Subject: Re: Why surgeons are changing from the DS

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In a message dated 12/10/01 12:59:55 PM Eastern Standard Time,

duodenalswitch writes:

<< It is a shame that surgeons who aren't up to handling the complexity of the

DS spend their time bashing it instead of perfecting their techniques.

>>

Exactly - they act like the DS is at fault, when it is their lack of

confidence in their abilities to perform the DS. Its too bad they won't

admit that they just find it too hard to perform personally, and refer their

patients to other surgeons who do the DS.

What I find most upsetting is that there are some surgeons who will only

do the DS for patients who *know and understand* the surgery and specifically

ask for it. Instead of telling them about the DS, they think it is the

patient's responsibility to know about it. I know there are many people who

have not been as lucky as we are and have not found out about DS, so do not

know to ask for it......but you would think if their surgeons perform the DS

along with the RNY, the surgeons would explain the DS to their patients and

then let the patient make the decision, instead of not telling the patient,

but only doing the DS IF the patient already knows about it.

Very frustrating and upsetting for all those poor patients who just go along

with the doc since they don't know about anything better.

Carole