: Re: Larry Young, Dr. Husted & Choosing Your Surgeon

[Guest guest]

Ok.. I felt a need to address this real quick.

Everyone has implied that it was the DS surgery that killed Larry.. it

was surgery.. but not specifically the DS. Larry was 2 weeks out from

surgery and doing well, until he threw a blood clot that lodged in his

lung (yes, I was told by his angel that the cause of death was

pulmonary embolism). This complication is NOT specific to the DS..

this is a risk of ANY surgery- INCLUDING CHILDBIRTH/C-SECTION.. yet I

don't see women chickening out on having kids because there is a small

risk that they will throw a clot. You must look at the big picture..

Larry weighed well over 600 lbs, which further increased his chances

of throwing clots. He had limited mobility- again, a predisposal to

clots. The guy had the same risk of throwing clots if he'd had a

Roux-en-Y.. or a coronary bypass.. or knee replacement.. or having no

surgery at all (yes, super morbidly obese folk who have limited

mobility can throw clots without even having surgery.. its another

reason why we don't want to stay super MO).

My point is this: yes, Larry died after weight loss surgery. But that

surgery was not the direct cause of the embolism.. it was a

contributing factor. , you say you want more children- will

knowing what I've just told you make you wants kids any less? I doubt

it.. It is normal to be afraid of the unknown risks of surgery.. but

you have to decide if the risks involved in surgery are worse than the

risks you face now daily. Knowledge is power, when used in context.

Learn everything, learn the probabilities for each risk, compare them

to a situation you are comfy with.. if the risks of surgery are no

worse than other risks you take daily, decide if you feel its a good

thing. But don't let 1 unfortunate death put you off weight loss

surgery because you might die. Because the big picture is that

chances are, you will not.

Hope this eases the minds of those who are afraid..

Hugs,

Liane

> In a message dated 8/13/01 12:15:04 PM, duodenalswitch@y... writes:

>

> << I am definitely leaning towards chickening out after reading all

this. I

> > was very gung-ho, but now I'm not so sure. It's very scary stuff.

[Guest guest]

Ok.. I felt a need to address this real quick.

Everyone has implied that it was the DS surgery that killed Larry.. it

was surgery.. but not specifically the DS. Larry was 2 weeks out from

surgery and doing well, until he threw a blood clot that lodged in his

lung (yes, I was told by his angel that the cause of death was

pulmonary embolism). This complication is NOT specific to the DS..

this is a risk of ANY surgery- INCLUDING CHILDBIRTH/C-SECTION.. yet I

don't see women chickening out on having kids because there is a small

risk that they will throw a clot. You must look at the big picture..

Larry weighed well over 600 lbs, which further increased his chances

of throwing clots. He had limited mobility- again, a predisposal to

clots. The guy had the same risk of throwing clots if he'd had a

Roux-en-Y.. or a coronary bypass.. or knee replacement.. or having no

surgery at all (yes, super morbidly obese folk who have limited

mobility can throw clots without even having surgery.. its another

reason why we don't want to stay super MO).

My point is this: yes, Larry died after weight loss surgery. But that

surgery was not the direct cause of the embolism.. it was a

contributing factor. , you say you want more children- will

knowing what I've just told you make you wants kids any less? I doubt

it.. It is normal to be afraid of the unknown risks of surgery.. but

you have to decide if the risks involved in surgery are worse than the

risks you face now daily. Knowledge is power, when used in context.

Learn everything, learn the probabilities for each risk, compare them

to a situation you are comfy with.. if the risks of surgery are no

worse than other risks you take daily, decide if you feel its a good

thing. But don't let 1 unfortunate death put you off weight loss

surgery because you might die. Because the big picture is that

chances are, you will not.

Hope this eases the minds of those who are afraid..

Hugs,

Liane

> In a message dated 8/13/01 12:15:04 PM, duodenalswitch@y... writes:

>

> << I am definitely leaning towards chickening out after reading all

this. I

> > was very gung-ho, but now I'm not so sure. It's very scary stuff.