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06-04-2007, 03:43 PM
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| Cub Reporter  Join Date: May 2007 Location: Binghamton, NY
Posts: 55
Weight Statistics Right Now Start Date:
June 18, 2007 Surgery Date:
6' 1" Height: 378 lb Start Weight:
320 lb Current Weight:
200 lb Goal Weight:
58 lb Weight Loss:
120 lb Lb Left to Lose:
15.3439153439 % % Lost:
one year Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 49.8656408332 BMI Start:
42.214299118 BMI Current:
26.3839369488 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Duodenal Switch  |  I don't believe this! I have the worst luck in the world! I was all set with one of the best surgeons in the world, had all my tests done, all my records sent, all approvals from my other doctors. All I needed was to call the surgeon, and get a date. So today I did that, and I'm told that my surgeon has decided out of the blue, to leave the hospital, and go somewhere else. No one seems to know where he is going, but he's gone as of the end of July, and of course, he's booked solid until then! So what do I do? Do I stay with him, and wait till he gets setteled in another hospital? Or do I stay at the hospital and see a different doctor there? Either way this is messed up Why does crap like this keep happening to me? Any ideas???
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06-04-2007, 04:00 PM
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| Whipper Snapper Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: monaca, pa
Posts: 40
Weight Statistics no date yet Surgery Date:
Height: 375 lb Start Weight:
365 lb Current Weight:
175 lb Goal Weight:
10 lb Weight Loss:
190 lb Lb Left to Lose:
2.66666666667 % % Lost:
1 year from surgery Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 58 BMI Start:
58 BMI Current:
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Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | My friend that absolutly sucks!!! I also am pre-op and I have know idea what I would do. Maybe research why he left could be a serious problem with the hospital. Good luck!!
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06-04-2007, 04:54 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mount Vernon, NY
Posts: 7,310
Weight Statistics 4/1/07 Start Date:
4/19/07 Surgery Date:
5' 9" Height: 258 lb Start Weight:
146 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
112 lb Weight Loss:
-19 lb Lb Left to Lose:
43.4108527132 % % Lost:
04/19/2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 38.0957781979 BMI Start:
21.5580760344 BMI Current:
24.36357908 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass   | It sucks but everything happends for a reason. I couldnt even imagine telling you what to do or which way to go. Im sorry i dont have more info for you. I do wish you the best of luck, and i happen to know that all of this is going to work out for the best for you. stay positive.
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06-04-2007, 06:18 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Floyd County Virginia
Posts: 3,527
Blog Entries: 1 Weight Statistics September 19th 2007 Start Date:
September 19th 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 10" Height: 363 lb Start Weight:
211 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
152 lb Weight Loss:
46 lb Lb Left to Lose:
41.8732782369 % % Lost:
12/31/09 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 52.0793877551 BMI Start:
30.2720408163 BMI Current:
23.6724489796 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | Yep I have a idea....have the Dr refer you to someone who will meet your needs personally. I would ask for an appointment to see this surgeon before he leaves and maybe find out why and where hes going. If its to a competing hospital they wont tell you that he is moving there. That is my suggestion. Things will work out with you Im sure. He would have to stay close enough to do post op appointments with the patients he has scheduled already. So... call and make the appointment. Its worth that chance. |
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06-04-2007, 06:56 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SOMEPLACE LONG ISLAND, NY
Posts: 6,756
Weight Statistics June 1, 2005 Start Date:
Height: 310 lb Start Weight:
167 lb Current Weight:
159 lb Goal Weight:
143 lb Weight Loss:
8 lb Lb Left to Lose:
46.1290322581 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 51 BMI Start:
27 BMI Current:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass  | WOW that blows... but things happen for a reason. I am sure you dont know the reason just yet but will once your on the looseing side. HANG in there and i would try to get in to this dude before he relocates and see if he can tell you were he is going.......i would imagine if he will still be doing the surgery he would want your case were he is going, unless its totally a relocation....in that case i would ask him who is the next best in the area being he is leaving......... good luck and do keep us posted!!!
