Guest guest Posted August 15, 2001 Report Share Posted August 15, 2001 Mel- You are SO funny.. and right! I love the way y ou look at things.. lol.. thanks for putting a smile on my face! Sue BMI 51 preop 9/11/01 Dr. Booth, Warder, or Kim.. > > Hi, I wanted the Ds but after many months of reading and > > training from my late 91 year old grandmother I decided > > to go with the RNY. > > Good luck to you, . I hope that you do well with the RNY. It > will certainly require you to modify your behavior in order to be > successful over the long term, and that seems to be what you want. > > In my opinion, many of not most of your conclusions are based on > societal (and grandmotherly <g>) influence. So much of what you say > is feelings-based -- what we " should " do, how we " should " be in > order to be " acceptable " . You and only you can make the final > decision for yourself, but I do hope you are aware that the hard > medical data doesn't necessarily mesh with your conclusions. > > Here's my opinion on a few of your statements: > > > She [your grandmother] never ate after four,only > > had a cup of tea and mabey a sweet roll on ocassion. > > Seeing how your grandmother was is compelling to you, I'm sure. But > eating nothing after 4pm is certainly not an ideal scenario. I don't > think you'll find any established doctor who will advise such a > routine. > > > We got into this mess by eating the wrong foods. > > If a food doesn't hurt you, how can it be " wrong " ? Post-DS, many of > the foods that were previously " bad " are transformed into " good " > foods. > > > We are what we eat and we have arteries who will > > fill up with all the bad things if we put them in. > > If we aren't absorbing the fat, it can't get into our arteries. > > > In our old days we will need many of the vitamins from > > the good foods to help us have a common bowel > > movement,if we have the DS ,could we lose the nourishment? > > What " good foods " are you referring to here? Certainly the DS causes > us to malabsorb a portion of our nutrients. That's why we get our > annual labs -- so we can keep tabs on everything and tweak our > supplements if it should become necessary. I actually feel better > about my health now that I'm getting regular bloodwork and can SEE > the status of various nutrients. Before surgery, I never had my > blood checked, and never took a vitamin, and ASSUMED that everything > was A-OK. Now, I don't assume anything-- I get my labs and I know > for sure what my status is. > > > It is an easy way out if you dont have the discipline > > to go with the RNY but you are taking a chance. > > THREE CHEERS for the easy way! Whoo hoo!!! Thank you God for > providing this answer for me! Not a lot of discipline required -- I > hate that crap. Protein first, avoid too many simple sugars, take > the vitamins, get the labs -- and the rest will fall into place. Hip > hip hooray! > > > If I have the DS and eat what I want I would be dead in > > twenty years with all the fat and sugar that most obese > > people consume. > > If you don't absorb fat, it can't hurt you. No WLS procedure causes > malabsorption of sugar, even the RNY. And dumping syndrome is not > guaranteed. Some people never dump, and many who DO dump lose the > dumping after awhile. I'd hate to choose RNY thinking that dumping > was going to " keep me in line " and then have that bite me in the > butt. > > > I want to teach myself to eat again. > > With the RNY, you will have to do that, no doubt. > > > This time I know what is good and bad. > > How's that? By the dumping that'll get you if you eat > something " bad " ? > > > God bless you with the journey of your choice. > > You too, . I wish you the best of luck and truly do hope that > you succeed with whatever procedure you choose! > > Hugs, > M. > > --- > in Valrico, FL, age 39 > Starting weight 299, now 156 > Starting BMI 49.7, now 26.0 > Lap DGB/DS by Dr. Rabkin 10-19-99 > http://www.duodenalswitch.com > > Direct replies: mailto:melanie@t... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2001 Report Share Posted August 15, 2001 Mel- You are SO funny.. and right! I love the way y ou look at things.. lol.. thanks for putting a smile on my face! Sue BMI 51 preop 9/11/01 Dr. Booth, Warder, or Kim.. > > Hi, I wanted the Ds but after many months of reading and > > training from my late 91 year old grandmother I decided > > to go with the RNY. > > Good luck to you, . I hope that you do well with the RNY. It > will certainly require you to modify your behavior in order to be > successful over the long term, and that seems to be what you want. > > In my opinion, many of not most of your conclusions are based on > societal (and grandmotherly <g>) influence. So much of what you say > is feelings-based -- what we " should " do, how we " should " be in > order to be " acceptable " . You and only you can make the final > decision for yourself, but I do hope you are aware that the hard > medical data doesn't necessarily mesh with your conclusions. > > Here's my opinion on a few of your statements: > > > She [your grandmother] never ate after four,only > > had a cup of tea and mabey a sweet roll on ocassion. > > Seeing how your grandmother was is compelling to you, I'm sure. But > eating nothing after 4pm is certainly not an ideal scenario. I don't > think you'll find any established doctor who will advise such a > routine. > > > We got into this mess by eating the wrong foods. > > If a food doesn't hurt you, how can it be " wrong " ? Post-DS, many of > the foods that were previously " bad " are transformed into " good " > foods. > > > We are what we eat and we have arteries who will > > fill up with all the bad things if we put them in. > > If we aren't absorbing the fat, it can't get into our arteries. > > > In our old days we will need many of the vitamins from > > the good foods to help us have a common bowel > > movement,if we have the DS ,could we lose the nourishment? > > What " good foods " are you referring to here? Certainly the DS causes > us to malabsorb a portion of our nutrients. That's why we get our > annual labs -- so we can keep tabs on everything and tweak our > supplements if it should become necessary. I actually feel better > about my health now that I'm getting regular bloodwork and can SEE > the status of various nutrients. Before surgery, I never had my > blood checked, and never took a vitamin, and ASSUMED that everything > was A-OK. Now, I don't assume anything-- I get my labs and I know > for sure what my status is. > > > It is an easy way out if you dont have the discipline > > to go with the RNY but you are taking a chance. > > THREE CHEERS for the easy way! Whoo hoo!!! Thank you God for > providing this answer for me! Not a lot of discipline required -- I > hate that crap. Protein first, avoid too many simple sugars, take > the vitamins, get the labs -- and the rest will fall into place. Hip > hip hooray! > > > If I have the DS and eat what I want I would be dead in > > twenty years with all the fat and sugar that most obese > > people consume. > > If you don't absorb fat, it can't hurt you. No WLS procedure causes > malabsorption of sugar, even the RNY. And dumping syndrome is not > guaranteed. Some people never dump, and many who DO dump lose the > dumping after awhile. I'd hate to choose RNY thinking that dumping > was going to " keep me in line " and then have that bite me in the > butt. > > > I want to teach myself to eat again. > > With the RNY, you will have to do that, no doubt. > > > This time I know what is good and bad. > > How's that? By the dumping that'll get you if you eat > something " bad " ? > > > God bless you with the journey of your choice. > > You too, . I wish you the best of luck and truly do hope that > you succeed with whatever procedure you choose! > > Hugs, > M. > > --- > in Valrico, FL, age 39 > Starting weight 299, now 156 > Starting BMI 49.7, now 26.0 > Lap DGB/DS by Dr. Rabkin 10-19-99 > http://www.duodenalswitch.com > > Direct replies: mailto:melanie@t... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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