Guest guest Posted September 23, 2000 Report Share Posted September 23, 2000 In a message dated 9/23/2000 3:05:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Boingy300@... writes: << Please care enough about your bodies to do your OWN research! Don't rely on people who have other agendas to dictate what you think and feel. Good luck to those trying to get the facts....THEY AREN'T ALL LOCATED IN 1 >> You said it!!! We as individuals have to make our own decisions, yes we can ask questions and give answers and have a lot of discussion and feedback from each other, but when push comes to shove we have to make this decision for ourselves. This is major surgery that carries with it major risks, that needs to be thought out and researched until you know that you are comfortable with the procedure you have chosen. As bad as I hate to get on this subject again it boils down to this: LT knew all the facts, she was and is a research expert, she knew the stats, she knew the risks, she knew the possibility of any number of things going wrong just as we who have researched and read and searched our souls know. I am a firm believer in people accepting responsibility for the things they do, things they say and decisions they make. If she wants a revision by another surgeon then she should just do it instead of wasting hers and our time with whatever all this is she's doing. I tried to have empathy for her, but she's just carried all this too far. It is fine to be firm in your convictions and stand up and be counted for how you feel and believe, but that can be done with a little tact, common sense and calmness, not with a fire and brimstone, Salem witch trial kind of thing. We live in a free society and have the privilege of saying what we think and feel and that is an honor to have that right, it just seems to be a shame to use that right to hurt and scare people. To Dr. R. you may not let this post of mine go thru and if not I do understand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 24, 2000 Report Share Posted September 24, 2000 Thanks , well said. This is a decision that has to be made individually by each one of us. Its our own responsibility to do the research of the facts (good and bad). In my own case, I figure I'm going to die from a heart attack or have a stroke if I don't do something drastic so there are risks with having surgery or not having it. I have spoken to about 60 post-ops at this point, from not only Dr. R's surgery but other types of obestity surgery. There are certainly exceptions for every kind, but his seems the least invasive, most safe and produces the greatest benefit. But that's MY viewpoint. Everyone has to be comfortable for themselves. in Atlanta > I'm 7 months post-op, and I have never seen another MGB er. I met Dr.R only a > few times and felt he was on the level. I get no secondary gains by defending > him. I have had a very positive experience s/p MGB. I'm down about 80 lbs. > My comorbids of hypertension and sleep apnea are gone. I've had no problem > with bile reflux,indegestion ,I can even count how many times I've burped > since Feb. I'm in tune with my body and healthier than I've ever been. I know > 's had a negative experience. It happens to some. I,however have had a > positive experience. Good for me. Just thought you should here there's good > and bad experiences. My friend(450 lb. paramedic) just had a lap RNY.Dropped > 50 lbs. in a month and couldn't even hold down water. He had severe scarring > at the base of his esophagus from YEARS of GERD, not to mention his " stoma " > almost totally closed off. He had to be scoped and dilated to 10mm,and will > go back in a month for a dilitation to 15mm. He's weak,and very unhealthy > looking right now,and yes I'm worried about him. Every procedure has it's > risks! Previous Bilroth2's were preformed on the ill patients-s/p > trauma,severe ulcer disease(malnourished states),and gastric cancer patients. > This procedure is performed on the 'potentially' ill...the morbidly obese. > I recently transported a triathelete who was dying from esophageal > cancer....does this mean I should stop exercising? > Please care enough about your bodies to do your OWN research! Don't rely on > people who have other agendas to dictate what you think and feel. > Good luck to those trying to get the facts....THEY AREN'T ALL LOCATED IN 1 > SPOT! > Osler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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