Guest guest Posted July 28, 2003 Report Share Posted July 28, 2003 Carol A: Is the letter you wrote about stomas on file, or in the archives. Could you maybe send it to the list again, so we can read it? Carol G. may have a point. Even if you have to water it down a little, it would be better to get it put on as many lists as possible. Thanks Barbara Jean Re: Stretched Stoma > How was her letter written? > > Was it clinical and factual or filled with indignation and emotion? > Was it written to help the MO community in their decision to have > the surgery or will it scare them away which will harm them more at > their current weight? Did it slam any doctors? Doctors would think > twice about being a part of Q & A forums or help forums of any kind > (usually unpaid) if they feared being slandered. > > MO people need to hear the plain truth to analyze thoroughly the > facts before having surgery, BUT, this surgery has saved the lives > of hundreds of thousands and we have to becareful when we express > problems and side effects that occur after surgery that we don't > scare the " begeebers " out of the MO community and make them think > twice about a surgery that can truly help them. > > Yes, there are problems and side effects... > Yes, not all doctors are the best at the procedures... > Yes, we all need the " facts " to analyze our decision for surgery... > > > I have been a part of running a support group and I have talked to > post-ops who have had problems and struggles but all of have them > said they would do it again. > > Choose your words wisely. Eliminate opinion and emotion. State the > facts only. Be clinical. See if it doesn't get posted. Not sure it > will be but it's worth a try. > > Carol G. > > > > > > > > > > > > Carol A wrote a wonderful post here on stretched stomas. I asked > her if I > > could post it on Obesityhelp.com. They, as usual, wouldn't post > it. So I > > posted it my profile and mentioned the post on the message board. > posted > > on the Q & A suggesting people come lurk here for good info. I am > very grateful > > for this open forum and very saddened by their closed forum. I > guess it is > > now more of a referral service and they are not interested in > rocking the boat. > > Shame, Shame on them. > > > > > > Fay Bayuk > > **300/168 > > 10/23/01 > > Dr. > > Open RNY 150 cm > > Click for My Profile > > <A HREF= " http://obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/profile.phtml? > N=Bayuk951061008 " >http://obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/profile.phtml? > N=Bayuk951061008</A> > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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