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

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Excellent point!!! He had a nurse for his angel--as a nurse myself

I'm tempted to get a filter--and my BMI is only 43 and I have no Hx

of clotting. But mother in law---who was so dear to me died on my

sidewalk, in my arms from a PE. I'm scared sh**less about them.

They are a rare complication--but few live to tell the tale.

I would have been asking for a filter--with that high of a BMI--but

that is me.

Pammi

> > 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..

> > Larry weighed well over 600 lbs, which further increased his

> chances

> > of throwing clots. He had limited mobility- again, a predisposal

> to

> > clots. The guy had the same risk of throwing clots if he'd had a

> > Roux-en-Y.. or a coronary bypass.. or knee replacement.. or

having

> no

> > surgery at all (yes, super morbidly obese folk who have limited

> > mobility can throw clots without even having surgery.. its

another

> > reason why we don't want to stay super MO).

> >

> > My point is this: yes, Larry died after weight loss surgery. But

> that

> > surgery was not the direct cause of the embolism.. it was a

> > contributing factor. , you say you want more children-

will

> > knowing what I've just told you make you wants kids any less? I

> doubt

> > it.. It is normal to be afraid of the unknown risks of surgery..

> but

> > you have to decide if the risks involved in surgery are worse

than

> the

> > risks you face now daily. Knowledge is power, when used in

> context.

> > Learn everything, learn the probabilities for each risk, compare

> them

> > to a situation you are comfy with.. if the risks of surgery are

no

> > worse than other risks you take daily, decide if you feel its a

> good

> > thing. But don't let 1 unfortunate death put you off weight loss

> > surgery because you might die. Because the big picture is that

> > chances are, you will not.

> >

> > Hope this eases the minds of those who are afraid..

> > Hugs,

> > Liane

> >

> > > In a message dated 8/13/01 12:15:04 PM, duodenalswitch@y...

> writes:

> > >

> > > << I am definitely leaning towards chickening out after

reading

> all

> > this. I

> > > > was very gung-ho, but now I'm not so sure. It's very scary

> stuff.