Re: Just starting to check out DS as an option

April 9, 2001

-Dr. Rutledges surgeries have been cancelled and he is being

investigated for insurance fraud. The hospital Duram Regional

Hospital as suspended the MGB procedure, this is the second hospital

to ban Dr.Rutledge's MGB surgery.

I will answer the last question first, DS surgery does not cause foul

body-odor. Bad smelling gas at times yes, but never a body-odor.

I encourage you to relax and take your time in researching WLS. This

is a huge decision and will effect you for the rest of your life. You

should be aware of potential complications of each surgery, both

short-term and long-term. Also the quality of life as a post-op, with

distal procedures such as the DS we need to supplement with vitamins,

calcium and enough protein to keep us healthy. For me I think this is

a terrific trade off in exchange for being thin and healthy. Whether

to have surgery lap or open is a decision only you can make. I chose

my doctor because of his experience.

The more you ask ,the more you will know.

April 9, 2001

At 10:40 PM +0000 4/9/01, Rozycki@... wrote:

>Hi, I am just starting looking into the DS WLS as an option for me.

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>Also, I have read that one of the side-effects of this surgery is

>foul body oder. I haven't seen any post here about it. Is it a side-

>effect, if so does it go away? Thanks, , Denver, NC

I am pre-op, so I cannot comment based on experience.

I think that you can learn a lot from Dr. Baltasar's article:

He practices in Spain. Some people without insurance have found it

cheaper to travel to Spain and have the BPD/DS than to have it here

in the US.

Best of luck,

Steve

Lap BPD/DS with Dr. Elariny scheduled for May 2

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