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In a message dated 02/22/2000 3:56:01 PM Eastern Standard Time,

alain.roy35@... writes:

<< am hoping to

have the MGB and am nervous about talking to my doctor about it.

Any suggestions, I guess I am afraid of being laughed right out of

the office because I am not sure what his views on obesity surgery

are.

>>

I also was nervous about talking to my PCP about this surgery. He was not

supportive and would not even talk with me about it. This turkey also first

refused to give me my medical records. I found another PCP quickly.

I guess what I am trying to say is that this is your health you are talking

about and you ultimately make your own decisions. Be kind and gentle and

informative with your PCP. Even leave him a copy of the patient manuel for

him to study. If he refuses to support you, then look for another. There is

support for this surgery in the medical community.

Sue L.

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In a message dated 02/22/2000 3:56:01 PM Eastern Standard Time,

alain.roy35@... writes:

<< am hoping to

have the MGB and am nervous about talking to my doctor about it.

Any suggestions, I guess I am afraid of being laughed right out of

the office because I am not sure what his views on obesity surgery

are.

>>

I also was nervous about talking to my PCP about this surgery. He was not

supportive and would not even talk with me about it. This turkey also first

refused to give me my medical records. I found another PCP quickly.

I guess what I am trying to say is that this is your health you are talking

about and you ultimately make your own decisions. Be kind and gentle and

informative with your PCP. Even leave him a copy of the patient manuel for

him to study. If he refuses to support you, then look for another. There is

support for this surgery in the medical community.

Sue L.

[Guest guest]

Beth, call Debbie and get the Patient and read it. Take it with

you when you go see your PCP, so if he has never heard of it. My PCP

had not heard of it, so I took him a copy of the manuel. He read over

it, and was sold on the idea. He knew I had been battling obesity all

of my life, so he was behind me 100%. It will go over with your Dr.

better if you are knowledged on the procedure and what is expected

afterwards. I guarantee you, if he is thinking about what is best for

you in the long run, he will support you! Best of luck. Please keep us

posted.

in NC

MGB -02-07-2000

> ----------

> From: Beth [sMTP:alain.roy35@...]

> Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2000 3:53PM

> To: MiniGastricBypassonelist

> Subject: New Member

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>

>

> Hi there, not sure how this works so here it goes. I am hoping to

> have the MGB and am nervous about talking to my doctor about it.

> Any suggestions, I guess I am afraid of being laughed right out of

> the office because I am not sure what his views on obesity surgery

> are.

>

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Beth, call Debbie and get the Patient and read it. Take it with

you when you go see your PCP, so if he has never heard of it. My PCP

had not heard of it, so I took him a copy of the manuel. He read over

it, and was sold on the idea. He knew I had been battling obesity all

of my life, so he was behind me 100%. It will go over with your Dr.

better if you are knowledged on the procedure and what is expected

afterwards. I guarantee you, if he is thinking about what is best for

you in the long run, he will support you! Best of luck. Please keep us

posted.

in NC

MGB -02-07-2000

> ----------

> From: Beth [sMTP:alain.roy35@...]

> Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2000 3:53PM

> To: MiniGastricBypassonelist

> Subject: New Member

>

>

>

> Hi there, not sure how this works so here it goes. I am hoping to

> have the MGB and am nervous about talking to my doctor about it.

> Any suggestions, I guess I am afraid of being laughed right out of

> the office because I am not sure what his views on obesity surgery

> are.

>

>

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Hi Beth, here. Was really nervous about talking to my PCP also. She is

a leader of the local First Place Diet Program( of which i am a wagon faller

offer) in town so I felt sure she would give little support. To my surprise she

backed me up 100%. She said she saw that i was determined and thought I was an

excellent candidate and she wished me well and will support and help however

she needs to. Hope you get the same response. Good luck.

New Member

Hi there, not sure how this works so here it goes. I am hoping to

have the MGB and am nervous about talking to my doctor about it.

Any suggestions, I guess I am afraid of being laughed right out of

the office because I am not sure what his views on obesity surgery

are.

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Hi Beth, here. Was really nervous about talking to my PCP also. She is

a leader of the local First Place Diet Program( of which i am a wagon faller

offer) in town so I felt sure she would give little support. To my surprise she

backed me up 100%. She said she saw that i was determined and thought I was an

excellent candidate and she wished me well and will support and help however

she needs to. Hope you get the same response. Good luck.

