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11-21-2005, 11:36 AM
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Dr. Callery ROCKS!
Oh, you don't even wanna get me started on Dr. Callery!! He is the BEST! If he was a car, he'd be a Mercedes. If he was a diamond, he'd be flawless. If he was a house, he'd be Hearst Castle! (That's all I can think of right now)
He saved my life and thousands of other lives. He truly is blessed by God and has been given a great gift. I love him and will always be thankful to him for my new life, one that I've always dreamed of!
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Dara
Open RNY 4/27/04 Dr. Callery
10-15 lbs. above goal weight and okay with it
Be who you are
and say what you feel,
Because those that matter don't mind
and those that mind don't matter.
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11-21-2005, 12:07 PM
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Amen Sista Dara! Preach on!
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Nancy
7/19/05 Lap RNY Dr.Callery
Just call me SisterBear! 
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11-21-2005, 08:46 PM
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Thanks everyone,
Dr. Babor, in Argentina is sending me his stats and answering my questions this week (hopefully). I will post them when as soon as I get them.
Big Guy
(I probably should put up a photo of myself, ya think.)
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11-23-2005, 01:19 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2005 |
Location: BC, Canada |
Surgeon: Dr. Nohr |
Age: 40 |
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open vs lap
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Originally Posted by cprnow
Hi Big Guy - welcome! I'm pretty new here too. Let's see...when I talked with my surgeon I asked how many surgeries he has performed, their complication rate. Since at that time, I hadn't decided between the Lap band, the lap RNY, or open RNY I asked him to compare complication rates between each. Based on that discussion, and some research papers I read, I'm probably going to go with open RNY. I'm not thrilled about the incision, but I want him to have complete access and view, lol! Probably kind of stupid. But from what he told me, the incision shouldn't be as long as I originally thought....
Make sure you have a surgeon that you feel you can talk to though! You may hit it off better with some than others!
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I too have chosen open and feel comfortable with my choices. Its not stupid..its really a personal choice. My surgeon is in training for LAP and has done thousands of open procedures, thus the one of the reasons I am going open. I really want the doc to see whats going on in there!
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Lisa
aka....Canadian Bear and her Canadian Bear Cubs!
Open RNY - Jan 30, 2006
Tummy Tuck - June 4, 2007
314/ 152-157/180
start/ now/goal
BMI 45.7/22.1-24/26.2
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Century Club - Sept 12, 2006
Overweight Club - Oct 19, 2006
One-der-land - Nov 8, 2006
Below Goal - Jan 30, 2007 - Anniversary Date!
Holding Below Goal - 2 year surgery anniversary!
Last edited by LisaBoston; 11-23-2005 at 01:22 PM.
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11-23-2005, 02:50 PM
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Join Date: May 2005 |
Location: Ohio |
Age: 44 |
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Originally Posted by cprnow
Hi Big Guy - welcome! I'm pretty new here too. Let's see...when I talked with my surgeon I asked how many surgeries he has performed, their complication rate. Since at that time, I hadn't decided between the Lap band, the lap RNY, or open RNY I asked him to compare complication rates between each. Based on that discussion, and some research papers I read, I'm probably going to go with open RNY. I'm not thrilled about the incision, but I want him to have complete access and view, lol! Probably kind of stupid. But from what he told me, the incision shouldn't be as long as I originally thought....
Make sure you have a surgeon that you feel you can talk to though! You may hit it off better with some than others!
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Not to scare you, and maybe I have a skewed experience......but everyone I know who went open had an incision from under their boobs to about an inch above the belly button.  I heard talk of a "new" method leaving only a 4 inch scar, but have yet to hear from anyone that owns one! Anyone here have a smaller incision?
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Marty
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts--Winston Churchill
Lap RNY 9-7-05
Dr. Ben-Meir
Cleveland Center for Bariatric Surgery
235/135/135
pre/now/goal
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