obesityhelp.com

[Guest guest]

I checked out this website this evening, and must say that a majority of the

posts I read were such a waste! People bickering over what procedure, what

surgeon, or to get WLS at all! ugh.... one person had actually posted links

to different websites where someone was telling their horror story from

getting WLS, and in all of the horror stories, the people had gotten their

surgeries like twenty years ago! And their complications had been almost

immediate.

Anyway, think I'll just stick to familiar waters.... you guys are MUCH more

uplifting! )

Robin

Wife to Doug

Mommy to Tyler, 4 yrs., and Brennan, 1 yr.

Singer, wife, mom, secretary.. and not in that particular order.

[Guest guest]

Hi Robin!

I tend to agree about the bickering... but I have used the insurance section

extensively.

About the person who posted the sites to the horror stories... thats

horrible. Unfortunately over 20 years ago WLS did tend to be very

dangerous. I know that from watching my mother go through that. She had

the old, and extremely dangerous, jejuno-illeo bypass in the 70's, and

nearly died from resulting severe malabsorption and anemia. It was then

reversed and she is heaver now than then... because her body never healed

enough to safely have another surgery. I was afraid to tell her I was

having WLS because I knew she would panic because of her experiences. I was

wrong... she is excited and very happy. LOL

While we were talkling about WLS the other day she said, " If only Dr. _____

would have made a small stomach pouch and only bypassed about 6 feet of

intestine (he bypassed all but 3 feet and left the stomach normal sized.

UGH!!!!), I'd have done so much better. " I explained to her after that

comment that was *exactly* what Dr. R was going to do for me. She's elated.

Another thing she remembers was that she was told to eat a lot

post-operatively! The surgeon told her, back then, that she was to

*ENCOURAGE* dumping to get the best weightloss. YUCKY!!!!!!!

I'm so glad that doctors (and we) know better now.

Walk in peace;

Jenn in Vancouver, WA

Getting my dance card ready for 11/1

> From: MomInSWFL@...

>Subject: obesityhelp.com

>

>I checked out this website this evening, and must say that a majority of

>the

>posts I read were such a waste! People bickering over what procedure, what

>surgeon, or to get WLS at all! ugh.... one person had actually posted

>links

>to different websites where someone was telling their horror story from

>getting WLS, and in all of the horror stories, the people had gotten their

>surgeries like twenty years ago! And their complications had been almost

>immediate.

>

>Anyway, think I'll just stick to familiar waters.... you guys are MUCH more

>uplifting! )

>

>Robin

>Wife to Doug

>Mommy to Tyler, 4 yrs., and Brennan, 1 yr.

>Singer, wife, mom, secretary.. and not in that particular order.

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