New Member

Hi there, not sure how this works so here it goes. I am hoping to

have the MGB and am nervous about talking to my doctor about it.

Any suggestions, I guess I am afraid of being laughed right out of

the office because I am not sure what his views on obesity surgery

are.

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[Guest guest]

Hi Beth, here. Was really nervous about talking to my PCP also. She is

a leader of the local First Place Diet Program( of which i am a wagon faller

offer) in town so I felt sure she would give little support. To my surprise she

backed me up 100%. She said she saw that i was determined and thought I was an

excellent candidate and she wished me well and will support and help however

she needs to. Hope you get the same response. Good luck.

New Member

Hi there, not sure how this works so here it goes. I am hoping to

have the MGB and am nervous about talking to my doctor about it.

Any suggestions, I guess I am afraid of being laughed right out of

the office because I am not sure what his views on obesity surgery

are.

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Welcome Beth...

Don't fear your Doctor, they are just a person. If you know this is what

you want then tell him/her that and that you'd like them to follow you

after the procedure. What you need is a statement from them saying they

will continue to follow you after you have had the surgery. Its your

life, your body and your choice.

Good luck,

Cheryl

[Guest guest]

Stephnie,

Who was the doctor you saw, I'm in FL and not sure if my doc will support

this.

Thanks,

Robynn

Re: New Member

> From: ChasinTom@...

>

> Hi Beth,

>

> I went to see a brand new Dr. in town 3 weeks ago, to establish and also

to

> discuss 2 important concerns/issues of mine, one being consideration for

MGB.

> She listened to my medical complaints (joint pain, GERD, family history

of

> high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer), my social problems related to

> obesity, my tremendous desire to be fit and healthy for the rest of my

life,

> and my 12 year history of being 100+ pounds overweight-constantly dieting

> down 20 pounds and up 25-30. She then listened to me describe the

research

> that I had done on gastric bypass surgery, describe the MGB specifically,

> explain my rationale for choosing that particular procedure over all

others,

> and then told me that the only way to lose weight for ANYONE is the " old

> fashioned way " with diet and exercise, handed me some papers on diet and

> exercise and shooed me out the door.

>

> I saw another Dr. today, recommended highly but difficult to get in to

see.

> I was truly blown over! He let me explain the procedure briefly, got all

> excited about it, said " of course I'll support you " . We talked quite a

bit

> more about the procedure, but it turns out that he is highly knowledgeable

> about gastric bypass and has referred many patients to a facility here in

FL.

> He then started telling me the reasons why I need the surgery! He asked

me

> if he could keep the patient manual that I brought in so he could read up

on

> the MGB and consider it for future patients. I was ecstatic! The man was

> truly excited about it.

>

> So, sorry to be so long-winded, but be very well prepared with

information.

> Think of answers to possible questions ahead of time. Don't give up.

>

> Foshee

> mgb candidate

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi Robynn,

I saw Salko, DO in Fort Myers.

F.

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thanks Stephnie, Ft myers is about 2 hours from here, but if my doc says

no, maybe I will try him.

Robynn

Re: New Member

> From: ChasinTom@...

>

> Hi Robynn,

> I saw Salko, DO in Fort Myers.

>

> F.

>

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[Guest guest]

Glenda, Hi and welcome to the group. Sorry that you have RP but sooo glad

you found this group. It has an amazing group of people and they are so

full of information. Ask all the questions that you want, this is how we all

learn. Feel free to rant, rave, vent and please share your good news with us

too. We love humor, it keeps our spirits high and we can sympathize with

your bad times. I just can't say enough about this wonderful group and I'm

sure in a short period of time you will see for yourself.

My name is and I live in California. I was dx with RP over 2 years

ago. Am on prednisone, folic acid and methotrexate for the RP.

Please post and let us know a little about yourself. Heidi will be wanting

your address and phone number . She keeps the list and will send you one if

you want one.

Again welcome to the group. Can't wait to get to know you. Hope you are

doing well and as pain free as possible.

Love & hugs

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 08/16/2000 3:53:07 PM Central Daylight Time,

Hi Glenda.....I'm Lu from Alabama...welcome to the group and ditto all of

what Clauudia said, she said it so well. lol

I have had RP since 1990 and right at this moment I am off pred. doing pretty

good except for a terrible hurt back, which is healing slowly. I Know you

will grow to love the members of this special supportive group as much as I

do.

