Re: By-pass surgery??
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 30 Dec 2002 11:33:53 -0600 (CST)
HI,
I AM DEEPLY SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR LOSE. GOD GIVE YOU STRENGHT.
I HAD THE ROU-N-Y GASTRIC SURGERY 9 MONTHS AGO AND IT SAVED MY LIFE. I
WAS 319 LBS. AND NOW I AM CURRENTLY 188LBS. I STILL HAVE MORE TO GO. I
HAD A HARD TIME BECAUSE OF INFLAMMATION BUT I HAVE ALSO HAD STOMACH
ULCERS MY WHOLE LIFE CANCER AND THYROID PROBLEMS. I STILL HAVE ISSUES
WITH CERTAIN FOODS, BUT IF YOU GO BACK TO BASICS EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS
AND RENEW YOUR COMMITMENT TO LOVE YOURSELF ENOUGH TO TAKE CARE OF
YOURSELF, YOU WILL NOT GO WRONG. I AM 24 YEARS OF AGE AND I FEEL LIKE
MY LIFE IS NOW FINALLY BEGINING.
SIGNED,
SURVIVER.
At Tue, 20 Aug 2002, smed wrote:
>
>I am sorry to say that unless you have been there with this surgery it
>is hard to put yourself in the right shoes. I posted an update about my
>surgery before I saw this message so for the whole story you can read
>that. I just want to answer some of the myths here. Gastric Bypass is
>NOT I repeat NOT stomach stapling. There are several types of weight
>loss surgery out there. Personally I had the RNY gastric bypass. Before
>making a decision please educate yourself. Carnie Wilson is not the
>only person in the world that has had this surgery, and my experience
>has been that reading the real world stories are a lot more educating.
>As I stated before, YES you still have to make choices, however this
>surger nearly PREVENTS you from making bad ones. Do people have
>complications from this surger YES, do people have complications from
>having their wisdom teeth pulled..YES. Do people die from this
>surgery..YES, do people live shorter lives from being Morbidly
>Obese..YES. The decision is all yours, but I am all for education.
>http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity 93,000 members strong, I would say
>over half are post-op patients. If you want to read my story and see
>pics I am at
>http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/profile.phtml?N=R985123802&NoStatic=1
>Down from 320 to 210lbs in a little over five months.
>
>At Mon, 19 Aug 2002, Samantha wrote:
>>
>>At Sun, 18 Aug 2002, Jen wrote:
>>>
>>>Don't do it. I buried my father (59 years old) July 19. The doctor's
>>>of course say his death was unrelated, (sepsis peritonitis)but the more
>>>research I do and reflecting on his care in the 9 months he did survive
>>>after his surgery, the more I do not believe them. I would not
>>>recommend this to my worst enemy.
>>>
>>>At Mon, 14 Jan 2002, Panacea wrote:
>>>>
>>>>I personally wouldn't trust it, I've heard of people busting their
>>>>staples and also of gaining the weight back later because after a while
>>>>your stomach can stretch again ...
>>>>
>>>>Plus our problem is not the just quantity but the KIND of food we eat,
>>>>and a stomach staple is not going to change the kind of food you eat.
>>>>Only willpower and knowledge can do that!
>>>>
>>>>At Sun, 13 Jan 2002, Koolaide wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>Hey everyone. You will probably all think I'm nuts but I've just spent
>>>>>the last day or two looking at this by-pass surgery...stomach
>>>>>stapeling...wow. I found Carnie Wilson's site and do you know she lost
>>>>>almost 200 pounds in a year. Has anyone else considered this? Am I nuts
>>>>>or just that desperate? I even went in their chat room and there was
>>>>>several pcos and ir gals there with high hopes. Has this what I have
>>>>>turned into? My hubby Chad is through the roof mad about it....with the
>>>>>risks and all...but hell...arent' I at risk of dying now? My head is
>>>>>spinning ladies....what do you all think??
>>>>> Bonnie
>>>>>ps...I just keep hearing my mothers words...'if it sounds to good to be
>>>>>true....'
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>Panacea
>>>>
>>I've been thinking about the same thing for a while. My mother just
>>yells at me and says "You are 14 years old, so much can change". I've
>>been looking into it, I am just going into high school, and maybe people
>>would like to see me how they want to see me. But on the other hand, I
>>heard of all the risks involved. I'm confused about it. I have
>>considered it, and right now I am really, really, confused.
>>
>>-Sammi
>
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