Guest guest Posted July 30, 2000 Report Share Posted July 30, 2000 Thanks so much for the quick reply.I'm leaving for NC tomorrow and most likely won't be checking my mail again until the 6th or 7th,so I would have most likely missed your post if you hadn't responded today.Thanks again. mgb 8/2/00 > angiesangels@... wrote: > > > > This may be a dumb question,but why does she have tubes? > > She had a leak and had to have emergency surgery. I heard she had > developed a second leak while she was in the hospital, but I didn't hear > anything more (i.e., whether she had to have a third surgery or not). > > The tube is a feeding tube that sends liquid food directly to the > intestine, bypassing the stomach and most of the surgery area. This is > probably a precaution by Dr. Rutledge to help avoid further leaks as she > heals that might happen if she were eating. > > Kind regards, > > > > > > This message is from the Mini-Gastric Bypass Mailing List at Onelist.com > Please visit our web site at http://clos.net > Get the Patient Manual at http://clos.net/get_patient_manual.htm > > To Unsubscribe Send and Email to: MiniGastricBypass-unsubscribe (AT) egroups (DOT) com > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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