Plea for HELP from long-term post-ops

June 6, 2000

I met with a beautiful young lady this weekend regarding the MGB. (I average

2-3 a week these days!) Meghan and her DH Jay drove in to Tulsa from Guthrie,

Oklahoma. It was a wonderful meeting and to my lay person's mind she is an

ideal candidate.

As luck would have it Jay's uncle is a very highly respected laparoscopic

surgeon here in Tulsa, (Dr. " No Scar " Melichar). After our meeting Jay

and Meghan went to consult with Dr. M.

According to Meghan:

" Jay's uncle has no reservations about the procedure and basically just

reiterated all the risks involved, saying that those risks were trade offs with

continuing at my current weight. He added that I should speak with patients who

are 3-4 years post-op to see how they are doing. "

That is the reason I'm writing. Meghan is having difficulty getting responses

in general but especially from those who are from the beginning of the 648

series. Are there still any list participants from 1997 or 1998 or are all your

live's too busy?

Please consider taking the time to email Meghan about your life 2-3 years

post-op.

An alternative would be if everyone would keep their information and stats

updated on the Association for Morbid Obesity Support web site. A profile

there, with before and after pics if you like, is free and can be accessed here:

That way you can record your weight loss, critique Dr. Rutledge and Durham

Regional and point the pre-ops in that direction. It's just a thought.

Meghan's email address is mnorton@.... Thanks in advance for all your

help.

Sincerely,

na

MGB 12/27/1999 @ 272 & BMI of 51

06/05/2000 @ 187 & BMI of 34

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