: re>: Larry Young, Dr. Husted & Choosing Your Surgeon

[Guest guest]

>

> 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.

>

>

, you're so right. Having a .5% - 1% of dying from this (or

any other) surgery plus all of the other possible complications is

absolutely frightening.

HOWEVER, consider the significangly higher risk of mortality and

comorbidities if you remain morbidly obese. Those, unlike the small

chance of death through surgery, are a certainty. The statistics

clearly show a better outcome through surgery than staying as we are.

I don't know how old you are but as you approach 60 - or even sooner -

you are going to have problems even getting around your house, to

your car and back, nevermind the difficulty of shopping for

yourself. You won't have the energy or physical ability to enjoy

grandchildren and family, traveling, activities, or much of anything

but sit around. It is not a pretty picture - and that is before you

consider diabetes, heart-lung problems, swollen legs and bad veins,

and the whole immense laundry list of things that can - and will -

happen to you.

We each have to balance these things based upon where we are and

where we know we're going. Where I'm going is through the doorway

that guarantees the smaller risk: surgery. The list of guaranteed

problems on the other doorway (status quo) is too long to even read.

Best-

Nick in Sage

Surgery 8-29 (durn insurance company willing)

[Guest guest]

>

> 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.

>

>

, you're so right. Having a .5% - 1% of dying from this (or

any other) surgery plus all of the other possible complications is

absolutely frightening.

HOWEVER, consider the significangly higher risk of mortality and

comorbidities if you remain morbidly obese. Those, unlike the small

chance of death through surgery, are a certainty. The statistics

clearly show a better outcome through surgery than staying as we are.

I don't know how old you are but as you approach 60 - or even sooner -

you are going to have problems even getting around your house, to

your car and back, nevermind the difficulty of shopping for

yourself. You won't have the energy or physical ability to enjoy

grandchildren and family, traveling, activities, or much of anything

but sit around. It is not a pretty picture - and that is before you

consider diabetes, heart-lung problems, swollen legs and bad veins,

and the whole immense laundry list of things that can - and will -

happen to you.

We each have to balance these things based upon where we are and

where we know we're going. Where I'm going is through the doorway

that guarantees the smaller risk: surgery. The list of guaranteed

problems on the other doorway (status quo) is too long to even read.

Best-

Nick in Sage

Surgery 8-29 (durn insurance company willing)