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April 2007
My 21-month old son is going to be scheduled for hernia/hydrocele surgery
with Dr. Olijire Idowu at Children's Hospital in Oakland next month. Has
anyone used this pediatric surgeon. I would like feedback. Thanks.
WCreek Mom
Our son had hernia/hydrocele surgery with Dr. Idowu last October, and we think he's
great. Our pediatricians highly recommended him (though they said all the Children's
surgeons are excellent) and our son had a straightforward operation and a normal
recovery. I haven't heard anything but good things about Dr. Idowu. Also, I don't know
how worried you are, but they told us that this operation is basically the ear infection
of pediatric surgery -- they see them all the time and do a ton of them. That was helpful
to know. We did think that because it's a straightforward operation, people may have
minimized its impact on the child just a little bit -- they said he'd be up and running
around in two days, and he was within three days or so, but the first 24-36 hours he was
in a good bit of pain, which was kind of unexpected given how much people had minimized
the surgery. Also, he was really upset about the bandage (a couple-inch gauze square),
which was on for a couple of weeks, and would just freak out every time we took his
clothes off or tried to bathe him. That took about two months to go away completely. But
it did. He was 25 months at the time of the surgery. Best of luck for a smooth ride and
easy recovery. I think you're in good hands!
Beth
April 2005
Our 2 month old daughter has been diagnosed with Hirschsprung's
Disease and is going to have surgery in the next couple of
days. It looks like she will be having a one-stage pull-through
done laproscopically at Children's Hopsital done by Dr. Steven
Yedlin. I am wondering if anyone has experience with
Hirschsprung's, pull-through surgery, Dr. Yedlin or surgery on
an infant.
jessica
My son had five surgeries done by Dr. Yedlin at Children's Hospital; he
was born with a congenital birth defect called TEF. Dr. Yedlin was truly
terrific, both competent and compassionate. I found it very helpful to
talk to him before one of the major surgeries; he walked me through
exactly what would happen, answered every question, and when I didn't
understand something, he explained it. He was very candid and honest,
speaking to me person-to-person, as opposed to making pronouncements
from on high. Knowing what was going to happen made dealing with the
surgery much easier for me. My son, now ten, doesn't seem to have any
memory of the surgeries. He is very proud of his scars and has been
known to show them off occasionally. I remember in preschool he took his
anesthesia mask in for show-and-tell. That said, the hardest part of
the surgery was right afterward, because he was miserable. However,
Children's is good about medicating for pain, and the misery part
definitely didn't last long. The situation of a child needing surgery is
stressful and surreal--our friends and relatives seemed to have no
notion of what we were going through--so be sure and be very, very nice
to yourself. On the plus side, the only other surgeon whom we dealt with
who I admired as much as Dr. Yedlin was Patty Bishop (she did one of my
son's surgeries too); she's Dr.
Yedlin's wife. My son liked Dr. Yedlin too, by the way, and named one of
his bears Stevie in his honor.
grateful
Feb 2002
Does anyone have any experience with Dr. Patty Bishop
at Children's hospital? May 19 mos. old daughter is
scheduled to have an infected lymph node removed from
her neck by Dr. Bishop. We are nervous because
apparently there is some risk of damaging the nerve to
the lower lip. Has anyone else dealt with this
condition either through surgery or antibiotics? Any
responses would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
Patty Bishop did our son's hernia repair when he was
four. I thought she was absolutely and completely
terrific. She takes time to answer questions, and
treats you like a human. Before the actual surgery,
we had a visit to Childrens' where we saw the surgery
room, and could talk through the entire process of the
surgery. We felt that we knew what was going on, which
made it somewhat easier. I talked very directly with
Dr. Bishop about my fears about the surgery, and we
discussed any potential risks. She is a mom herself,
and is very warm. By the day of the surgery, I wasn't
all that scared. Be sure and take extra good care of
yourself; it can be hard to relax at times like these.
Marina
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