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bridgetgirl · 10-07-2004, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by onederlandbound

Thanks for the welcome. I definitely feel at home. I have been so encouraged since joining this forum. I've been reading other post and can hardly get away from the computer. :-) Bridget, I am acutally in NY and my surgery is scheduled at NYU. I don't know either of the Dr.'s you mentioned but I see that everyone is doing so well and can only gather that they must be the best. I read your post about the insurance approval for your next surgery and I too am praying that everything goes well for you.

Peace & Blessings
Mary

You know on those forms you signed.. the ones that got you thinking about the "what if" they have to list EVERY possible effect of of going through the surgery.... it would be the same type of stuff/complicatins that can be endured by having Carpal Tunnel surgery as well.. I mean dont get me wrong, comparing carpal tunnel surgeryto bypass surgery is huge by definition and procedure but anything can happen at anytime regarding any invasive procedure we need to do..... I mean there is a whole list of things that CAN happen, but for our surgeons Dr Callery and Dr potts, maybe only 5 complications resulted in the death of abut 8-9 people... and Dr C abd Dr P let us know eactly what went wrong and what WE need to do to avoid it... so stay positive and confident, like you said you have been lookin into this procedure and doing lots of homework about it, you are not going into it blind... YOU ARE DOING TO DO AWESOME!!! Please keep us posted on your recovery, or have your surgery buddy or a friend post and let us know how you are doing after surgery. We would all appreciate an update.

So you live in New York huh? Did somebody say roadtrip?! Hahaha What part of the state are you in? I recently visited Buffalo and went to Niagra Falls this summer... I am seriously considering relocating out that way... it's beautiful and green!