Re: okay.. gimmie the skinny

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e:

I've heard it said that body odor is a complication of the DS but I have yet

to experience it or speak to anyone who has mentioned it as a problem.

Regards.

Joe Frost, old gentleman, not old fart

San , TX, 60 years old

Surgery 11/29/00 by Dr. Welker

Lateral Gastrectomy with Duodenal Switch

340 starting weight, currently 240

http://www.duodenalswitch.com/Patients/Joe/joe.html

okay.. gimmie the skinny

> Okay, I admit that I'm afraid of dying if I go ahead with this

> surgery, but I'M MOST afraid of this body odor THING.. OMG.. what is

> the deal with this? I don't want to lose wieght and then be so

> stinky ppl avoid me. OMG. Is this normal? Common?

>

> HELP!

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At 12:50 AM +0000 5/18/01, brumbees@... wrote:

>Okay, I admit that I'm afraid of dying if I go ahead with this

>surgery, but I'M MOST afraid of this body odor THING.. OMG.. what is

>the deal with this? I don't want to lose wieght and then be so

>stinky ppl avoid me. OMG. Is this normal? Common?

e,

You might be confusing BO with poop and flatus odor, which CAN be

deadly. Not everybody has stinky poops all of the time, and there

are some things that some folks find helpful in diminishing the

odors, but these are bathroom odors and not body odors.

--Steve

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Steve Goldstein, age 61

Lap BPD/DS on May 2, 2001

Dr. Elariny, INOVA Fairfax Hospital, Virginia

Starting (05/02/01) BMI = 51

BMI on 05/17 = 46.7

[Guest guest]

At 12:50 AM +0000 5/18/01, brumbees@... wrote:

>Okay, I admit that I'm afraid of dying if I go ahead with this

>surgery, but I'M MOST afraid of this body odor THING.. OMG.. what is

>the deal with this? I don't want to lose wieght and then be so

>stinky ppl avoid me. OMG. Is this normal? Common?

e,

You might be confusing BO with poop and flatus odor, which CAN be

deadly. Not everybody has stinky poops all of the time, and there

are some things that some folks find helpful in diminishing the

odors, but these are bathroom odors and not body odors.

--Steve

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Steve Goldstein, age 61

Lap BPD/DS on May 2, 2001

Dr. Elariny, INOVA Fairfax Hospital, Virginia

Starting (05/02/01) BMI = 51

BMI on 05/17 = 46.7

[Guest guest]

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> Okay, I admit that I'm afraid of dying if I go ahead with this

> surgery, but I'M MOST afraid of this body odor THING.. OMG.. what is

> the deal with this? I don't want to lose wieght and then be so

> stinky ppl avoid me. OMG. Is this normal? Common?

e-

There are many " urban legends " so to speak regarding various types of wls.

This body odor thing seems to be one of them. I know of NO postop to ever

have this problem.

Best of luck!

Warm Regards,

Melbourne, Australia

LG/DS 7-19-00

Dr Welker, Portland, Oregon

Self-pay

[Guest guest]

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> Okay, I admit that I'm afraid of dying if I go ahead with this

> surgery, but I'M MOST afraid of this body odor THING.. OMG.. what is

> the deal with this? I don't want to lose wieght and then be so

> stinky ppl avoid me. OMG. Is this normal? Common?

e-

There are many " urban legends " so to speak regarding various types of wls.

This body odor thing seems to be one of them. I know of NO postop to ever

have this problem.

Best of luck!

Warm Regards,

Melbourne, Australia

LG/DS 7-19-00

Dr Welker, Portland, Oregon

Self-pay

[Guest guest]

>

> Okay, I admit that I'm afraid of dying if I go ahead with this

> surgery, but I'M MOST afraid of this body odor THING.. OMG.. what is

> the deal with this? I don't want to lose wieght and then be so

> stinky ppl avoid me. OMG. Is this normal? Common?

e-

There are many " urban legends " so to speak regarding various types of wls.

This body odor thing seems to be one of them. I know of NO postop to ever

have this problem.

Best of luck!

Warm Regards,

Melbourne, Australia

LG/DS 7-19-00

Dr Welker, Portland, Oregon

Self-pay

[Guest guest]

This question came up at a support group meeting with Dr K and Dr Rabkin was there too. They said if someone were to have a foul body odor or foul breath odor, it could possible mean some kind of bacterial infection(?). A dose of antibiotics would clear it up. I personally haven't heard of anyone with this problem.

Of course, there is the gas and bm odors, but this is effected my particular foods etc. and is easily helped by a variety of different things, such as fans, matches, sprays ....it has been great hearing the different ideas of others on this list.

I havent experienced it to be a problem in public, its very controlable.

Just my two cents....~

post-op Dr K 2/6/01

Start wt 321 bmi 49

Now 258 bmi 40

63 lbs gone forever!

No more diabetes...high blood pressure!!