Guest guest Posted December 28, 2000 Report Share Posted December 28, 2000 I know that everything has its pros and cons out there... and I can see that from the links on the site... literally TONS of weight has been lost... but I wonder if any of you have heard about anything negative out there regarding MGB? I woiuld be int3erested in hearing if there is another side to this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2000 Report Share Posted December 31, 2000 Read the " The Risks and Complications of Weight Loss Surgery " on the Doc's web site. If that isn't enough I don't know what you're looking for. Unless you are looking for someone to say that this procedure stinks and that the Doc doesn't know what he is doing. You can find them out there too, but here is the reasoning behind that opinion. The procedure that Dr. Rutledge performs has been around since the 1880s but it had it's problems. In the 1960's someone came up with a new way of doing things that answered those problems. Now, the old way was much simpler with less chance of complications et al but with the inherent problems (mostly esophagitis) is was abandoned. ( it is now called the " old loop " method) NOW, Dr. Rutledge has found a way to do this simpler procedure WITHOUT encountering the problems. (I won't go into it here but he does things differently than the OLD LOOP. And while I'm on it Whenever you hear someone accuse him of doing the " Old Loop " method a flag should go up. They haven't looked at his procedure, they are simply parroting someone else) He now has to convince the medical community that his new procedure is valid. He has a mountain of data that supports him and a growing patient base, and I believe he will eventually win this debate but as I have said before. Getting the medical community to accept something new is like mating Elephants, You have to endure a whole lot of trumpeting and stomping and it takes YEARS to get results. :-) Jerry Pros and Cons > I know that everything has its pros and cons out there... and I can see that > from the links on the site... literally TONS of weight has been lost... but > I wonder if any of you have heard about anything negative out there > regarding MGB? I woiuld be int3erested in hearing if there is another side > to this. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2000 Report Share Posted December 31, 2000 you go Jerry, tell the world... I can't wait til I am one of his statistics... Connie Pros and Cons > > > > I know that everything has its pros and cons out there... and I can see > that > > from the links on the site... literally TONS of weight has been lost... > but > > I wonder if any of you have heard about anything negative out there > > regarding MGB? I woiuld be int3erested in hearing if there is another side > > to this. > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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