Guest guest Posted May 15, 2001 Report Share Posted May 15, 2001 Hello Everyone > I desperately need your imput. I am to see my surgeon soon(Dr > Fielding, Brisbane, Australia) and am under the impression, from statements > other patients have made, that he will try to push me into having Lap Band > surgery instead of BPD/DS. My personal reasons for wanting BPD/DS is that I > feel (from my own personal research) that long term this I what I need. I > am very prone to vomitting (sorry) and feel that I could have a lot more > complications with band slippage etc. I am totally aware of the risk > involved with BPD/Ds but after much discussion with my doctor, husband, > mother (who is still not sure its the right thing to do) and lots of > prayers, I want to go ahead. I would like to go in armed with all the > knowledge for why I shouldn't go lap band and should go BPD/DS. If anyone > can help me with any information you may have I would greatly appreciate it. Tracey- As someone who has had both the Lap Band and the DS I can honestly say with all of my heart that the DS is the superior surgery. I spent months throwing up with the band and was absolutely miserable whereas the DS for me has been the godsend I was looking for. If I had to do it again I can tell you that there is no way I would EVER have the band. I feel free with the DS--there is no tight feeling in my chest after I eat, there is no throwing up if I don't chew my food to absolute mush, there is no restriction on the types of food I can eat because they will not pass through the band, there are actually hunger and satiety signals that I have never had in my entire life and did not have with the band and on and on and on. My life is far superior with the DS than my life with the band could ever have been. If you have specific questions for me, you know I am always happy to answer them. Email me privately or I am happy to ring you anytime so you can ask me anything that you want--just send me your number, OK? *smile* This is a big decision Tracey--you need to do what is best for you and only YOU know what that is. Best of luck! Warm Regards, Melbourne, Australia LG/DS 7-19-00 Dr Welker, Portland, Oregon Self-pay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 15, 2001 Report Share Posted May 15, 2001 Thankyou ! How is business going? Very busy I am assuming. I pray all is well with you and yours. We really are going to have to meet one day, you know. Hugs Tracey > >Reply-To: duodenalswitch >To: duodenalswitch > >Subject: Re: Tracey-Lap band vs DS >Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 17:39:30 +1000 > > Hello Everyone > > I desperately need your imput. I am to see my surgeon soon(Dr > > Fielding, Brisbane, Australia) and am under the impression, from >statements > > other patients have made, that he will try to push me into having Lap >Band > > surgery instead of BPD/DS. My personal reasons for wanting BPD/DS is >that I > > feel (from my own personal research) that long term this I what I need. >I > > am very prone to vomitting (sorry) and feel that I could have a lot more > > complications with band slippage etc. I am totally aware of the risk > > involved with BPD/Ds but after much discussion with my doctor, husband, > > mother (who is still not sure its the right thing to do) and lots of > > prayers, I want to go ahead. I would like to go in armed with all the > > knowledge for why I shouldn't go lap band and should go BPD/DS. If >anyone > > can help me with any information you may have I would greatly appreciate >it. > >Tracey- > >As someone who has had both the Lap Band and the DS I can honestly say with >all of my heart that the DS is the superior surgery. I spent months >throwing up with the band and was absolutely miserable whereas the DS for >me >has been the godsend I was looking for. > >If I had to do it again I can tell you that there is no way I would EVER >have the band. I feel free with the DS--there is no tight feeling in my >chest after I eat, there is no throwing up if I don't chew my food to >absolute mush, there is no restriction on the types of food I can eat >because they will not pass through the band, there are actually hunger and >satiety signals that I have never had in my entire life and did not have >with the band and on and on and on. My life is far superior with the DS >than my life with the band could ever have been. > >If you have specific questions for me, you know I am always happy to answer >them. Email me privately or I am happy to ring you anytime so you can ask >me anything that you want--just send me your number, OK? *smile* > >This is a big decision Tracey--you need to do what is best for you and only >YOU know what that is. > >Best of luck! > >Warm Regards, >Melbourne, Australia >LG/DS 7-19-00 >Dr Welker, Portland, Oregon >Self-pay > > > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 15, 2001 Report Share Posted May 15, 2001 Thankyou ! How is business going? Very busy I am assuming. I pray all is well with you and yours. We really are going to have to meet one day, you know. Hugs Tracey > >Reply-To: