Anna Indelicato
Bayside, NY, USA
Consult w/Surgeon Completed - BMI: 54.9
Surgery Type: RNY
Member ID: I1019065109
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Surgeon: Dominick Gadaleta


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I'M A 38 YEAR OLD MOTHER OF TWO BEAUTIFUL BOYS. I CORRENTLY
WEIGH 300 AND I'M SCARED TO DEATH OF DIEING THIS WAY. MY FATHER DIED FROM OBESITY AT 49 AND I STARTED GAINING IN MY 20s I'M FOLLOWING HIM AND MY YOUNGER SON IS FOLLOWING ME. I HAVE TO STOP THIS FROM HAPPENING TO ANYMORE PEOPLE I LOVE. MY DAD WOULD NOT OF WANTED TO DIE THE WAY HE DID AND I HAVE TO FIGHT FOR MY HEALTH. I SEE DR. GADALETA ON MAY 13, AND
DR. GARBER MY SECOND OPINION ALSO IN MAY. MY BLOOD PRESURE
AND BORDER-LINE DIABETIES ARE UNDER CONTROL RIGHT NOW. IF YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE OR HAVE HAD SURGERY WITH THE DOCTORS PLEASE WRITE. THANK YOU...

6/7/02
HI I'VE SEEN BOTH DOCTORS AND I'VE DECIDED TO HAVE THE SURGERY WITH DOCTOR GADALETA. EVEN THOUGH DOCTOR GARBER HAS THE BETTER BED SIDE MANNER, THEY BOTH SEEMED TO HAVE THE SAME EXPERIENCE. GARBER ONLY COULD DO THE SURGERY AT ST. JOHNS AND HIS OFFICE WAS VERY BUSY BECAUSE OF HIS APP. ON THE MONTEL WILLIAMS SHOW WITH CARNIE WILSON. I WAITED ALMOST TWO MONTHS FOR THE APPT. AND STILL WAITED 2 HOURS IN THE OFFICE. GADALETA WAS FAR MORE CONCERNED WITH YOUR PRESENT HEALTH. HE DID A TOTAL EXAM EXPLANED EVERYTHING AND HAD NO SUGAR COATING (I GUESS HE FIGURES HE'LL GET YOU READY FOR THE SUGAR WITHDRAWALS.)I THINK HE'LL TAKE A LITTLE GETTING USE TO. I WAITED ONLY ABOUT 45 MIN AND HE SPENT OVER AN HOUR WITH ME. OF COURSE NORTHSHORE HOSP. IS THE BETTER CHOSE BY FAR AND I HAVE HAD SURGERY THEIR BEFORE, (JUST REMEMBER TO ASK ALL YOUR QUESTIONS TO THE DAY NURSES THEIR A LITTLE SHORT HANDED AT NIGHT.) TODAY I WENT FOR MY SONOGRAM AND
TO SEE THE GASTRO DOCTOR AND MONDAY I HAD MY PCs PHYSICAL "THE BIG QUESTION WITH MOST OF MY DOCTORS IS WHY DON'T I HAVE A DATE YET." I KEEP SAYING I DON'T KNOW? I'VE NEVER HEARD OF HAVING PRESURGICAL TESTING WITHOUT A DATE BUT I GUESS THEY MUST HAVE SOME REASON. I'M GOING TO A MEETING NEXT WEEK AND I'M HAVING THE UPPER ENDOSCOPY (FUN). I'LL KEEP YOU UP DATED, SO LONG FOR NOW...

7/27/02
HI, I HAVEN'T WRITTEN IN A WHILE BECAUSE THEY SEEM TO HAVE FORGOTTEN ABOUT ME. I,VE BEEN TO 8 DIFFERENT DOCTORS 16 DIFFERENT TIMES AND NOW I'M JUST WAITING. I WAS HOPING TO FIND SOMETHING OUT BY NOW. IF ANYONE CAN TELL ME WHAT THE AVERAGE WAIT IS I WOULD BE HAPPY. MY OWN MEDICAL INSURENCE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT THEIR WAITING FOR EITHER. IT'S HARD WHEN YOU HAVE TO GET HELP WITH THE KIDS AND YOU CAN'T EVEN GIVE PEOPLE A DATE. THE WAITING IS TERRIBLE.

