Guest guest Posted October 4, 2000 Report Share Posted October 4, 2000 In a message dated 10/04/2000 1:23:09 AM Eastern Daylight Time, MiniGastricBypass (AT) egroups (DOT) com writes: << Also, I want to say that I consulted with two other surgeon's before having my MGB, and when I asked about deaths from the surgery, the open RNY Dr. told me that he had lost three patients, and the lap RNY doctor told me that he had lost patients, but would not disclose how many he had lost. >> Hello everyone, Just to be fair. The doctor I used has performed over 1000 open RNY surgeries and has never had a death. I am almost 8 weeks post op and have lost 56 lbs. I too am very happy with my decision. Sharon In KY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2000 Report Share Posted October 4, 2000 Hi there! We will be having an Illinois Support Group Meeting on November 11, 2000 in Peru Illinois. If there are any Illinois Pre or Post-ops who would like to come, please feel free to e-mail me for more information. Thanks! Betty Pappas MGB: 3/13/00 250/186/140 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2000 Report Share Posted October 5, 2000 Sharon! so good to hear from you. Your weight loss is phenomenal and I'm glad you're doing well. Flo > ** Original Subject: RE: Digest Number 2231 > ** > ** Original Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2000 20:58:12 -0600 > ** Original Message follows... > > In a message dated 10/04/2000 1:23:09 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > MiniGastricBypass (AT) egroups (DOT) com writes: > > << Also, I want to say that I > consulted with two other surgeon's before having my MGB, and when I > asked about deaths from the surgery, the open RNY Dr. told me that he > had lost three patients, and the lap RNY doctor told me that he had > lost patients, but would not disclose how many he had lost. >> > > Hello everyone, > Just to be fair. The doctor I used has performed over 1000 open RNY surgeries > and has never had a death. I am almost 8 weeks post op and have lost 56 lbs. > I too am very happy with my decision. > Sharon In KY > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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