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In a message dated 9/22/00 11:34:18 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

MiniGastricBypass (AT) egroups (DOT) com writes:

<< I had 26 contacts for my packet and all 26, who were chosen randomly,

responded with praise and ALL said if they had it to do again YES they would.

WOULD YOU? >>

Hi, Gwen:

I just posted something to a short while ago, along these same lines.

Yes, I would do it again, and my husband's a physician with credentials and

training out the wazoo, and HE really thinks a great deal of this surgery.

We spent a huge amount of time researching it, talking it over, and we

finally got comfortable.

This is after we heard about 1) a death following surgery, 2) horrible,

long-lasting complications following surgery, and 3) slow to non-existent

weight loss following surgery.

Here was my reasoning: NONE of the surgeries guarantee perfect weight loss,

although a majority seem to succeed quite well. ALL of the surgeries can be

fatal, and can lead to major complications. Dr. Rutledge was the only

surgeon who took the time to address my concerns, by email, in person, and

through the MGB support groups and on his website.

One half of my extended family - my father's side - are bigger than barns,

and my father died at age 52 of obesity-related illness. My choice seemed

obvious, but I still treated it as the life-and-death decision that it really

is.

You, and only you, will know if you are making the right decision: not your

husband, not anyone else on this list, not me, not your best friends. YOU.

You're the one who will be dealing with the new digestive system, the

dumping, the frustrations, the joys. It's your body.

Good luck to you.

Blair

8/9/00

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Blair,

Thanks for the great post. I am a preop (12 days and counting) and I

am convinced of my decision but would be lying if I said that

everytime I see something else posted from you know who or others I

get a little catch in my stomach. I too know that nothing is without

risk and I believe for me the risk of staying as heavy as I am

outweight the risks with surgery. My biggest fear actually is

inadequate weight loss but I am one of the ones who will settle for

significant - it doesn't have to be perfect. I would love to see my

goal weight someday but will take a " normal " size in a heartbeat!

on

Surgery date 10/04/00

> In a message dated 9/22/00 11:34:18 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

> MiniGastricBypass (AT) egroups (DOT) com writes:

>

> << I had 26 contacts for my packet and all 26, who were chosen

randomly,

> responded with praise and ALL said if they had it to do again YES

they would.

> WOULD YOU? >>

>

> Hi, Gwen:

>

> I just posted something to a short while ago, along these

same lines.

>

> Yes, I would do it again, and my husband's a physician with

credentials and

> training out the wazoo, and HE really thinks a great deal of this

surgery.

> We spent a huge amount of time researching it, talking it over, and

we

> finally got comfortable.

>

> This is after we heard about 1) a death following surgery, 2)

horrible,

> long-lasting complications following surgery, and 3) slow to non-

existent

> weight loss following surgery.

>

> Here was my reasoning: NONE of the surgeries guarantee perfect

weight loss,

> although a majority seem to succeed quite well. ALL of the

surgeries can be

> fatal, and can lead to major complications. Dr. Rutledge was the

only

> surgeon who took the time to address my concerns, by email, in

person, and

> through the MGB support groups and on his website.

>

> One half of my extended family - my father's side - are bigger than

barns,

> and my father died at age 52 of obesity-related illness. My choice

seemed

> obvious, but I still treated it as the life-and-death decision that

it really

> is.

>

> You, and only you, will know if you are making the right decision:

not your

> husband, not anyone else on this list, not me, not your best

friends. YOU.

> You're the one who will be dealing with the new digestive system,

the

> dumping, the frustrations, the joys. It's your body.

>

> Good luck to you.

>

> Blair

> 8/9/00

[Guest guest]

Hi Blair, thanks for your input. If my husband were a doc and felt

comfortable with the surgery, that is all it would take for me. Im sure

you helped decrease alot of peoples fear about the surgery. How is your

weight loss by the way??

Robin

At 12:25 PM 9/22/00 EDT, you wrote:

>In a message dated 9/22/00 11:34:18 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

>MiniGastricBypass (AT) egroups (DOT) com writes:

>

><< I had 26 contacts for my packet and all 26, who were chosen randomly,

>responded with praise and ALL said if they had it to do again YES they

would.

> WOULD YOU? >>

>

>Hi, Gwen:

>

>I just posted something to a short while ago, along these same lines.

>

>Yes, I would do it again, and my husband's a physician with credentials and

>training out the wazoo, and HE really thinks a great deal of this surgery.

>We spent a huge amount of time researching it, talking it over, and we

>finally got comfortable.

>

>This is after we heard about 1) a death following surgery, 2) horrible,

>long-lasting complications following surgery, and 3) slow to non-existent

>weight loss following surgery.

>

>Here was my reasoning: NONE of the surgeries guarantee perfect weight loss,

>although a majority seem to succeed quite well. ALL of the surgeries can be

>fatal, and can lead to major complications. Dr. Rutledge was the only

>surgeon who took the time to address my concerns, by email, in person, and

>through the MGB support groups and on his website.

>

>One half of my extended family - my father's side - are bigger than barns,

>and my father died at age 52 of obesity-related illness. My choice seemed

>obvious, but I still treated it as the life-and-death decision that it

really

>is.

>

>You, and only you, will know if you are making the right decision: not your

>husband, not anyone else on this list, not me, not your best friends. YOU.

>You're the one who will be dealing with the new digestive system, the

>dumping, the frustrations, the joys. It's your body.

>

>Good luck to you.

>

>Blair

>8/9/00

>

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