12/11/02
HI, SORRY I HAVEN'T UP DATED BUT MY HOME IS BEING DONE AND I HAVEN'T HAD ACCESS TO A COMPUTER. I HAVE A DATE! IT'S MARCH 19, THE FUNNY THING IS THIS IS MY REAL 39TH BIRTHDAY. THE DOCTOR SAID I WAS BORN THAT DAY SO WHY NOT START A NEW LIFE THE SAME DAY. I'M SCARED BUT AT THE SAME TIME EXCITED. EVERYONE IS BEING SO SUPPORTIVE. FOR THANKSGIVING I HAD TO TELL MY FAMILY, I THINK SOME OF THEM ARE STILL IN SHOCK. PEOPLE WHO LOVE YOU ALWAYS WORRY ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF YOU DIEING THEY DON'T SEE THAT JUST THE WAY YOU ARE NOW IS A DEATH SENTENCE. BUT, STILL SO MANY OF THEM WANT TO HELP ME WITH MY RECOVERY. THATS SO STRANGE BECAUSE I'M USUALLY THE ONE WHO HELPS, I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE TO ASK. I GUESS THAT SAYS ALOT, IT WAS A GREAT CHRISTMAS PRESENT TO KNOW YOU ARE LOVED. HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL!


3/2/03

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S MARCH, I'M GETTING VERY NERVIOUS. NOT SO MUCH FOR ME BUT FOR MY FAMILY. THEY LOVE ME AND I KNOW HOW SCARED THEY ARE FOR ME. MY SURGERY IS 17 DAYS AWAY AND YESTERDAY WAS THE FIRST DAY I BOUGHT SOMETHING. TWO PAIRS OF PJ'S, I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF I'LL NEED THEM. BUT, IT MADE ME FEEL BETTER TO START PLANNING FOR IT. I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO STORE FOR FOOD YET. I HOPE THEY TELL YOU BEFORE. I'LL WRITE AGAIN SOON. THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL YOUR KIND WORDS! IT'S SO NICE TO KNOW THEIR ARE FRIENDS WITH YOU WHO KNOWS HOW YOUR FEELING. THANK YOU ALL!


5/5/03

IT'S OVER I'M FEELING GOOD. I JUST WENT TO SEE THE DR. AND MY SUGAR IS NORMAL HE THINKS I CAN GO OFF THE BLOOD PRESURE PILLS AND I'M DOWN 46 POUNDS IN A MONTH IN A HALF. I CAME HOME WITH THE DRAIN WHICH WASN'T FUN BUT I HAD NO INFECTIONS, NO COMPLICATIONS AND IN A WEEK I WAS GETTING AROUND WELL. I STILL HAVE A PROBLEM WITH SOLIDS AND I DON'T REALLY LIKE EATTING I CHEW AND SPIT MORE THEN ANYTHING ELSE. I DON'T LIKE EATTING AROUND PEOPLE I FEEL THEM LOOKING AT ME AND IT'S HARD ENOUGH JUST HAVING TO CONSENTRATE BY YOURSELF. I HAVE A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THINGS GETTING STUCK. I HAVEN'T HAD DUMPING YET. I ALWAYS FEEL A LITTLE SICK AFTER EATTING. THE DOCTOR SAID THAT WILL GET BETTER. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOU KIND LETTERS THEY MADE ME FELL SO GOOD. ANNA

1/22/04

Hi! I'm now 10 months pre-op and I am down to 169 and a size 10. I can't tell you how different life is after you loose 130 pounds. I just wish I could let myself enjoy it. I don't know why I feel like I do. I'm just always waiting for it to return. It always has before. I find people looking at me all the time now. I know it's because they are not sure if it's me but I've always been in the shadows and it's had to accept the spotlight. You always feel like people may think who you think you are. I have many friends who are trying very hard to loose weight and I feel their struggle but I'm still one of them! I don't think they see that any more. But, my body feels so good now. It's not the sick body I had learned to live with. I know it's time for meetings I just have to find one I'll like. God Bless You all. Anna

9/15/04
HI, SORRY I HAVEN'T UPDATED IN A LONG TIME. I STOPPED AT A PLATOE OF 160 AND THAT WAS COMFORTABLE FOR ME. THE LAST FEW MONTHS HAVE BEEN VERY HAPPY FOR US. I'M EXPECTING A NEW BABY FOR CHRISTMAS AND WE'RE STILL SHOCKED. I HAVE ONLY GAINED 12 POUNDS IN 6 MONTHS AND THE DOCTOR IS VERY HAPPY. I WISH THEIR WAS SOME TYPE OF WEB SITE FOR PREGNANT GASTRIC BYPASS WOMEN. THE INFORMATION SEEMS TO BE SO LITTLE. THINGS DON'T CHANGE THOUGH I'M STILL ME, BAD HABBITS AND ALL. BUT, HEALTHIER, AND I FEEL GOOD EVEN AFTER 18 MONTHS I DON'T REGRET MY DECISION. I USE TO ALWAYS WONDER IF I WOULD. BUT I CAN SAY I DON'T, NOT FOR ONE MOMENT. I COULD HAVE DIED. I COULD BE MISSING ALL THIS AND THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN SAD. I'M PROUD OF ME FOR A CHANGE AND A LOT OF THAT PAIN THAT I USE TO FEEL IS GONE. GOOD WISHES TO YOU FRIENDS AND THANK YOU. ANNA

