ENDO Messages for September, 2002: Re: Unable to Preform Laparoscopy: Insight?

Re: Unable to Preform Laparoscopy: Insight?

From: clare (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri Sep 27 14:48:13 2002

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Hi Heather:

In my humble opinion, that is just hogwash...well, I had another word for it but decided not to type THAT! Please get another opinion, before you have that surgery. You need a copy of the operative report, so that you can see in writing what the real reason was. Extensive scar tissue can be a reason for an inexperienced surgeon to back out of a laparoscopy, but it is rare that a person is too overweight to operate on. Regardless, your Dr would have known this long before scheduling you for the surgery.

Just my opinion, and girls feel free to tell me that I'm wrong. If your Dr backed out because of adhesions, then you might be best with an endo specialist, who is used to dealing with the scar tissue problems as well as any endo. Being overweight is a poor excuse for a surgeon to back out of any surgery...get another opinion, please.

Best wishes.

At Fri, 27 Sep 2002, Heather wrote: >
>On August 8th, I was scheduled for a diagnostic laparoscopy to confirm
>if had endometriosis. Everything was normal, and my doctor even said I
>was a prime candidate for the laparocopy. However, it turns out I was
>not. In recovery my doctor informed me that he was unable to complete
>the surgery because of excessive internal scarring from my appendix. I
>was disapointed, and scheduled to see him a month later. However, at
>that appointment, the doctor said that the reason he could not preform
>the opperation was because of my "weight". He also indicated that this
>was the first time this has ever happened to him, and that he has done
>8,000 of these surgeries. He told me two different stories. I am not a
>huge person, I admit, I have some excess, but nothing more than the
>aberage overweight person. I don't understand how I am the only person
>he's had trouble with, if it was because of my "weight". Is there any
>insight you could help to provide me with? I am scheduled for a
>laparotomy in December.
>(I am only 19)

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