Take care,

Lu

<< Glenda, Hi and welcome to the group. Sorry that you have RP but sooo glad

you found this group. It has an amazing group of people and they are so

full of information. Ask all the questions that you want, this is how we

all

learn. Feel free to rant, rave, vent and please share your good news with

us

too. We love humor, it keeps our spirits high and we can sympathize with

your bad times. I just can't say enough about this wonderful group and I'm

sure in a short period of time you will see for yourself.

My name is and I live in California. I was dx with RP over 2 years

ago. Am on prednisone, folic acid and methotrexate for the RP.

Please post and let us know a little about yourself. Heidi will be wanting

your address and phone number . She keeps the list and will send you one

if

you want one.

Again welcome to the group. Can't wait to get to know you. Hope you are

doing well and as pain free as possible.

Love & hugs

>>

[Guest guest]

Hi Shari,

My name is Elaine. I just want to say welcome. I'm fairly new too and I just want to say that RP is different for everyone. Some people have remissions that last years to a lifetime. You might be one. There are over 140 members to this group and alot are not posting regularly because they are busy leading normal lives. Just keep a positive attitude and take care of your self when you feel sick. I know I was really anxious when the docs didn't know for sure but when they finally said it was Rp I actually was releived because I knew what it was and it is treatable. Us newbies are fortunate because we get diagnosed and get treatment early. Just take it easy and take care of yourself. I always try to think that at least I have a treatable disease and have a whole lifetime ahead of me.

Take care and be well,

Elaine RE: New member

Hi, -

Thanks so very much for your kind note welcoming me to the RP list. You all seem to have a very supportive and caring community, and I feel fortunate to have found it. The down side is that I find myself becoming more anxious when I read about everything you all have to cope with. If I do have RP, it seems to be mild right now. It's frightening to see what I may have to face down the road, and quite honestly, I'm not sure I'm up to that! I have to give it some thought. I'll post something along these lines to the list as well, but I wanted to thank you personally for welcoming me.

Best regards,

Shari

-----Original Message-----From: RCColloran@... Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2000 12:18 AMTo: RpolychondritisegroupsSubject: Re: New memberShari, Welcome to this wonderful group. I wrote you the other day but didn't know your name. I loved reading your post. Loved your humor. You will find this the best bunch of people in the world. Glad to have you with us.Love & hugsDISCLAIMER!!WE ARE NOT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, THEREFORE ANY INFORMATION THAT IS RECEIVED HERE IS FROM EXPERIENCE ONLY. PLEASE CONSULT WITH YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE TRYING ANYTHING THAT IS SUGGESTED. WE ARE NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR YOUR PHYSICIAN AND ARE NOT TRYING TO BE. REMEMBER EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT AND TREATMENT MAYBE DIFFERENT FOR MANY OF US. THANK YOU DISCLAIMER!!WE ARE NOT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, THEREFORE ANY INFORMATION THAT IS RECEIVED HERE IS FROM EXPERIENCE ONLY. PLEASE CONSULT WITH YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE TRYING ANYTHING THAT IS SUGGESTED. WE ARE NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR YOUR PHYSICIAN AND ARE NOT TRYING TO BE. REMEMBER EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT AND TREATMENT MAYBE DIFFERENT FOR MANY OF US. THANK YOU

[Guest guest]

Janet, Hi, Welcome to the group. Glad you found us. No, i haven't heard

from . Hope she is doing better. Looking forward to getting to know

you.

Hugs

[Guest guest]

My advice, would be to go completely casien and gluten free. First read

" Special Diets for Special Kids " by and " Unraveling the Mysteries

of Autism and PDD " by Karyn Seroussi. Also, check out the CF/GF website,

www.cfgfdiet.com

Pat

[Guest guest]

Hi Marc! I would love any info you have, thanx for responding!!--Cheryl

[Guest guest]

Hi Marc! I would love any info you have, thanx for responding!!--Cheryl

[Guest guest]

Hi Marc! I would love any info you have, thanx for responding!!--Cheryl

[Guest guest]

Hi Cheryl,

I live in Massachusetts also. I can offer you over a years worth of info if

you are interested.

