgery. They were surprised to see me walking around as if nothing

happened.

After surgery, I had to go see him about eleven days after surgery,

and then two weeks after that. I am supposed to go back six months

after the second visit.

What did you do about follow-up visits? Did you go back to New York

to have the incision looked at? Or did you go to a local doctor in

Chicago?

Donna Jung, 47 (not too old for a myomectomy)

[Guest guest]

> What did you do about follow-up visits? Did you go back to New

York

> to have the incision looked at? Or did you go to a local doctor in

> Chicago?

>

Donna,

He said that I could go to a doc in Chicago, or I could go back to

see him in about two weeks. I went back to see him and of course,

all went well. I also have an appointment to see him again in

December. I am really lucky to have to go to NYC for work and my

company allows me to schedule work trips around my visits so I can

expense them (how cool is that?!)

I have an appointment in September to see my regular gyn in Chicago

for my annual. I never told her that I was going to see someone else

after she threatened me with a hysterectomy if I didn't go on Lupron.

I just quit making appointments to see her, and went to see Dr. West

instead. I can't wait to tell her that I still have a uterus and I

didn't take that nasty drug!!.

Donna, how long ago was your myo? When did the numbness go away in

your abdomen? I am trying to start working my ab muscles at the gym

and having a difficult time. I know it was not very long ago that I

had my procedure (May 24th) but I want my muscles to work again!

Giselle

[Guest guest]

Giselle,

I had my myomectomy with Dr. Stanley West on 01/18/01. My six month

follow-up is next month. I'm afraid my tummy is still swollen and

numb. I don't exercise so it is probably my own fat, but I am not

overweight.

had her surgery last October. Perhaps she can tell us if

her abdomen is back to normal and if she exercise it.

I didn't tell my gyn about the myomectomy either. I don't know how

to tell her. She thought myomectomies were too bloody. And if she

was to do the surgery, she could probably only do a hysterectomy.

But she had no issues with me going to someone else for any kind of

surgery or UAE.

Best wishes,

Donna Jung

[Guest guest]

Hi if you don't mind me asking where is this Dr. Stanley West? I'm still

researching through specialist in Vegas but i think that i'm going to

end up having a myo. How much weight has everyone lost after having

surgery?

CB

[Guest guest]

Dr. West is in New York. I believe his website is http://www.repmed.com.

Re: Re: Patients of Dr. Stanley West

Hi if you don't mind me asking where is this Dr. Stanley West? I'm still

researching through specialist in Vegas but i think that i'm going to

end up having a myo. How much weight has everyone lost after having

surgery?

CB

[Guest guest]

I'm afraid my tummy is still swollen and

> numb. I don't exercise so it is probably my own fat, but I am not

> overweight.

>

> had her surgery last October. Perhaps she can tell us

if her abdomen is back to normal and if she exercise it.

Hi Donna and Giselle,

It is now 9 months since my surgery and I feel wonderful. I have

just RECENTLY noticed that the swelling from my myo seems to finally

be gone. I do not exercise regularly and have gained a few pounds

since my myo. (I seem to be experiencing the hormone fluctuations of

perimenopause)

As for the numbness, I am sorry to say that the area above the entire

width of my incision (about 4 inches high) is still numb. I'm

beginning to think that it will be numb forever. (I would give up

painful fibroids for a little numbness any day!)

Hope you are feeling well and pain free!

R

[Guest guest]

> Hi if you don't mind me asking where is this Dr. Stanley West?

Dr. West is in NYC on the Upper East side.

>How much weight has everyone lost after having surgery?

I ended up losing 4 or so pounds by the time I got home. According

to the surgical report the fibroid itself weighed less than a pound

even though it was grapefruit sized--darnit! I think most of that

was from not being able to eat any of the hospital food, so they kept

me on a liquid diet while I was in there.

Since recovering from the surgery and doing lots and lots of walking

during my recovery and returning to the gym to resume my normal

weight training/aerobic workouts I have lost another 6 pounds since

then. My surgery was late May. I had been working out in the months

leading up to my surgery with very little results. It's kind of

funny how it's going along more quickly now. Hmmm.

Giselle