Re: How many with High BMI?

August 15, 2001

Dr. Macura only does open but he removes the gall bladder at the same time dont

know about the appendix because mine was already bye bye!

Lisbeth

Dr. Macura

June 25, 2001

lookn2bthin@... wrote: tlarussa@... wrote:

>QUESTIONS:

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>1. I think that Dr. Rabkin is the only lap dude who regularly takes

>out the appendix & gallbladder. Is this correct?

Dr. Baltasar in Spain also removes them automatically.

>2. It seems like it would be easier to get at them with an open

>procedure, right?

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>Tom

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August 15, 2001

Why does that seem strange , " lose 50 to 100 lbs before surgery " if I could

do that I would be slicing and dicing myself up. I am sorry if this upsets

anyone, I think it is great for whoever can do it I have tried and that is

why I am here

this is just the way I feel about it.

Nadine from Michigan Dont know what kind of surgery to have yet either DS

or RNY

August 15, 2001

In a message dated 8/14/01 2:33:10 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

joostema@... writes:

Now it seems to me that the BMI varies per person you might find a healthy

person with a BMI of 50 and the next one might have one foot in the grave. so

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