Re: Re: Dr. K goes Laparoscopic (Nick)

[Guest guest]

> I think the notion of avoiding a surgeon until they have 100 laps is

> hugely excessive.

I was Dr. Rabkin's 2nd fully lap DS patient. I had great confidence in

his lap skills though; his extensive lap experience dated back several

decades, being a pioneer of the lap cholecystectomy in California. When

I had my initial consult and got my surgery date, I thought I would be

getting open DS, and was fine with that! As luck would have it though,

he adopted the LapDS during my wait, and I was one of the first of his

patients to get it. No regrets here!

M.

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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

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[Guest guest]

Unless you count the effects of the longer time under anaesthesia, not that

I'm sure what they are exactly. I've read, though, that the longer

you're " under, " the more risky it is (not that it's *terribly* risky or

anything).

alyssa

Re: Dr. K goes Laparoscopic (Nick)

> I am not a doctor and I don't play one on TV, but it seems to me that

> the worse case during a lap procedure would be 'Oopsie - guess we

> gotta go open', and you wake up with a longer incision than expected.

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> Just a thought.

>

> Greg

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[Guest guest]

Unless you count the effects of the longer time under anaesthesia, not that

I'm sure what they are exactly. I've read, though, that the longer

you're " under, " the more risky it is (not that it's *terribly* risky or

anything).

alyssa

Re: Dr. K goes Laparoscopic (Nick)

> I am not a doctor and I don't play one on TV, but it seems to me that

> the worse case during a lap procedure would be 'Oopsie - guess we

> gotta go open', and you wake up with a longer incision than expected.

>

> Just a thought.

>

> Greg

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