duodenalswitch >To: duodenalswitch > >Subject: Re: Tracey-Lap band vs DS >Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 17:39:30 +1000 > > Hello Everyone > > I desperately need your imput. I am to see my surgeon soon(Dr > > Fielding, Brisbane, Australia) and am under the impression, from >statements > > other patients have made, that he will try to push me into having Lap >Band > > surgery instead of BPD/DS. My personal reasons for wanting BPD/DS is >that I > > feel (from my own personal research) that long term this I what I need. >I > > am very prone to vomitting (sorry) and feel that I could have a lot more > > complications with band slippage etc. I am totally aware of the risk > > involved with BPD/Ds but after much discussion with my doctor, husband, > > mother (who is still not sure its the right thing to do) and lots of > > prayers, I want to go ahead. I would like to go in armed with all the > > knowledge for why I shouldn't go lap band and should go BPD/DS. If >anyone > > can help me with any information you may have I would greatly appreciate >it. > >Tracey- > >As someone who has had both the Lap Band and the DS I can honestly say with >all of my heart that the DS is the superior surgery. I spent months >throwing up with the band and was absolutely miserable whereas the DS for >me >has been the godsend I was looking for. > >If I had to do it again I can tell you that there is no way I would EVER >have the band. I feel free with the DS--there is no tight feeling in my >chest after I eat, there is no throwing up if I don't chew my food to >absolute mush, there is no restriction on the types of food I can eat >because they will not pass through the band, there are actually hunger and >satiety signals that I have never had in my entire life and did not have >with the band and on and on and on. My life is far superior with the DS >than my life with the band could ever have been. > >If you have specific questions for me, you know I am always happy to answer >them. Email me privately or I am happy to ring you anytime so you can ask >me anything that you want--just send me your number, OK? *smile* > >This is a big decision Tracey--you need to do what is best for you and only >YOU know what that is. > >Best of luck! > >Warm Regards, >Melbourne, Australia >LG/DS 7-19-00 >Dr Welker, Portland, Oregon >Self-pay > > > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 15, 2001 Report Share Posted May 15, 2001 Thankyou ! How is business going? Very busy I am assuming. I pray all is well with you and yours. We really are going to have to meet one day, you know. Hugs Tracey > >Reply-To: duodenalswitch >To: duodenalswitch > >Subject: Re: Tracey-Lap band vs DS >Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 17:39:30 +1000 > > Hello Everyone > > I desperately need your imput. I am to see my surgeon soon(Dr > > Fielding, Brisbane, Australia) and am under the impression, from >statements > > other patients have made, that he will try to push me into having Lap >Band > > surgery instead of BPD/DS. My personal reasons for wanting BPD/DS is >that I > > feel (from my own personal research) that long term this I what I need. >I > > am very prone to vomitting (sorry) and feel that I could have a lot more > > complications with band slippage etc. I am totally aware of the risk > > involved with BPD/Ds but after much discussion with my doctor, husband, > > mother (who is still not sure its the right thing to do) and lots of > > prayers, I want to go ahead. I would like to go in armed with all the > > knowledge for why I shouldn't go lap band and should go BPD/DS. If >anyone > > can help me with any information you may have I would greatly appreciate >it. > >Tracey- > >As someone who has had both the Lap Band and the DS I can honestly say with >all of my heart that the DS is the superior surgery. I spent months >throwing up with the band and was absolutely miserable whereas the DS for >me >has been the godsend I was looking for. > >If I had to do it again I can tell you that there is no way I would EVER >have the band. I feel free with the DS--there is no tight feeling in my >chest after I eat, there is no throwing up if I don't chew my food to >absolute mush, there is no restriction on the types of food I can eat >because they will not pass through the band, there are actually hunger and >satiety signals that I have never had in my entire life and did not have >with the band and on and on and on. My life is far superior with the DS >than my life with the band could ever have been. > >If you have specific questions for me, you know I am always happy to answer >them. Email me privately or I am happy to ring you anytime so you can ask >me anything that you want--just send me your number, OK? *smile* > >This is a big decision Tracey--you need to do what is best for you and only >YOU know what that is. > >Best of luck! > >Warm Regards, >Melbourne, Australia >LG/DS 7-19-00 >Dr Welker, Portland, Oregon >Self-pay > > > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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