Re: I Can't Believe I'm Asking This... (Crossposting)

October 7, 2001

In a message dated 10/7/01 4:07:07 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

jhensel@... writes:

> I was thinking today about this very thing and came to the decision if I had

> no choice would I take the RNY? Probably not due to the fact that once they

> remove the pyloric valve you are more likely to get cancer of the pancreas.

> Its not something I would want to deal with now that Im watching my aunt die

> from this horrible disease!

>

I agree with Judie...I'd probably do the Lap Band if I couldn't have had the

DS. At least then sometime in the future I'd be able to revise it.

~~* AJ *~~

Age 37 5'8''

Post op 7/24/01 Open BPD/DS

self pay - Dr Baltasar -Alcoy Spain

07/24/01 BMI 64 415.1

08/06/01 BMI 59 390.2 -24.9 lbs! -10.75 inches

08/16/01 BMI 58 387.0 -28.1 lbs! -11.25 inches

08/24/01 BMI 58 386.5 -28.6 lbs! -15.5 inches

08/30/01 BMI 58 378.3 -36.8 lbs! -21.25 inches

09/10/01 BMI 57 373.0 -42.1 lbs!

09/24/01 BMI 55 367.1 -48.0 lbs!

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