Re: BAD NEWS in Boston.....//marina

[Guest guest]

right! it seems that i've met too many people----@ a support meeting i met a 30

year old post-op with no co-morbs & BMI of 40, who

almost died TWICE in the hospital. it was a shocking story, took a couple of

minutes to get my jaw off the floor.

lori h.

> That's what I was told also, but in one of the meetings I went to as a

> pre-op, the Dr. said that it's important to analyze the data based on

> your own demographic. For instance, the mortality rate increases if you

> are older (50+ on average), have a higher BMI (60+) or if you have

> additional medical conditions.

>

> He explained it to me for example:

>

> Me 35, healthy female, BMI = 41 statistically chance of death 1 in

> about 5,000

> Other, 56yo female with HBP, diabetes, BMI = 63 statistically chance

> of death maybe 1 in about 80

>

> and of course everywhere in between.

>

> (these aren't actual statistics, just the examples he gave).

>

> Marina (Los Angeles, CA)

> post-op 3/12/03

[Guest guest]

Definately, someone has to be the 1 in 5,000 glad I wasn't the " one " . A

risk is still a risk.

Marina

wlslori@... wrote:

> right! it seems that i've met too many people----@ a support meeting

> i met a 30 year old post-op with no co-morbs & BMI of 40, who

> almost died TWICE in the hospital. it was a shocking story, took a

> couple of minutes to get my jaw off the floor.

> lori h.

>

>

>

> > That's what I was told also, but in one of the meetings I went to as a

> > pre-op, the Dr. said that it's important to analyze the data based on

> > your own demographic. For instance, the mortality rate increases if

> you

> > are older (50+ on average), have a higher BMI (60+) or if you have

> > additional medical conditions.

> >

> > He explained it to me for example:

> >

> > Me 35, healthy female, BMI = 41 statistically chance of death 1 in

> > about 5,000

> > Other, 56yo female with HBP, diabetes, BMI = 63 statistically chance

> > of death maybe 1 in about 80

> >

> > and of course everywhere in between.

> >

> > (these aren't actual statistics, just the examples he gave).

> >

> > Marina (Los Angeles, CA)

> > post-op 3/12/03

>

>

>

>