Re: Re: Rutledge/MGB [was: Pray for s family/mini GB]

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In a message dated 9/27/01 7:19:07 PM, duodenalswitch writes:

<< I must confess: I was taken in by the Rutledge MGB site when I first

started my research. I was absolutely certain that I wanted the MGB,

the site was so convincing. I can recall even filling out Rutledge's

on-line forms and even supplying my social security number (how

stupid of me!). Rutledge probably wanted to check my credit rating

to make sure that I could pay! I cannot remember what event steered

me away from it and to the Duodenal Switch, but THANK GOODNESS that

something did!

>>

Steve: Oh, I was, too! I didn't really go so far as to fill out forms, etc.

but I saw the site and it was extremely tempting -- almost too good to be

true! I even found a doctor in New Jersey, I think (although I can't recall

his name) who did perform the MGB and I would have gone more local with him

over traveling to SC.

Then, I read more about that type of connection (the Biliroth II) and

everything and decided that the DS, although more 'radical' in terms of

complexity and permanance, was the most effective surgery out there for me.

I think my profile on AMOS even mentions the MGB.. or maybe my initial

comments about Dr. Gagner in the physician section... I vaguely remember

mentioning MGB as an option when I was first investigating surgery types!

All the best,

lap ds with gallbladder removal

January 25, 2001

Dr. Gagner/mt. Sinai/NYC

eight months post-op and still feelin' fabu!

preop: 307 lbs/bmi 45

now: 217 (gained 2 lbs - another plateau in the works. Yuck)

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Folks,

I must confess: I was taken in by the Rutledge MGB site when I first

started my research. I was absolutely certain that I wanted the MGB,

the site was so convincing. I can recall even filling out Rutledge's

on-line forms and even supplying my social security number (how

stupid of me!). Rutledge probably wanted to check my credit rating

to make sure that I could pay! I cannot remember what event steered

me away from it and to the Duodenal Switch, but THANK GOODNESS that

something did!

When we speak of Grace, and I am not a religious man in the

traditional sense of that word, I look back on my life and think of

several decisions that I was ready to make or had made, but for some

reason never came off, and how disastrous it would have been for me

had they happened, and I have little choice but to believe in Grace.

Best,

Steve

At 4:28 PM -0400 9/27/01, ruisha@... wrote:

>In a message dated 9/27/01 1:22:53 PM, duodenalswitch writes:

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><< Dr Rutlege was been stopped from doing this surgery some time ago.

>

>Unfortunately there are those who do it. And their patients continue

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>to have to be revised (to an RNY) to prevent the deadly bile reflux

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>it causes.

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> >>

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>OOOH, MARY: I didn't know this! How great! I remember looking at his

>website (can't remember the exact addy) and it was all pro-mini-gastric

>bypass and I remember some people on AMOS saying the got a mini-bypass but

>this was about 6 months ago at least....

>

>I wonder when he was stopped from doing the surgery b/c I know he was still

>doing it when I looked into things (around Dec. 2000).

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Steve,

I too, have been faced with the same " types " of situations that would have

harmed me if I had shown up even one minute eariler. And often thought " but by

the good grace of go go I " and I always felt that I was being egotistcal. The

way you explained now lets me realize that I wasnt being egostical and that I

should be thankful for " Grace "

Lisbeth

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