Guest guest Posted August 7, 2003 Report Share Posted August 7, 2003 In a message dated 8/7/2003 1:57:56 AM Central Daylight Time, tracibrown1@... writes: > Traci Brown > Sacramento, CA " > > Maybe I will regret this tomorrow, maybe I am overreacting, but I > doubt it. > > Night all, I'm drained. > > > Yea! Traci you tell them.... in Bama http://hometown.aol.com/mdl1031/myhomepage/profile.html Pictures- http://f2.pg.photos./Melleedawn Surgery- RNY to DS revision on12/6 -377.5 12/17 - 346.5 ( minus 31lbs) 02/12-330.0 (minus 47.5 lbs) 05/12- 304.8 (minus 72.7 lbs)-BMI now 48 06/22- 290.8 (minus 86.7)BMI 46. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2003 Report Share Posted August 7, 2003 TRACI, YOU'RE AWESOME AND I LOVE YOU!!!!!! Melisa in CA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2003 Report Share Posted August 7, 2003 Hi Traci, I wasn't quite as angry as you at the program on Discovery but I definitely felt it was a pretty big waste of time. The only thing I think they mentioned that was important was that after weight loss surgery, the one guy changed his eating habits and exercised. True, with the DS we don't have to change our eating habits as drastically and we probably will lose even without exercise, but the best results come with a combination of both. I just wish, like you, that they had mentioned the DS as a possible surgery. It's just so infuriating when these so called " reporters " don't investigate the entire story. I did want to tell you that I think your letter was very well written and hopefully, it will get their attention and encourage them to do a new and more informed story. Tracey > I am livid. I just watched an hour program on Discovery Times channel > called " Obesity in America " . Maybe it is just me, but I am so angry > and offended by their horrible viewpoints on the show. > Traci Brown > Sacramento, CA " > > Maybe I will regret this tomorrow, maybe I am overreacting, but I > doubt it. > > Night all, I'm drained. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2003 Report Share Posted August 7, 2003 You go, Mel! Tracey > In a message dated 8/7/2003 6:20:17 PM Central Daylight Time, > snurfles2@c... writes: > > Ain't I a bitch to call and argue with a Newspaper reporter? > Especially one who was 8 months post op RNY and wasn't happy to hear of > failures??? Heeheeheeheeheehee...... > in Bama > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2003 Report Share Posted August 7, 2003 > I just wish, like you, that they > had mentioned the DS as a possible surgery. It's just so infuriating > when these so called " reporters " don't investigate the entire story. Guys, I am not surprised that they have never heard of the DS. Just two years ago in the fall, I was researching WLS for a friend and I did not stumble across the DS. Now, I am a doctor and if I didn't find it, imagine how much harder it would be for a reporter. Of course, I used the search engine for medical articles, maybe with the internet I would have found it. Marta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2003 Report Share Posted August 7, 2003 > > I just wish, like you, that they > > had mentioned the DS as a possible surgery. It's just so > infuriating > > when these so called " reporters " don't investigate the entire > story. > > VERY TRUE. IF IT WASNT FOR YOU, I WOULDNT HAVE KNOWN ABOUT IT EITHER. I HAVE POPPED INTO OTHER GROUPS AND I FOUND A GASTRIC BYPASS ONE. I STARTED READING SOME OF THE POSTS. YOU SHOULD HEAR THESE THINGS. SOME ARE GREAT BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE POUCHES NO LONGER IN TACT, A LOT OF VOMITING OF BLOOD, AND TISSUE WRAPPED AROUND SUTURES (IS THAT RIGHT?). SO MANY THINGS THAT ARE DIFFERENT. PLUS- THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE 4 AND 5 YEARS OUT AND THEY ARE GAINING WAIT BACK. IM BEING NOSEY- HAD TO POP IN. ANYWAY- I WISH MORE PEOPLE WOULD LEARN ABOUT THE GASTRIC BYPASS. ITS SO MUCH BETTER. I WAS READING HOW AND WHY THIS SURGERY WAS ORIGINALLY DONE AND ITS AWESOME. THE GASTRIC BYPASS SOUNDS A LITTLE SCARY BECAUSE OF WHAT IS DONE WITH THE PROCEDURE. VICKI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2003 Report Share Posted August 7, 2003 > In a message dated 8/7/2003 9:24:17 PM Central Daylight Time, plwboy2@a... > writes: > > > THE GASTRIC BYPASS SOUNDS A LITTLE SCARY BECAUSE OF WHAT IS > > DONE WITH THE PROCEDURE. > > > > VICKI > > > > And *they* call the Ds radical...If you really want to read sad. Go THATS WHY I JOINED THE OTHER GROUP. I WANTED TO BE ABLE TO COMPARE SO THAT WHEN PEOPLE TALK TO ME, I CAN SAY " THIS IS WHY I CHOSE THIS SURGERY........HAVE YOU HEARD THIS IS SAFER BECAUSE............? " I COULDNT BELIEVE ALL I WAS HEARING. WITH THE DS, YOU DONT HEAR ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS OR REVISIONS. YOU CAN HAVE COMPLICATIONS WITH ANY SURGERY BUT THE DS IS NOT ANYMORE RISKY THAN ANY OTHER SURGERY IN MY BOOK. THEY ORIGINALLY DID THE DS FOR STOMACH PROBLEMS AND FOUND OUT PEOPLE LOST WEIGHT FROM IT. SO FROM THE BEGINNING, THIS SURGERY WAS DONE TO HELP PEOPLE AND THATS ONE OF THE REASONS I CHOSE THIS- AMONG A LOT OF OTHER REASONS. MAYBE BY OUR WORD OF MOUTH, WE CAN EDUCATE PEOPLE BECAUSE THE MEDIA HAS THEIR HEAD UP THEIR BUTT (SORRY) VICKI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2003 Report Share Posted August 8, 2003 Marta said: Of course, I used the search engine for medical articles, maybe with the internet I would have found it. I remember finally finding the AMOS site and reading about the DS. I thought it was some kind of joke because it sounded too good to be true. This, thankfully, is one thing that wasn't (too good to be true). Best - Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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