Thea...
When I had my unilateral pallidotomy, at 2 p.m., mine was the THIRD surgery of
a four surgery-day. The entire surgery, in my own case, was 55 minutes long,
not counting the pre-op work-up and the two pre-surgical MRIs (and I cannot
tell ya how long the MRIs took 'cause I dozed while they were being done).
Post-op was very simple from this PD patient's viewpoint, and consisted of a
BIG DINNER and a walk 'round the nurses station, then to sleep for the nite,
and home by 11 a.m. the day after the event. Was back at work (out of my home
office) by 11:30...
Barb Mallut
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From: Parkinson's Information Exchange on behalf of Gordon Seese
Sent: Thursday, April 30, 1998 4:32 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN
Subject: Re: ALL PALLIDOTOMIES ARE NOT EQUAL
I think it is fine that you are a supporter of Dr. Iocona's work, but
i
will never understand a bi-lateral Pallidotomomy--how can you do two things
at once??
I did some math based on 50 weeks ina year--I gave the team two weeks
off,if you do 2 surgeries 2 days, that is four a week for 200 a year.
Fitting in one extra comes out to 250.
What with all the pre-op, post-op, etc I can't see how any surgeon can
do
more. Gordon started at 7 a.m. they found me in the waiting room around
noon and I presume while i saw Gord around 1 p.m. eating his lunch in the
ICU the team was off to their second round of the day.
We all need to have faith in our surgeon but it bothers me to hear all
this criticism of others..Thea Lou Seese CG Gordon 70/21