9/29/06
HI, I HAD A BEAUTIFUL BABY BOY. HE WEIGHTED ONLY 7'5oz AND HE WAS 20 INCHES LONG. WHAT A DIFFERENCE FROM MY TWO OLDER BOYS THAT WERE 9'5 AND 9'8. IT'S BEEN 20 MONTHS. I HAD A C'SECTION BECAUSE OF MY PAST TWO C'SECTIONS. THEN 6 MONTHS AGO I HAD A INTESTINAL HERNIA. LET ME TELL YOU IT SCARED ME. THEY SAID IT COULD HAVE BEEN FROM THE C'SECTION BUT MOST LIKELY IT WAS FROM ALL THE EXTRA ROOM INSIDE MY INTESTINAL WALL. I HAD MAINTAINED 164 POUNDS UP TILL THEN NOW I SEEM TO BE PUTTING ON WEIGHT 18 POUNDS TO BE HONEST. I ALSO HAVE HAD TO START BLOOD PRESSURE PILLS AGAIN BECAUSE WHEN I EAT ANYTHING SALTY MY PRESSURE GOES CRAZY. I'VE SINCE LAID OFF THE SALTY CRACKERS AND SOUPS AND THIS WEEK MY WEIGHT STARTED GOING DOWN AGAIN. I WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE ELSE HAS THIS TRUBLE WITH SALT. HOPE EVERYONE IS WELL I'LL KEEP MORE UP TO DATE NOW THAT THE CRAZINESS HAS CALMED DOWN A LITTLE. ANNA

2/28/07
HI, HOPE EVERYONE IS WELL! I HADE GOTTEN SICK OVER THE HOLIDAYS THEY THOUGHT IT WAS A HERNIA AGAIN BUT THEY FOUND OUT IT WAS MY GALLBLADDER IT COULD HAVE BEEN THE PROBLEM ALSO WHEN I HAD THE LAST HERNIA THE DOCTOR FEELS IF I THINK ABOUT A TUMMY TUCK IT MIGHT RESOLVE ALOT OF THE TUMMY TRUBLES BUT I WOULD STILL LIKE TO GET OFF ANOTHER 30 POUNDS BEFORE I DESCIDE TO DO THJIS. IF ANYONE COULD GIVE ME ANY ADVICE I WOULD APPRICIATE IT.
ANNA



Hospital Reviews
  • (Manhasset, NY) - North Shore University Hospital - Manhasset
    Surgeon Info:
    Surgeon: Dominick Gadaleta
    I FOUND DR. GADALETA VERY PROFESSIONAL. HE DOES NEED A LITTLE HELP WITH HIS BED SIDE MANNER. BUT, HE IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR PRESENT HEALTH. HE DID NOT SUGAR COAT ANYTHING (I GUESS HE WAS GETTING ME READY FOR THE SUGAR WITHDRAWALS). I'M VERY CONFIDENT HE KNOWS HIS BUSINESS AND NORTHSHORE IS A VERY GOOD HOSP. AND I'M HAPPY WITH THE FACT HE DOES THE SURGERY THEIR, (YOU JUST HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT NURSES ARE BETTER STAFFED IN THE DAY. SO DO ASK YOUR QUESTIONS THEN.) I'M DOING THIS TO SAVE MY LIFE AND I HAVE ONE BIG AND TWO SMALL BOYS WHO LOVE ME. IT'S IMPORTANT TO FEEL SAFE. SO FAR DOCTOR GADALETA AND HIS WONDERFUL STAFF HAVE MADE ME FEEL THAT WAY. AND IF HE GETS TO COLD I'LL JUST TELL HIM TO WARM IT UP...
    Insurer Info:
    VYTRA, HMO
    I DIDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPANY THEY TOOK VERY GOOD CARE OF ME AND I DIDN'T HAVE A LONG WAIT FOR APPROVAL BUT I DID HAVE TO SEE A LOT OF DOCTORS BEFORE THE COULD ASK FOR AN APPROVAL. THEY WANTED PROOF OF ALL MY DIAGNOSES THAT WAS VERY TIME CONSUMING BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE A VERY LARGE NUMBER OF SUBSCRIBING SPECIALIST. SO IT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL IF YOU WERE ALREADY DIAGNOSED TO BRING PROOF WITH YOU TO THE SURGEN.



  • About Me
    BAYSIDE, NY
    Location
    34.8
    BMI
    RNY
    Surgery
    03/19/2003
    Surgery Date
    Apr 17, 2002
    Member Since

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