Dr. Ren

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I usually am just a lurker on the site, but I must take issue with something

I read about Dr. Ren. I had my BPD/DS on August 16th by Dr. Ren.

Not only is she a VERY experienced surgeon, thorough and I might

add--BRILLIANT, but she is also continuing to do the DS on her patients.

I dont know where this erroneous information is coming from, but it is NOT

from her. Further, when I went for my initial consultation with her about my

surgery and which procedure I wanted to choose, Dr. Ren was QUITE FRANK with

me about the dangers/benefits of EACH of the surgeries, including the DS. We

cannot put our collective heads in the sand about the risk factors involved

in choosing these surgeries and further, the DS is still the most complicated

procedure SURGICALLY in comparison to the lap band and the RNY. It would seem

to me that any surgeon worth his/her salt would be remiss in NOT fully

informing their patients about the reality of these choices.

Lastly, I cannot say enough about Dr. Ren's skill level. I would recommend

both her bedside manner and more importantly her surgical skills to ANYONE.

Her hesitancy if it can even be called that about doing the DS is a realistic

one when faced with 4-6 hour surgeries on already compromised patients. Lets

try to get our heads out of our collective butts when we criticize these

doctors for being hesitant.

Hesitancy does NOT equal saying no to a needy patient.

BTW, I am doing great post-surgically. DUe to Dr. Ren's expertise, I have

had minimal if non-existent post surgical complications and I am proud to say

I am down 61 pounds since the surgery.

Lastly, if this other Dr. is refusing to do the surgery, please do

not lump her together with Dr. Ren.

Thanks for the soapbox,

Ellyn

LAP BPD/DS

August 16th, 2001

starting weight 291

weight as of Monday, December 10th-230