Daniel Lane

"WHEN I FIRST MET MY DOCTOR I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED WITH HIM EVEN THOUGH HE WAS NOT MY ORIGINAL CHOICE. I WANTED ONE OF HIS PARTNERS BUT HE WAS BOOKED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. I HAD MY SURGERY ON 5/23/01. AFTER THE INITIAL 24 HRS OF NO LIQUIDS I TRIED TO DRINK WATER, AND BROTH BUT NOTHING WOULD STAY DOWN. I KEPT ASKING THE NURSES STAFF IF THIS WAS NORMAL AND THE TOLD ME SOMETIMES IT TOOK A FEW DAYS TO GET ON TRACK. THE DOCTOR TOLD ME THE SAME I WAS EVEN THROWING UP WHEN I DID NOT EAT OR DRINK ANYTHING. IT WAS SOME KIND OF MUCUS-LIKE MATERIAL. AFTER 4 LONG DAYS OF THIS I TOLD THE NURSE TO CALL DR. LANE. I WAS INFORMED HE HAD GONE OUT OF TOWN FOR THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. AN PARTNER IN HIS OFFICE CAME IN AND ORDERED AN UPPER GI TO SEE IF HE COULD FIND THE PROBLEM. DR. LANE HAD LEFT A KINK IN MY INTESTINE!!NO WONDER I COULDN'T EAT OR DRINK. I WAS SCHEDULED FOR A SECOND SURGERY THE NEXT DAY. IN THE MEAN TIME A TUBE WAS INSERTED IN MY STOMACH TO PUMP OUT ALL THE YUCK THAT HAD BUILT UP AND WAS CAUSING ME TO THROW UP. BOY WAS THAT FUN! I SPENT A DAY IN ICU AFTER THE SECOND SURGERY DUE TO A FEVER CAUSED BY THE CENTRAL LINE THAT DR. LANE HAD PUT IN BEFORE THE SECOND SURGERY. HE WAS TWO FOR TWO ON MY CASE!! I DID NOT SEE HIM BUT ONE MORE TIME BEFORE I WENT HOME BUT HE DID APOLOGIZE TO ME WHEN I WENT FOR MY WEEKS CHECKUP FOR PUTTING ME THROUGH SO MUCH. I KNOW HE IS A COMPETENT SURGEON I GUESS HE JUST HAD A BAD DAY."
About Me
SARALAND, AL
Location
23.3
BMI
RNY
Surgery
05/23/2001
Surgery Date
Apr 27, 2001
Member Since

Before & After
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280lbs
Size 6/8
140lbs

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