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

August 13, 2001

Nick..

I am a surgical RN.. I know the complications of surgery.. part of my

job is explaining these complications to my patients preop. I don't

know why (or if)Larry did not have greenfield filters put in.. but

since we don't have access to his chart, we will never know. That

option might have been offered, and turned down. I don't know. But I

do know that Larry could have thrown a clot and stroked out without

this surgery. Another thing; greenfield filters are also not 100%..

how do we know he didn't have one? We don't. I doubt we ever will. I

was not trying to absolve Dr. Husted.. I was trying to make the point

that surgical risks are higer in some cases.. and are not exclusive to

weight loss surgeries. Will Larry make these people now fearful of WLS

refuse to have children, coronary bypass, or knee replacements?

Doubtful. But the risks are the same. That was my point.

Hugs,

Liane

> > 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..

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August 13, 2001