buffsrule76

just watched it, it was very good to see how the procedure actually works

JenBear7

Got to catch it. Thanks for the information Zen! Isnt it cool to see your doc on the internet???

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Jen
367/325/227/180
Start/Day of Surgery/Current/Goal

July 9, 2007.. my re-birthday!
Century Club: November 17, 2007

140 Pounds Lost... I'm not Going to Miss them or even TRY to find them.. they can stay lost!! (And if you see them... RUN.. you dont want them either!)

"Life is 10% what happens to you, and 90% how you respond to it" ~~ Lou Holtz

readyforit

This is soooooo cool! I'm watching them put in the ports while looking at my own scars . . . now I know what they did to me!
Thank you so much for listing this link.

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Jim

Surgery Date: October 20, 2006
....359 / 344 / 236 / 195
Highest / PreOp / Current / Goal

TT Gym rat club member #24

Century Club! . . . 5/28/2007


March 14, 2007 . . . -100 lbs since May, 2006 at my highest weight. Not the Century Club yet. . . But very cool!
Dr. Brunson
Green Hospital (Scripps)

Hunnyblonde

Ok, just watched the webcast of the lap RNY...I promise not to cheat on my liver shrinking diet!! I want to have the smallest liver my surgeon has ever seen!

I know it's good for me to watch and be as informed as possible, but jeez! I had a few nervous moments where I wondered, "What the HECK are you about to do to yourself??" Then I saw the new baby pouch and it's all good.

Thanks Zen, er I think.

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René
Dr. Savu, VAMCLJ
January 25,2007 Lap RNY

5'3"/current BMI=22.6 OMG! I'm normal! Well, my BMI at least!
242/214.4/127.5/135
Highest/Surgery/Current (below goal!)/ My Goal (Doc wants "normal" BMI)

114.5 lbs lost from highest, 87 lbs from surgery and 32.5 inches gone forever!

CENTURY!! 9/14/07

GOAL!!11/1/07

Squishy

I saw your post right at 7:00 and was able to get online to watch it. I talked my wife into watching too. I really liked the care with which they made sure that nothing leaked. It also seemed that the doctors and nurses were genuinely nice people.

Unfortunately Davenport is about 7 hours from here, so it would probably not be practical to have it done there, considering the pre and post appointments.

Does anyone know of a resource that ranks hospitals on this procedure? The closest city of any size to here is Sioux Falls, SD. I would like to find out if the doctors/hospital there have a good success rate/reputation for this procedure.

Thanks for the link last night! And thanks all for any direction you may be able to provide.

-Mike-

Zenomia

They have what is termed as "Centers of Excellence in Bariatrics". You can find hospitals and programs all over the US that rank as one of these centers. You can check with Obesity Help.com for listings and other information about choosing a rep. Surgeon and Center. Sorry, I am not familiar with the SD region. And yes, it's very cool to see my Surgeon preform the surgery. I was pretty impressed watching what happened to me too! I think it's pretty cool...but I am in nursing right now and surgery is where I want to be, so I guess that is why I was facinated!

I think our Center offers a TON of services and support for Bariatric patients, and is one of the main reasons that I choose the Dr. I did. The surgery is on tape now and can be viewed at any time...feel free to check it out if you haven't yet!! Lots of information about the program, surgery and lifestyle are also given. Pretty great link for Pre-ops and curious Post-op's!

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LAP RNY June 5th, 2006, Genesis Medical Center, Iowa
257 / 140 / 139
Start / Current/Goal
Plastics 8/7/07, 12/15/07, 6/5/08 - Dr. Aric Eckhardt
AKA: ZenBear

If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning!!