The fallibility of surgeons - Steve

[Guest guest]

First of all, I didn't say that Elariny isn't doing the BPD/DS

anymore. I said that he's encouraging many people who come to him

for that procedure to have the stand-alone sleeve gastrectomy

instead, which I have reason to believe to be true.

> Dr. Elariny is cautious about doing the entire DS in one procedure

in

> super morbidly obese patients because of the risks...

I was not super-morbidly obese, but he pitched the sleeve gastrectomy

to me on the night before I was to have surgery, as I have said, and

when I said that I did not want " surgery in two acts, " he said I

might never need the second part. He has also so advised others, as

reported on the DS-Elariny list and elsewhere. This is what sets

Elariny apart from other surgeons who do the DS in two parts: only

Elariny suggests that the stomach-only portion should be enough for

some people.

> I am not aware that Dr. E. has offered anybody the option of

> intentionally disabling the pylorus.

>

That's what I take from the " Sleeve Gastrectomy/Cinda " postings on

the DS-Elariny list on 9/20/01 and 9/25/01, including one from you,

Steve. You advised people against having the pylorus disabled.

> Kay, do you still have legal proceedings underway against Dr.

Elariny?

>

" Still have legal proceedings underway " against Elariny?! It's news

to me that I ever did. As a lawyer, forced to wade through other

people's disputes daily, I'm probably less inclined to file lawsuits

than many non-attorneys are.

Please e-mail me about this privately, Steve.

Kay B.