Guest guest Posted August 13, 2001 Report Share Posted August 13, 2001 Hi Liane: > 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). Excellent points! (: Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2001 Report Share Posted August 13, 2001 Hi Liane: > 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). Excellent points! (: Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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