Re: The DS and responsibility to oneself and those who follow.

[Guest guest]

Theresa -

You are right on the money.

Also, people should recognize that if they fail to supplement and

participate in follow-up, the great quality of life that they have found

will be short lived.

Best-

Nick

The DS and responsibility to oneself and those who

follow.

> I apologize in advance for my current stand, but must take issue with

> something I have been reading.

>

> I feel that when one chooses to have the DS they take on a life long

> committment to stringently follow their supplementation as well as

> take their labs routinely. I know how easy it is to become

> complacent, get busy, let life interfere, or just plain fall back

> into laziness. However, boys and girls, when you do not take the

> appropriate vitamins and minerals, and you do not have routine lab

> work, you make the DS surgery statistically more risky and impact

> those of us who have not had the surgery in terms of dealing with our

> insurance companies.

>

> Non compliance impacts a whole hell of a lot more than just YOUR

> health. There are people out here fighting for their lives and their

> health and every statistic that shows DS as being more risky with

> side affects of malnutrition etc, reduces the ability for those who

> come after to have this " platinum standard " but unrated surgery be

> covered routinely by insurance.

>

> I appreciate everyone has their own issues and their own lives...I

> would just like a greater consciousness and perhaps

> brother/sisterhood in supporting the next generations of obese be

> able to get this surgery.

>

> Thanks for letting me ramble and put out my long winded opinion.

> Feedback is always appreciated as is opposing views.

>

> Hugs,

> Theresa

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[Guest guest]

Excellent point. Appreciate your view.

, Seattle

> I feel that when one chooses to have the DS they take on a life

long

> committment to stringently follow their supplementation as well as

> take their labs routinely.