Re: considering the agb?

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so if you are willing to settle for just a smaller stomach capacity,

why not go for the vertical gastrectomy and skip the intestinal

switch part? it would restrict your eating so you could lose wt. but

you wouldn't have to be scared of not chewing every little particle

of food down to molecule size bits before swallowing. then if

insurance companies get back on the ds bandwagon, you could then have

the switch done, and be able to keep the wt off that you lost.

just a thought.

mary y st.louis

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> > Subject: Re: Question about RNY vs. DS

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> > In a message dated 6/29/01 4:41:16 PM Pacific

> > Daylight Time,

> > serenn@b... writes:

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> > > Oh, Cindy -- I'm in the same boat! I was even

> > thinking about the

> > > newly-approved Adjustable Gastric Band, thinking

> > that at least I

> > > could lose weight and it would be removeable and I

> > could get the DS

> > > later on if need be.

> > >

> > > --

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> > I think I'd do that before I'd do the RNY...and you

> > can do it in Mexico for

> > 5000 according to a neighbor...

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> It is between 5600 and 9500 depending on the Dr. I am

> having it done. I have been lurking here to learn

> about surgeries to decide what I wanted to do.

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[Guest guest]

At 04:270 +0000 7/1/01, mary wrote:

>so if you are willing to settle for just a smaller stomach capacity,

>why not go for the vertical gastrectomy and skip the intestinal

>switch part?

This is also an option I'm considering but once again run into the

bugaboo of whether the ins. co. will pay for it.

--stella