Re: Looking for Facts - please help!

[Guest guest]

here is an old post from the AMOS Site by our owm : I think that the

verbage you are looking for is here:

here's a URL for the NIH publication entitled " Gastric Surgery for Severe

Obesity " : http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/nutrit/pubs/gastsurg.htm. This was

originally published in April 1996, and does not include any information

regarding the duodenal switch variation to the BPD. I have recently

corresponded with an officer of the ASBS (American Society for Bariatric

Surgery), who has informed me that the ASBS believes the BPD/DS is a valid

wls surgery for properly selected patients in the hands of knowlegeable and

competant Bariatric Surgeons. There is a compendium on Bariatric Surgery that

will be published in the 1st qtr 2000. It will clearly address that issue and

leave no doubt of the position. I hope this helps!

- Magruder

Click Here to Return

W

Pre -op Dr.

Denied on 10/26 and fighting mad!!! - Prudential POS

5'5'' 301 - BMI 51

Mire fuera de Prudencial, está muy enojado....

[Guest guest]

I must be dense because I could not find that info anywhere in

that post or on that site. Maybe I wasn't clear what I'm looking

for.

I keep hearing the phrase that " only 2% - 5% of people who need

to lose weight can actually lose the weight and keep it off with

diet and exercise alone " or something to that effect.

I need to know the exact verbage of that quote and the source of

that study. If I just include that statistic and don't back it

up, the person reading my letter will just say, " Oh yeah?

According to whom? " I want to nip that reaction in the bud.

Thanks for your help and any help forthcoming!

-Sherr (Lake Marcel, WA)

pre-op bpd/ds

surgery not covered due to exclusion - fighting it!

Dr. Welker

pre-op BMI 69.9

5'5 " / 420 pounds

http://www.fluffynet.com/wls/

> here is an old post from the AMOS Site by our owm : I think

that the

> verbage you are looking for is here:

>

> here's a URL for the NIH publication entitled " Gastric Surgery for

Severe

> Obesity " : http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/nutrit/pubs/gastsurg.htm.

This was

> originally published in April 1996, and does not include any

information

> regarding the duodenal switch variation to the BPD. I have recently

> corresponded with an officer of the ASBS (American Society for

Bariatric

> Surgery), who has informed me that the ASBS believes the BPD/DS is

a

valid

> wls surgery for properly selected patients in the hands of

knowlegeable and

> competant Bariatric Surgeons. There is a compendium on Bariatric

Surgery that

> will be published in the 1st qtr 2000. It will clearly address that

issue and

> leave no doubt of the position. I hope this helps!

> - Magruder

>

>

>

>

> Click Here to Return

>

> W

> Pre -op Dr.

> Denied on 10/26 and fighting mad!!! - Prudential POS

> 5'5'' 301 - BMI 51

> Mire fuera de Prudencial, está muy enojado....

[Guest guest]

try this one -- http://www.eatright.org/adap0197.html

Regards -- Margie in Austin, TX

5'4 " , pre-revision 275#, 11/03/00 down 49#

RNY GB in 1987, revision to DGB/DS 02/01/00

Dr. Crookes, USC University Hospital, LA, CA

> ... Thanks for your help and any help forthcoming!

>

> -Sherr (Lake Marcel, WA)

> pre-op bpd/ds

> surgery not covered due to exclusion - fighting it!

> Dr. Welker

> pre-op BMI 69.9

> 5'5 " / 420 pounds

> http://www.fluffynet.com/wls/