Guest guest Posted July 23, 2001 Report Share Posted July 23, 2001 The 'Gold Standard' > However, if you speak with that woman again, you can explain to > her that while her procedure might be the 'Gold Standard', the DS > is rgarded as the 'PLATINUM STANDARD'; It is both more rare > and far more valuable. I like that! . . . the Platinum Standard! ;-) What would come after that? > Are you still researching all the procedures? > My own incredibly excellent surgeon does all of them (Adj. Band; > R-n-y; and DS). She does them all laprascopically. I'm still researching, but have pretty much decided on the DS. > However, in 6 months time, I was only her second DS. Every > single one of her other surgeries besides another person in > January and then my own in July have been r-n-y's. Isn't that > weird? Go figure. I guess it's just more known than the DS. > By the way, my own surgery went without a hitch. I was in the > hospital for 3 days, I've not had any unusual pain, my bowels are > getting back to normal. I've been so very blessed with a speedy > and uneventful recovery. Great!!! That's what I'd hope for myself, obviously. People tend to give me the scare stories when I tell them I am considering WLS. One friend I just told said she had heard of people dieing from the surgery. Great, just what I want to hear. Like I'm on a plane that's taxi-ing down the runway and the person next to me starts telling me all the crash statistics of that particular airline. :-/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 23, 2001 Report Share Posted July 23, 2001 The 'Gold Standard' > However, if you speak with that woman again, you can explain to > her that while her procedure might be the 'Gold Standard', the DS > is rgarded as the 'PLATINUM STANDARD'; It is both more rare > and far more valuable. I like that! . . . the Platinum Standard! ;-) What would come after that? > Are you still researching all the procedures? > My own incredibly excellent surgeon does all of them (Adj. Band; > R-n-y; and DS). She does them all laprascopically. I'm still researching, but have pretty much decided on the DS. > However, in 6 months time, I was only her second DS. Every > single one of her other surgeries besides another person in > January and then my own in July have been r-n-y's. Isn't that > weird? Go figure. I guess it's just more known than the DS. > By the way, my own surgery went without a hitch. I was in the > hospital for 3 days, I've not had any unusual pain, my bowels are > getting back to normal. I've been so very blessed with a speedy > and uneventful recovery. Great!!! That's what I'd hope for myself, obviously. People tend to give me the scare stories when I tell them I am considering WLS. One friend I just told said she had heard of people dieing from the surgery. Great, just what I want to hear. Like I'm on a plane that's taxi-ing down the runway and the person next to me starts telling me all the crash statistics of that particular airline. :-/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 23, 2001 Report Share Posted July 23, 2001 > The 'Gold Standard' > > People tend to give me the scare stories when I tell them I am > considering WLS. One friend I just told said she had heard of > people dieing from the surgery. Great, just what I want to hear. > Like I'm on a plane that's taxi-ing down the runway and the > person next to me starts telling me all the crash statistics of > that particular airline. :-/ > > ; Does your 'helpful' friend have any children? I wonder if she has ever heard of women dying in childbirth. Further, sometimes people die in heart surgery. We could go on and on and on. The fact of the matter is that the risk factor is generally lower than for other surgeries. The kind of scare tactics your 'friend' is delivering should also warn people not to step into banks, lest they be in one when it is held up. This is in my opinion, unnecessary and unproductive. It is also irresponsible. Carry on your research; do the careful job you've been doing and please, if you aren't finding the answers you seek, don't hesitate to ask a member where you might find it. gobo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 23, 2001 Report Share Posted July 23, 2001 > The 'Gold Standard' > > People tend to give me the scare stories when I tell them I am > considering WLS. One friend I just told said she had heard of > people dieing from the surgery. Great, just what I want to hear. > Like I'm on a plane that's taxi-ing down the runway and the > person next to me starts telling me all the crash statistics of > that particular airline. :-/ > > ; Does your 'helpful' friend have any children? I wonder if she has ever heard of women dying in childbirth. Further, sometimes people die in heart surgery. We could go on and on and on. The fact of the matter is that the risk factor is generally lower than for other surgeries. The kind of scare tactics your 'friend' is delivering should also warn people not to step into banks, lest they be in one when it is held up. This is in my opinion, unnecessary and unproductive. It is also irresponsible. Carry on your research; do the careful job you've been doing and please, if you aren't finding the answers you seek, don't hesitate to ask a member where you might find it. gobo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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