e-mail me directly

Marc

NEW MEMBER

> Hello everyone! My name is Cheryl and i have not yet had this

> wonderful surgery, but I am extremely interested in doing so! Any

> info, advice or friendship you wanna lend will be greatly

> appreciated!! Also I live in Massachusetts and unfortunately there

> are no surgeons here who do this type of surgery. If anyone has any

> info regarding this dilemma, lol, let me know. thanx, Cheryl

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hello and welcome. I hope that you find a lot of support here on this

message board. I didn't have a lot of trouble joining but it took me a while

to figure out what I needed to do to post messages. Trial and error helped

there. Hope all goes well for you. Markie (Kentucky)

>

>Reply-To: pancreatitis

>To: <pancreatitis >

>Subject: new member

>Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 06:29:06 -0700

>

>

>Hi, I finally figured out how to join this group!at first it wouldn't let

>me for some reason, my name is and I'm new to this message board,

>I've had pancreatitis all my life but I've just recently got diagnosed, I

>was born with a defect in my common bile duct called a choledochal cyst and

>I've been in pain since I was a little one, I've just recently had a

>endoscopic sphincterotomy and had to stay in the hospital because I got

>acute pancreatitis after.They also took a biopsy from my pancreatic duct

>because of a growth there.I sometimes get really depressed from being so

>sick all the time and latley I'm spending most of my time in the

>bathroom,I've lost 10 pounds in 3 months {thats the only good thing about

>it!]but I can't afford to lose much more,I've also been out of work for a

>month on short term disability and I'll probably be out longer because I

>now have a large kidney stone!I'm 27 and I feel 90 latley!but I'm pretty

>stubborn and I'm determined to get to feeling better and going back to work

>soon!I hope you all are feeling well and young!

>

>

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> Hello and welcome. I hope that you find a lot of support here

on this

> message board. I didn't have a lot of trouble joining but it took

me a while

> to figure out what I needed to do to post messages. Trial and error

helped

> there. Hope all goes well for you. Markie (Kentucky)

> Hi Markie, thanks for the welcome hope all is well with you

>

> >From: " Derochea " <tanya26@t...>

> >Reply-To: pancreatitis@y...

> >To: <pancreatitis@y...>

> >Subject: new member

> >Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 06:29:06 -0700

> >

> >

> >Hi, I finally figured out how to join this group!at first it

wouldn't let

> >me for some reason, my name is and I'm new to this message

board,

> >I've had pancreatitis all my life but I've just recently got

diagnosed, I

> >was born with a defect in my common bile duct called a choledochal

cyst and

> >I've been in pain since I was a little one, I've just recently had

a

> >endoscopic sphincterotomy and had to stay in the hospital because

I got

> >acute pancreatitis after.They also took a biopsy from my

pancreatic duct

> >because of a growth there.I sometimes get really depressed from

being so

> >sick all the time and latley I'm spending most of my time in the

> >bathroom,I've lost 10 pounds in 3 months {thats the only good

thing about

> >it!]but I can't afford to lose much more,I've also been out of

work for a

> >month on short term disability and I'll probably be out longer

because I

> >now have a large kidney stone!I'm 27 and I feel 90 latley!but I'm

pretty

> >stubborn and I'm determined to get to feeling better and going

back to work

> >soon!I hope you all are feeling well and young!

> >

> >

> >________________________________________________________________

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> >

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[Guest guest]

,

Welcome! I am sorry you are where you are, but glad you have come to us.

You may not find answers here (if you do, someone could be VERY rich :-), but

you will find a loving group that has come together to support one another in

any way possible.......................good to have you! Where do you live?

Be well,

[Guest guest]

Hi there!

Well, we are definitely here for your husband! Tell him to find us as soon

as he gets home! We can sure offer lots of love and support to you both.

Let us know about you.........where you live, etc.....

Be well,

Gartner

sunflower6668@...

Michigan Chapter Representative

Pancreatitis Association, International

[Guest guest]

Hello new member, sorry, you didn't give a name.

Both you and your husband are welcome to the group. You will find a

wonderful group of people here who are willing to answer any question,

listen to any need to vent and help with whatever troubles you and you

husband may encounter. I'm sorry such a sad reason brings you and him to

this group, though.

I hope your husband starts to feel somewhat better soon and can join in

the discussions/chats with this group.

Kimber

hominid2@...

California State Chapter Representative

Pancreatitis Asssociation, International