Doublereed Archive - Posting 000016.txt from 2003/12

From: "NoDakDame (Kathy Koppinger)" <nodakdame@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Abdominal Laproscopic Surgery question
Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2003 22:27:38 -0500

Another caution: even though a laparoscopic procedure is planned,
there is always a chance that you could end up with a full blown
laparotomy (full abdominal incision). That's what happened to me,
though they knew before I actually went into the surgery that's what
they were going to do because the preop tests indicated that my cyst
was larger than originally thought. But when I had my preop
appointment, the plan was a laparoscopy. Even then, they will tell you
that there is always a chance that the surgery will be more invasive
depending on what they find.

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>Subject: [DR-L] Abdominal Laproscopic Surgery question
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>
>
> Hi All,
>
> I am a female oboist, early 40's, who is facing a laproscopic surgery for
>an ovarian cyst. My Dr. is saying I'll only be 'out of commission' and
>unable to play for 4 days to a week. He hasn't done this surgery on an
>oboist before but says he has operated on other woodwind and brass players
>and none has had any impact on their playing outside the 4 - 7 days
>immediately post-op. (No offers to give me names and phone numbers,
>though.) ;-)
>
> Thanks for any assistance you can offer.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Sharlotte DeVere
> Oboe, Oboe D'amore, English Horn and Bass Oboe
> sadevere@-----.com

Kathy
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