Guest guest Posted October 23, 2000 Report Share Posted October 23, 2000 I am a medical professional specializing in open heart. I assist in saving lives for a living. I well understand the difference between alkaline and acidity and I don't need for you to explain it to me. Trust me I understand it better than you. I have had some of the finest physicians investigate Dr. Rutledge's procedure and they back it up 100%. In addition I have met Dr. Rutledge and find him to be a very kind, compassionate physician and hundreds of his patients (postops longer than you) are thrilled with him and the surgery and have not experienced any of your unfortunate medical problems. You are continuously emailing me and I have NEVER contacted you to ask you for any information so I would appreciate if you would not contact me any further. Other groups > > Hi Vivien! > > There are a LOT of obesity surgery support groups, with wonderful people > and lots of information. You've somehow managed to stumble on the > " cult " of Rutledge, and the most dangerous weight loss surgery there is. > > To find the other support groups, go to http://www.egroups.com and sign > in. Then at the top left, click on " my groups. " Then on the next page > that comes up, there will be a search box. Put the letters OSSG in that > search box. OSSG stands for " Obesity Surgery Support Group. " You'll > see there are DOZENS of them. One of the largest is Planet OSSG. > > Did you know that ALL the obesity surgeries can be done laparoscopically > now, with little recovery time, minimal pain and scarring? > > Please do not have the MGB. The one very important thing Rutledge and > the few remaining people at his site won't tell you is that the MGB and > ONLY > the MGB causes bile to be dumped into your stomach. Bile is NOT > harmless and it isn't like " acid reflux. " It is much, much worse. > > The problem comes from the way the bypass is done. ONLY the MGB > connects intestine coming from the old stomach DIRECTLY to a hole in > your NEW STOMACH, so that bile, intestinal contents, and pancreatic > juices are pushed right into your stomach. The stomach is supposed to > be acid and what is being pushed into the stomach is ALKALINE (did you > ever make volcanos by pouring vinegar into baking soda? Same reaction). > > This alkaline reflux destroys the lining of the stomach and throat. It > causes ALKALINE based problems that CANNOT BE TREATED WITH MEDICINE. > > Bile is alkaline, like Drano. It is much more dangerous than acid. It > refluxes in your stomach and throat and can cause serious damage in a > short time. There are several of us who already have the proof. > > This is a risk that ONLY the MGB has, no other procedure. It also has a > high correlation to cancer in 15-35 years after surgery. > > Please see: http://www.fourlane.com/mgb > > The top bariatric surgeons in the country have spoken out publicly > against Rutledge and his procedure. > > Please see: http://www.mini-gastricbypass.com/OtherSurgeons.htm > > These are very well credentialled, experienced researchers, and top men > in the field, not light weights. In MGB-TRUTH, their backgrounds and > research have been posted. > > Rutledge has published about 100 papers and NOT ONE of them has anything > to do with research with patients. ALL of them are where he did > statistical analysis of data pulled out of a county or state databank, > and NONE of them had a thing to do with weight loss surgery. He has NO > BARIATRIC TRAINING, either. NONE. > > Rutledge claims what he is doing is " new " and " modified " but he is NOT > modifying the one thing that made the procedure SO DANGEROUS it was > abandoned over 25 years ago -- that is the way the intestine coming off > the old stomach is hooked directly into the new stomach. > > The lap RNY can be done in an hour, same scarring, same recovery time, > and it was invented PRECISELY to preven the problems caused by the > procedure Rutledge is doing. > > There are several other weight loss surgeries available and they can ALL > be done laparoscopically and NONE of them has this risk of bile reflux. > > RUN AWAY and don't get sucked in by the lies -- Rutledge is a smooth > talking conman whose webpages LOOK convincing but he is doing a surgery > he KNOWS is harming people, and he is giving PHONY STATISTICS to claim > it is " safe. " > > You do not want to be here in five months where I am, with ALKALINE > ULCERS that can only be cured by surgical removal, bile reflux, bilious > vomiting and I am NOT the exception -- these are the EXACT RISKS known > about this procedure over 25 years ago and the reason NO REPUTABLE > SURGEON will do this surgery for weight loss. > > Rutledge tries to convince people it is a safe procedure because it is > done in cancer centers, but it is used for cancer patients when there is > no other choice and they don't have enough intestine left to put them > back together in a way that would prevent them from having bile reflux. > It's like saying that because amputation is done all over, it's a safe > procedure, and you'd lose 50 pounds if you had your leg cut off, that > amputation is a good weight loss surgery. The only difference is that > you know how absurd an amputation would be. If you study the " MGB " and > the well-known, long-documented dangers, you'll know how insane it would > be to have this surgery for weight loss, too. > > Have some other procedure, ANY other procedure. Check into how the > other surgeries can ALL be done laparoscopically -- fast recovery time, > minimal pain, etc. and WITHOUT ANY RISK OF BILE REFLUX, ALKALINE ULCERS, > ALKALINE GASTRITIS, ALKALINE ESOPHAGITIS, OR CANCER! > > I had the MGB and found out all this TOO LATE. I'm 5 mos. post op and > have alkaline-based ulcers, bile reflux, my throat is destroyed, I have > alkaline gastritis and alkaline esophagitis. I have had motility > studies and endoscopy and will be putting the pictures up this weekend > at my website. > > There is NO medicine to treat this. And I am *NOT* the only one. These > are the exact complications that were known about this procedure over 25 > years ago. > > Get on some of those other groups and talk to other folks just like > yourself who have chosen weight loss surgery -- ANYTHING BUT THE MGB! > > -- > Kind regards, > > > http://www.fourlane.com/lindat > lindat @ mindspring.com (no spaces) > --------------------------------------------- > ROBERT R. RUTLEDGE, M.D., BUSTED! > http://www.fourlane.com/mgb > --------------------------------------------- > Join MGB-TRUTH > http://www.egroups.com/group/MGB-TRUTH > ---------------------------------------------- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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