Tamera E.'s Profile

Username: aprilrrain
Location: Mesquite, TX, USA
Member Since: 3/17/2004
BMI: 29.8
Seeking a Revision
Surgery Type: VBG (11/17/03)
Surgeon: Joseph Kuhn, M.D.

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Odd things you find on the streets of New York! Uploaded on 3/9/08 9:09 pm	Central Park- Alice In Wonderland Uploaded on 3/9/08 9:07 pm
NYC Strawberry Fields- so sad Uploaded on 3/9/08 9:05 pm	Loving that NYC food! 12/2004 Uploaded on 3/9/08 9:01 pm
Son's Wedding day 4/2006 Uploaded on 3/9/08 9:00 pm	Love My HUNNY! 1/2006 Uploaded on 3/9/08 8:58 pm

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Surgeon Testimonial

Joseph Kuhn, M.D.
I found Dr Kuhn to posess the skills, temperment and sense of humor I needed. He revised my old (4.5 yrs) VBG to a RNY this week (March 08) and this was not an easy, cut and dried surgery. He was honest about the possible complications, limitations and expectations. I had heard that some professionals tend to look down on people with failed bariatric surgeries, as if they had failed to follow orders. Even before he discovered the very appearant physical reasons for my staple line breakdown, he was open-minded and accepting of me as a patient. I felt no such indifference from him. I could not recommend Dr Kuhn with more enthusiasm! He is a consumate professional and I appreciate all he has done for me and my family.
Tamera
Dallas
PS- there is one negative aspect to the process I found. By way of some SNAFU with Dr Kuhn's office staff, my request for surgery was sent to my insurance company BEFORE I brought them copies of PCP, x-ray documentation of the breakdown and the history of hypertension. My BMI was so low that without these documents, I obviously didn't qualify for the surgery. It was not at all a simple thing to rectify this mistake and it took me over 6 months of letter writting, discussions with my insurance company, my husband's Union and Human Resources people before they would finally understand the paper glitch and agree that I did, indeed, qualify for the revision. Toward the end I DID loose all hope and had quite a few hopeless days. Luckily, tenacity won out. Thank God for UHC, American Airlines, the AFL-CIO Transportation Worker's union and Dr Kuhn!

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Comment by MommaAngel on 3/17/04 8:44 pm

HI TAMERA I just want you to know that I am praying that everything will go smooth as you journey to the healthy life.LORD

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Hello, I will have a revision from a VBG (2003) to a RNY on Monday, March 24th 2008.
I had great success (lost about 112#) with the VBG but had a 4 day virus and the vomiting began a staple line breakdown that a stuck piece of steak enlarged several months later- & weight regain in spite of a good exercise (read: OCD!) habit could not keep away for long.
So I am looking forward to continuing on my path.
Wish me luck!

Tamera E.'s Blog

Tuesday March 4th : 1ST meeting with Dr
on March 9, 2008 9:16 pm

My first meeting with Dr Kuhn went well. He feels confident he can do the revision by scope and avoid a long, slow healing process. I go for pre-op testing and teaching this Thursday the 13th and will find out about the diet, support groups, etc.
Yea!

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