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

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LOL, ! I had the ultimate tool to get me out of bed...my

MOTHER!! It worked when I was a teenager, and at 38 years old post-op

as well. She used the same tactic! IF it gets really bad for you,

and your just not wanting to get up, I'll have my mother call your

room....:)Meli

-- In duodenalswitch@y..., " E. Nahodil " <brinaho@m...> wrote:

> I am going to tell everyone, and all of you that On October 1st, no

matter

> how much I kick and scream and beg, YOU MUST MAKE ME GET OUT OF BED

AND WALK

> WALK WALK! Every Day, scream at me drag me if you have to, but make

me walk!

>

> Nahodil

> BPD/DS 10/1/01 - Lap

> Dr. Elariny

> Fairfax, INOVA Hospital

>

> : Re: Larry Young, Dr. Husted & Choosing

Your

> Surgeon

>

>

> 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.

>

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