Re: A thought

[Guest guest]

I think that the research that is needed for NIH to accept the DS as

standard WLS is being done by some of the DS surgeons in the country.

this was talked about at the last ASBS conference.

The research is tough because no way to do random clinical trials.

, Settle

> These reports of our peers being denied WLS are very disturbing. As

I

> see it someone or group needs to establish the value of DS as a

> viable weight loss surgery. At the moment NIH sees this surgery as

> experimental in nature. We have a lot of anecdotal evidence to the

> value of this surgery. Maybe we as a group could invest sometime

and

> energy in quantifying this operation. I think a good place to start

> would be with our own Surgeons to get their take on what statistics

> need to be looked at and formulate a questionaire for our group.

This

> might be a good place to start. Anyone interested?

>

> Regards,

>

[Guest guest]

Does anyone know when Dr. Antone's 10 year study will be

released?

Jean.

Re: A thought

> I think that the research that is needed for NIH to accept

the DS as

> standard WLS is being done by some of the DS surgeons in

the country.

> this was talked about at the last ASBS conference.

>

> The research is tough because no way to do random clinical

trials.

>

> , Settle

>

>

> > These reports of our peers being denied WLS are very

disturbing. As

> I

> > see it someone or group needs to establish the value of

DS as a

> > viable weight loss surgery. At the moment NIH sees this

surgery as

> > experimental in nature. We have a lot of anecdotal

evidence to the

> > value of this surgery. Maybe we as a group could invest

sometime

> and

> > energy in quantifying this operation. I think a good

place to start

> > would be with our own Surgeons to get their take on what

statistics

> > need to be looked at and formulate a questionaire for

our group.

> This

> > might be a good place to start. Anyone interested?

> >

> > Regards,

> >

>

>

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>

[Guest guest]

Excellent thought, Chris!

I think that when I get home and am feeling up to it, I might scout

out some of those " other " boards for people who have not yet chosen a

surgery and then offer them the duodenal switch web site for more

information. All it takes is a " Have you considered this other

option? " It really could save someone from a terrible choice.

(who just had 2 little bites of a brownie at 7 days post-op and does

NOT apologize!)

> Hi

> My name is and I'm sort of new to this list. I do a lot of

> reading. I've noticed this kind of " thing " that is going back and

> forth here regarding RNY vs DS. I just wanted to share with you my

> experience of how I came to decide DS was right for me. I learned

> about weight loss surgery through the " Carnie " story. I

> picked up on the " Spotlight " website, and went into their message

> board. I just asked a few questions that were of concern to me,

like

> what happens if you get an ulcer. Apparently there were some

people

> from this group who must monitor that website, because I got a

couple

> replies that clued me in to the fact that there was another WLS

> available. In a very subtle way, I was guided to

duodenalswitch.com,

> and the rest is history! I'm on my way to my first consult, and to

> test the quality of my insurance. What I'm trying to say is, maybe

> we can't educate everyone of the benifits of DS, but it would be

> worth the time to look for those who are at least asking the right

> questions. I wish I could remember the two people who pointed me

in

> the right direction, but to me, I will be forever grateful for

their

> efforts.

> Thanks! Chris