WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for May, 2002: Re: How many pounds is considered too heavy for laparoscopy?

Re: How many pounds is considered too heavy for laparoscopy?

From: Barb (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 4 May 2002 17:03:17 -0500 (CDT)

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At Sat, 4 May 2002, Kristy wrote: >

Hi! Kristy,

My sister in law had a lap in October of last year.She is over 300 lbs. I know that anesthesia poses some greater risks in obese people. Here is the only advice that I can give to you till a medical professional can get to this. How do I deal with a fat-phobic doctor?

You don't! You find yourself a good doctor. It's a pretty horrible feeling when a doctor refuses to treat you because you are large, or suggests you have to lose weight before you will be helped. There is always a smarter, more compassionate doctor out there. What you need to do is not let the doctor get to you and find yourself someone better.

I would be interested in knowing about this. The doctor could be looking as risks involved with performing a laparoscopy...weighing the risks and benefits of the procedure in general with that of a woman that is morbidly obese. She may have other health problems that she isn't telling you about. It would be interesting in knowing,as my sister in law...now over 300 lbs,is scheduled for a hysterectomy this month.It is possible that risks outweigh benefits.

How are you keeping? (((hugs)))

>Good a.m.,
>
>I was trying to check in the archives to see if I could get an
>answer to the question about how many pounds is considered to be
>too heavy for laparoscopy. I was not able to find exactly what
>I was looking for. The reason that I'm asking this is b/c I met
>a young lady last nite that has symptoms of endo, and it also
>runs in her family but the dr has not once done a laparoscopy to
>definitively diagnose her with endo. The dr had told her that
>if she sent this young lady to a specialist that the specialist
>would say that she was too heavy for the procedure. With that
>in mind I need to know how many pounds is considered too heavy
>for laparoscopy? This young lady weighs 300 #.
>
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Sincerely,
Barb C.

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