Guest guest Posted November 5, 2003 Report Share Posted November 5, 2003 In a message dated 11/5/03 12:40:00 PM Pacific Standard Time, smurfgirlfla@... writes: > http://www.nbc6.net/health/2614009/detail.html > That is very sad God Be with her nad her family. ROBIN, NEW YORK AGE-41 OPEN RNY OCT. 18TH, 2002 DR. EDWARD HIXSON SARANAC LAKE, NY 378/246/170??? 132 LBS GONE FOREVER : ) What a GREAT feeling : ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 5, 2003 Report Share Posted November 5, 2003 here is the article link: http://www.nbc6.net/health/2614009/detail.html I am in S. Florida.. and it is hitting the news now.. I am just waiting for my family to start calling me.. Peace, K Open RNY Surgery date : 12/2/03 5' and 252 lbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 5, 2003 Report Share Posted November 5, 2003 hey maryk, how about reminding the naysayers about the 300,000 people that die per year as a result of obesity? check out obesityhelp, i think they have a counter. lori h. > here is the article link: > http://www.nbc6.net/health/2614009/detail.html > > I am in S. Florida.. and it is hitting the news now.. I am just waiting for my family to start calling me.. > > Peace, > K > Open RNY Surgery date : 12/2/03 > 5' and 252 lbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 5, 2003 Report Share Posted November 5, 2003 Thanks Lori .. I will need it. I AM Doing this!!!! Peace, K Open RNY Surgery date : 12/2/03 5' and 252 lbs Re: BAD NEWS in Boston..... hey maryk, how about reminding the naysayers about the 300,000 people that die per year as a result of obesity? check out obesityhelp, i think they have a counter. lori h. > here is the article link: > http://www.nbc6.net/health/2614009/detail.html > > I am in S. Florida.. and it is hitting the news now.. I am just waiting for my family to start calling me.. > > Peace, > K > Open RNY Surgery date : 12/2/03 > 5' and 252 lbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 5, 2003 Report Share Posted November 5, 2003 Wow, I was about to introduce myself to the group when I saw this posting. My roommate had gastric bypass surgery on Oct. 23 and I joined this group as a way to gather information to help her through her recovery. You folks have been a tremendous source of help, comfort, and inspiration. Ironically, I am the Managing Editor of NBC6.net, the web site that published the article linked below. My shift ended right before this news broke and this was the first time I saw it. To put things into perspective, however, everyone in this group is testament to the success and value of gastric bypass surgery. One negative news story can never erase all the positive experiences you all have mentioned. I look forward to participating in your discussions and sharing my friend's experiences as well. Who knows, if I can get her to stop being so shy about the internet, she may even jump in from time to time. :-) Warmest Regards, Barb BAD NEWS in Boston..... here is the article link: http://www.nbc6.net/health/2614009/detail.html I am in S. Florida.. and it is hitting the news now.. I am just waiting for my family to start calling me.. Peace, K Open RNY Surgery date : 12/2/03 5' and 252 lbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 5, 2003 Report Share Posted November 5, 2003 Hey there guys, I know some nurses have some inside news, and if its ok i would like to hear the inside news, as i am going to school for nursing. I read the memorial page yesterdsay on obesistyhelp.com and i was bawling for awhile, and well i wasnt going to get it but a friend said its only 2 percent and some of these people didnt die from the surgery. She also said that you can either live with the weight or try to do something about it, which made sense. Because what kind of life am i living with this weight now, a very restrictive one...! Betty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 5, 2003 Report Share Posted November 5, 2003 Hi Everyone, I work here in Boston and today this was the story of the day here pretty much. My thoughts and prayers go out to this family; they're distraught. As for the story itself, there's more coming out about how this happened to the doctor one other time during surgery, so there's an investigation occurring. I'm not saying it's the doctors fault but I'm glad the medical industry is investigating this so it doesn't happen again. Apparently we've had 6 deaths in Massachusetts in the past 18 months and what they said on the news was this was a high number so that's why they're investigating. Not all the deaths were at this one hospital but across the state. There's a lot of other facts coming out now too, 1) this surgery took over 8 hours to complete 2) the doctor left a 1/2 " gap opened in her stomach, so she had a leak 3)her incisions weren't closed completely. Again, this is what I heard on the news, not in any article and it's not my opinion. For all you Pre-Ops just remember why you're doing this and trust in yourself and your surgeon. Yes, things do happen that we wish wouldn't but you need to do what's best for you. I would still do this surgery all over again, no questions asked. I had my surgery done at Mass General Hospital here in Boston. My prayers go out to Ann Marie's family. They said they want her to have a voice and they wanted to share this story with others and basically they want to find out why this occurred. -Beth 07/18/2003 LAP RNY 339/263/150 5'9 1/2 " Boston, MA > here is the article link: > http://www.nbc6.net/health/2614009/detail.html > > I am in S. Florida.. and it is hitting the news now.. I am just waiting for my family to start calling me.. > > Peace, > K > Open RNY Surgery date : 12/2/03 > 5' and 252 lbs > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2003 Report Share Posted November 7, 2003 Kudos to you Barb for being such a good friend. It's so nice to someone going through this to have someone be such a big help!! Candi RE: BAD NEWS in Boston..... Wow, I was about to introduce myself to the group when I saw this posting. My roommate had gastric bypass surgery on Oct. 23 and I joined this group as a way to gather information to help her through her recovery. You folks have been a tremendous source of help, comfort, and inspiration. Ironically, I am the Managing Editor of NBC6.net, the web site that published the article linked below. My shift ended right before this news broke and this was the first time I saw it. To put things into perspective, however, everyone in this group is testament to the success and value of gastric bypass surgery. One negative news story can never erase all the positive experiences you all have mentioned. I look forward to participating in your discussions and sharing my friend's experiences as well. Who knows, if I can get her to stop being so shy about the internet, she may even jump in from time to time. :-) Warmest Regards, Barb BAD NEWS in Boston..... here is the article link: http://www.nbc6.net/health/2614009/detail.html I am in S. Florida.. and it is hitting the news now.. I am just waiting for my family to start calling me.. Peace, K Open RNY Surgery date : 12/2/03 5' and 252 lbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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