My Road as a DS patient thru Revisional Surgery

Oct 14, 2010

I made the decision a few months ago to have a revision done on my DS due to weight gain.  The original weight loss 8.5 years ago with DS went well.  Lost 282 lbs.  Got down to a weight of 155 lbs.  I was happy with that, but things changes.  I had a baby with special needs and a problem pregnancy.  I'm an emotional eater, so that certainly didn't help either.

Anyhow, excuses aside, I was ready to make a change for myself, one last time.  The choices were difficult, as many surgeons in our area do not work on past DS patients.  So, I needed to switch Heatlh Insurance plans, to a PPO, and then get working on finding the surgeon.  Long story stort, I finally found him.  Dr. Alfred Wetter in Burlingame.  Great bedside manner, thoroughly explained what he would do,  and would consult with other doctors to make sure he had accurate info.  He was my surgeon, and I think I picked a good one.  Luckily for me he is also an "in network" doctor so our portion of the bill is a lot less (90/10 plan). 

Surgery is scheduled for October 12th, 2010.  Revision and Heital Hernia repair, should take about 1.5 hours in surgery.

Stay tuned....

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