MBowman189
Monday January 31, 2011
Jan 30, 2011
Quick Update:
Well, this week has been fun, and we’ve had some progress towards getting our surgery. On Monday January 24th we attended a MANDATORY 2-hour Bariatric Seminar in Murrieta, which is required by Crown Bariatric. It gave us a chance to meet Dr. David Suh, and ask him lots of questions. I had already done research on him, checked his credentials, and it was an honor to meet him, and we were very impressed. Most of my questions were already answered through my research, and he answered many more during his presentation. I did ask how many RNY surgeries he performs a year, and he said around 450. I asked about the National Averages of 1 in 200 RNY patients die from complications each year, although it really depends upon the surgeon’s experience, and the center. I asked what his mortality rate is, and he said 1 in 2,000 which was comforting. I should have asked what number he was currently serving, but thought that would be disrespectful, and he might not find it funny. He also brought up the fact that Crown Bariatric and Inland Valley Medical Center is a ASMBS Certified Center of Excellence. In the end, I’m hoping Dr Suh will be our surgeon.
On Friday January 28th we had our group/individual appointment with Dr Osano at Kaiser Preventive Medicine, and she was really nice to speak with, answered lots of questions for the group, and then went over our charts and additional tests and procedures with us. She congratulated us for our successes in weight loss to date, my wife was 15 lbs, and mine was 34.5 lbs. We had fasted thinking we might need to do additional labs, and in fact we did. We left her office and went and had blood work, stool samples, EKG, and chest x-rays. My wife is now done, so we called and let Dr Osano know so she can process her referral. We got emails that our labs were in that night, and we went on-line and checked them, and everything looks normal. I was happy to see my cholesterol was at 112, and my HGBA1C reading is now down to 6.4 which is nearing a normal reading. I still have to have an abdominal ultra-sound done because they want to check for gallstones, and an umbilical hernia, but had to schedule an appointment for it next Wednesday.
So this week we have the following scheduled:
1. Wednesday morning, February 2nd, Abdominal Ultra-Sound.
2. Wednesday evening, Kaiser Pre-Surgery Support Group meeting.
3. Thursday afternoon, February 3rd, MANDATORY 2-hour Bariatric Pre-Op Education class, which is required by Crown Bariatric.
We’re hoping by next week Kaiser will have approved and issued a surgeon referral to Crown Bariatric, we’ll have a date to officially meet Dr. Suh again, and get a surgery date. We’ve heard that Dr. Suh will order a Psych Exam somewhere over in Rancho Cucamonga, but I hear it’s a quick appointment, so hopefully can be scheduled quickly.
We’re both very excited, and can’t wait to join you all on the loser’s bench very soon.
Martin
