Re: not selling MGB

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Donna. As usual, intelligent and right on! Nothing else needed!

PhillyJude

[Guest guest]

Who is and why did she die?

not selling MGB

>Hi,

>

>I had my MGB on 9/22/00 so I am about 7 1/2 weeks post op.

>

>I have lost 35lbs to date and 9 inches in my waist which is the only place

I

>measured:( Although not diagnosed officially for sleep apnea I had a lot

of

>the symptons which seem to have resolved. I also had headaches almost

daily

>and 1-2 migraines per month. Since MGB I have had 1 headache and 1 sinus

>headache, no migraines at all. I also had edema which is gone and a lot of

>lower backaches which are gone.

>I used to have A LOT of heartburn, that has mostly resolved also.

>

>I must say I had bile reflux since about 2 weeks after surgery for almost 3

>weeks. I was prescribed an estrogen patch and I don't understand the

>correlation, but that seems to have helped and I have had no bile reflux

for

>a couple of weeks.

>

>Although I still favor my left knee I do not " hurt " it nearly as often when

>I am going up and down steps or getting out of the car. I don't know if

the

>damage to my knee is permanent, but when I lose some more weight I am going

>to have it checked out.

>

>I feel so good. I can't adequately express this " feeling " . It is more

than

>just physical it is mental as well. I feel kind of like a fog has lifted.

>I don't worry about food all the time. That is so hard to explain too. I

>eat whatever I want and whenever I want. It seems I mostly want good,

>healthy food. I have eaten chips and candy, but there is no craving, no

>void that needs to be filled. Strange, but true-1 small piece of candy is

>enough-1 small handful of chips is enough. Simple and no guilt and no

>feelings of deprivation-NONE.

>

>I went to the Dr last week and she said I look awesome. That was funny to

>hear her say since she was not pro WLS and she is about 80 years old. She

>looked at my ports and listened to my stomach and I told her how I feel-she

>is very interested in following me.

>

>I am having a lot of requests to be a contact which I am more than happy to

>do. If you are pre-op I will tell you this. It is not my job to sell you

>this surgery. It is my job to tell you about my experience. That's it. I

>have had some people ask me if I would recommend it-nope I won't recommend

>any surgery to anybody. I do hope that everyone who decides to have any

WLS

>does as much research as we do, but I know that is not true, I have 2 RNY

>friends who were clueless, 1 didn't even know what dumping was, 1 was in

the

>hospital for 4 weeks after her RNY after having some horrible

>complications-her surgery was the beginning of Sep and she is still not

back

>to work. Of course MGB has complications and died, but our forced

>education makes us face these facts. They are not glossed over or hidden

in

>the fine print and we aren't asked to sign consent forms at the last minute

>that lists these things-yes, that happened to the person with the 4 week

>hospital stay. Needless to say, she felt duped.

>

>Many people who have surgery for weight loss weren't forced to know all the

>possible complications. If you don't believe this go on the obesityhelp

site

>and read a few of the profiles. I sat in tears reading some of those

posts.

> It is really heartbreaking.

>

>I guess what I am taking a long time to say is that if you want the quick

>fix without the homework don't even try to have the MGB with Dr Rutledge.

>Also, if you decide to have the MGB you should really, really make peace

>with yourself about this decision. If you do that then when you get the

>emails from or her cronies you will already be at the place where she

>can't touch you.

>

>I bring up 's name because she is not going to go away. Sorry to

burst

>your bubble. For those people who post here for the first time you will

>probably hear from her. You need to know the truth and while MGB-Truth

>could be a good place-it is not. The only person I have seen who posts

>truths is Beth-wundedbird. The MGB-Truth group seems to have some

>gravitational pull that attracts disturbed people who feed on each other

and

>I see no good in it. It is a mostly negative environment and I do not

think

>that is where anyone needs to be at such a vulnerable stage.

>

>I continue to say whatever your choice MGB/RNY/DS-Good luck in your quest

to

>get healthy. I would also say-if you are having any other WLS maybe you

>should research that surgery and doctor even though its not " required " . I

>did a lot of research before I even found out about the MGB and though I

was

>going to have the Lap RNY and had the consult set up and everything I

>postponed the appt for 2 weeks after I found out about MGB in order to give

>myself a little more time. For me it wasn't about the money or the time

>either-when it came down to it what made me choose the MGB was the fact

that

>it was easily reversible-period.

>

>That's my story and I'm sticking to it. Sorry its so long.

>

>Best Regards,

>Donna Schanzenbacher

>BMI 40 size 20W (was BMI 47 and size tight 24W)

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[Guest guest]

Donna, those are the main reasons that I wanted Dr. R to do my

surgery...because there is only one connection, which reduces the chances of

a leakage and because it's easily reversed. However, I went to my PCP today

and he said that he may back me if I have it done locally, but not to have

it done in NC where to surgeon who did it is 500 miles away. I'm

heartbroken today. I was convinced this was the best thing for

me...although I understand my doctor's point of view,too. He wants me to

check at a local hospital here that does the Roux En Y, now I've got a

decision to make...don't I?

