Guest guest Posted September 17, 2000 Report Share Posted September 17, 2000 Hello to all,As far as I'm concerned this site is great.Keep up the good work.Now a few questions. With Drs. Gagner and Pomp with whom I had a consult on 9/5,no one mentioned two surgeries as I read in one of the posts. I am 511 lbs and the only thing that I got told was that it is safer with my weight to do it open instead of lap,which I guess I will have to live with.The other is about the mortality rate,as I see it,I am going to take this chance due to the fact that I am getting married in December and I am hoping to be around a long time to have kids and enjoy my life with someone who means more to me than life itself.One more question before I go, anyone that has had surgery with Drs. pomp and Gagner,when you went for your consult did you get your surgery date right then and there, or did you have to wait? Les Arsell 5'11' 510lbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2000 Report Share Posted September 18, 2000 Hi Les, I'm a pre-op with surgery scheduled for 9/26 with Dr. Gagner. I'm 5'6 " and 387 pounds and they didn't mention 2 surgeries to me either. I've emailed with kookie, who is the one who is having it done in 2 parts, and the only thing we can come up with is that it is size *in conjunction with* the fact that she is having a revision to previous WLS done. If they didn't mention having 2 surgeries to you, I would imagine that they are intending to do it in one. I would send Dr. P or G an email message or call and ask - that will straighten it out for sure. As for when you get a surgery date - I didn't get mine until all of my pre-op tests were completed. I know of several people, however, who got theirs at the time of their consult. I'm not sure what the difference is. I *did* get a date before I got my insurance approval, so I didn't have to wait that extra time, which I appreciated. I was told, though, that if I didn't have approval one week before my surgery date, I would be postponed, which makes sense. Hope this helps! Debbie in WV BPD/DS with Dr. Gagner September 26, 2000 mailto:debbie_bond@... >Hello to all,As far as I'm concerned this site is great.Keep up the good >work.Now a few questions. With Drs. Gagner and Pomp with whom I had a consult >on 9/5,no one mentioned two surgeries as I read in one of the posts. I am 511 >lbs and the only thing that I got told was that it is safer with my weight to >do it open instead of lap,which I guess I will have to live with.The other is >about the mortality rate,as I see it,I am going to take this chance due to >the fact that I am getting married in December and I am hoping to be around a >long time to have kids and enjoy my life with someone who means more to me >than life itself.One more question before I go, anyone that has had surgery >with Drs. pomp and Gagner,when you went for your consult did you get your >surgery date right then and there, or did you have to wait? >Les Arsell >5'11' >510lbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2000 Report Share Posted September 18, 2000 Hi Les, I'm a pre-op with surgery scheduled for 9/26 with Dr. Gagner. I'm 5'6 " and 387 pounds and they didn't mention 2 surgeries to me either. I've emailed with kookie, who is the one who is having it done in 2 parts, and the only thing we can come up with is that it is size *in conjunction with* the fact that she is having a revision to previous WLS done. If they didn't mention having 2 surgeries to you, I would imagine that they are intending to do it in one. I would send Dr. P or G an email message or call and ask - that will straighten it out for sure. As for when you get a surgery date - I didn't get mine until all of my pre-op tests were completed. I know of several people, however, who got theirs at the time of their consult. I'm not sure what the difference is. I *did* get a date before I got my insurance approval, so I didn't have to wait that extra time, which I appreciated. I was told, though, that if I didn't have approval one week before my surgery date, I would be postponed, which makes sense. Hope this helps! Debbie in WV BPD/DS with Dr. Gagner September 26, 2000 mailto:debbie_bond@... >Hello to all,As far as I'm concerned this site is great.Keep up the good >work.Now a few questions. With Drs. Gagner and Pomp with whom I had a consult >on 9/5,no one mentioned two surgeries as I read in one of the posts. I am 511 >lbs and the only thing that I got told was that it is safer with my weight to >do it open instead of lap,which I guess I will have to live with.The other is >about the mortality rate,as I see it,I am going to take this chance due to >the fact that I am getting married in December and I am hoping to be around a >long time to have kids and enjoy my life with someone who means more to me >than life itself.One more question before I go, anyone that has had surgery >with Drs. pomp and Gagner,when you went for your consult did you get your >surgery date right then and there, or did you have to wait? >Les Arsell >5'11' >510lbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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