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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?

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> 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...

>

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> 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.

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> > 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>

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