Robin from Ohio

not selling MGB

>Hi,

>

>I had my MGB on 9/22/00 so I am about 7 1/2 weeks post op.

>

>I have lost 35lbs to date and 9 inches in my waist which is the only place

I

>measured:( Although not diagnosed officially for sleep apnea I had a lot

of

>the symptons which seem to have resolved. I also had headaches almost

daily

>and 1-2 migraines per month. Since MGB I have had 1 headache and 1 sinus

>headache, no migraines at all. I also had edema which is gone and a lot of

>lower backaches which are gone.

>I used to have A LOT of heartburn, that has mostly resolved also.

>

>I must say I had bile reflux since about 2 weeks after surgery for almost 3

>weeks. I was prescribed an estrogen patch and I don't understand the

>correlation, but that seems to have helped and I have had no bile reflux

for

>a couple of weeks.

>

>Although I still favor my left knee I do not " hurt " it nearly as often when

>I am going up and down steps or getting out of the car. I don't know if

the

>damage to my knee is permanent, but when I lose some more weight I am going

>to have it checked out.

>

>I feel so good. I can't adequately express this " feeling " . It is more

than

>just physical it is mental as well. I feel kind of like a fog has lifted.

>I don't worry about food all the time. That is so hard to explain too. I

>eat whatever I want and whenever I want. It seems I mostly want good,

>healthy food. I have eaten chips and candy, but there is no craving, no

>void that needs to be filled. Strange, but true-1 small piece of candy is

>enough-1 small handful of chips is enough. Simple and no guilt and no

>feelings of deprivation-NONE.

>

>I went to the Dr last week and she said I look awesome. That was funny to

>hear her say since she was not pro WLS and she is about 80 years old. She

>looked at my ports and listened to my stomach and I told her how I feel-she

>is very interested in following me.

>

>I am having a lot of requests to be a contact which I am more than happy to

>do. If you are pre-op I will tell you this. It is not my job to sell you

>this surgery. It is my job to tell you about my experience. That's it. I

>have had some people ask me if I would recommend it-nope I won't recommend

>any surgery to anybody. I do hope that everyone who decides to have any

WLS

>does as much research as we do, but I know that is not true, I have 2 RNY

>friends who were clueless, 1 didn't even know what dumping was, 1 was in

the

>hospital for 4 weeks after her RNY after having some horrible

>complications-her surgery was the beginning of Sep and she is still not

back

>to work. Of course MGB has complications and died, but our forced

>education makes us face these facts. They are not glossed over or hidden

in

>the fine print and we aren't asked to sign consent forms at the last minute

>that lists these things-yes, that happened to the person with the 4 week

>hospital stay. Needless to say, she felt duped.

>

>Many people who have surgery for weight loss weren't forced to know all the

>possible complications. If you don't believe this go on the obesityhelp

site

>and read a few of the profiles. I sat in tears reading some of those

posts.

> It is really heartbreaking.

>

>I guess what I am taking a long time to say is that if you want the quick

>fix without the homework don't even try to have the MGB with Dr Rutledge.

>Also, if you decide to have the MGB you should really, really make peace

>with yourself about this decision. If you do that then when you get the

>emails from or her cronies you will already be at the place where she

>can't touch you.

>

>I bring up 's name because she is not going to go away. Sorry to

burst

>your bubble. For those people who post here for the first time you will

>probably hear from her. You need to know the truth and while MGB-Truth

>could be a good place-it is not. The only person I have seen who posts

>truths is Beth-wundedbird. The MGB-Truth group seems to have some

>gravitational pull that attracts disturbed people who feed on each other

and

>I see no good in it. It is a mostly negative environment and I do not

think

>that is where anyone needs to be at such a vulnerable stage.

>

>I continue to say whatever your choice MGB/RNY/DS-Good luck in your quest

to

>get healthy. I would also say-if you are having any other WLS maybe you

>should research that surgery and doctor even though its not " required " . I

>did a lot of research before I even found out about the MGB and though I

was

>going to have the Lap RNY and had the consult set up and everything I

>postponed the appt for 2 weeks after I found out about MGB in order to give

>myself a little more time. For me it wasn't about the money or the time

>either-when it came down to it what made me choose the MGB was the fact

that

>it was easily reversible-period.

>

>That's my story and I'm sticking to it. Sorry its so long.

>

>Best Regards,

>Donna Schanzenbacher

>BMI 40 size 20W (was BMI 47 and size tight 24W)

>_________________________________________________________________________

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