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06-04-2007, 09:24 PM
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| WLS Master Guru  Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Upstate New York
Posts: 687
Weight Statistics 6/16/2007 meda-fast Start Date:
July 19,2007 Surgery Date:
5' 6" Height: 325 lb Start Weight:
201 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
124 lb Weight Loss:
51 lb Lb Left to Lose:
38.1538461538 % % Lost:
no time line i just want it to be lost Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 52.4506427916 BMI Start:
32.4387052342 BMI Current:
24.2079889807 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | i totaly feel your pain i have been there. my first time in the program i got down to my last appt and the doctor told me he was not doing it he was going to Iraq and the other surgen he would set me up with let me tell ya hell-to-the NO i am letting someone i dont know start sliceing and diceing me i dont care who tells me he's good. or how good he is i wanna no for my self with that i totaly feel your pain praying for you and wishing you luck
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06-04-2007, 09:44 PM
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| Super Moderator  | Oh, wow. Is he leaving just NY Presp, or Cornell U as well? If it's just NY Presp, he'll still be at Cornell U, and you can still go to him. Or, it could be, Cornell U broke it's affiliation with NY Presp for some reason, which probably means the U will be tagging up with another hospital. If he's leaving Cornell as well, my guess is, since he is a very highly qualified and well known surgeon, and one of the coordinators for NIH's study on sleeve gastrectomy, he got an irresistible offer, a higher position than he holds now. Asking him to refer you to another surgeon, or, if he is not leaving your area, go along with him are your options. In any case, if you can manage to get in an appt with him before he leaves, that will give you pointers on what to do. This all sucks, but please don't give up, I am sure your surgeon cares for you despite the situation, so fight because this is the fight for your life, you may be feeling black and blue all over right now, but once you do get over this mountain (as it may seem to you now) and look back, you'll see that everything that happened had meaning--and you'll find yourself in a much better place for all the struggles you have had to over come. ((((((((HUGS)))))) May your journey go well.
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06-05-2007, 12:54 PM
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| Cub Reporter Join Date: May 2007 Location: Binghamton, NY
Posts: 55
Weight Statistics Right Now Start Date:
June 18, 2007 Surgery Date:
6' 1" Height: 378 lb Start Weight:
320 lb Current Weight:
200 lb Goal Weight:
58 lb Weight Loss:
120 lb Lb Left to Lose:
15.3439153439 % % Lost:
one year Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 49.8656408332 BMI Start:
42.214299118 BMI Current:
26.3839369488 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Duodenal Switch | So, here is an update... I decided not to chase Dr. Gagner around, if he can just up and leave, and not contact his patients, well then I really don't want to have anything to do with him! As far as going to another hospital, then I would have to start all over again, have all my records resent, and get all new clearences sent out. I really do not want to go backwards. So, I will now be seeing the Associate Professor Of Surgery, and soon to be the new Chief of Bariatrics at the same hospital. He seems to know his stuff. Here is his bio, if anyone is interested: Weill Cornell Physicians I have an appointment on June 15th, and have been told that he has surgery slots open for June, and July, so maybe I can get this done. The game continues...
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06-05-2007, 12:57 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SOMEPLACE LONG ISLAND, NY
Posts: 6,756
Weight Statistics June 1, 2005 Start Date:
Height: 310 lb Start Weight:
167 lb Current Weight:
159 lb Goal Weight:
143 lb Weight Loss:
8 lb Lb Left to Lose:
46.1290322581 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 51 BMI Start:
27 BMI Current:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | OH im so glad a new day is bringer brighter light on the situation! GOT my fingers and toes crossed for you
__________________ LISA http://w5.photobucket.com/widgets/dy...164/fr1endly2/ LAP RNY Gastric Bypass |
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06-05-2007, 01:02 PM
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| Super Moderator | Thanks for the update, I was worrying about you. Glad to hear you are in good hands, and you'll be going ahead. One thing, though, I hope you won't feel too badly about Dr. Gagner, sometimes--okay, quite a lot of times--academic politics just suck, and this may have been one of those things. He just may have had no choice but to pull up his stakes without any apoligies. I've been around such places long enough to know. And you know, you will be seeing someon who is competently trained, so that is what matters most.
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