Meryl from Blair

October 31, 2000

In a message dated 11/1/00 3:53:56 AM Eastern Standard Time,

> Can anyone tell me some good things and of course, the complications. I

> have

> been dieting for the past 35 years, been on everything including Optifast (

> 2x) and Fen Fen and of course, WW, , Nutri, Metabolife, etc etc . I

> can

> not longer diet, I dont have the will or the

> mindset for it and I think that this is the only way left for me

>

Hi, Meryl:

I understand you're looking into a surgeon in Florida to do your surgery - is

that correct? Well, welcome to our list, anyway - our surgeon in Dr.

Rutledge in Durham, NC, and he does the Mini Gastric Bypass, a laparascopic

procedure that decreases stomach size and bypasses a significant amount of

small bowel to achieve weight loss.

Many of us on this list have already had the surgery and we feel that Dr.

Rutledge is one of the most skilled surgeons around, doing an innovative and

very safe procedure.

Having said that...NO weight loss surgery is a walk in the park. The MGB is

a quick surgery, with just an overnight hospital stay, and then a week's stay

in Durham, to be close to Dr.R. - and then you're on liquids for one to two

months, slowly reintroducing solid foods. You eventually come to a mainly

low-fat, low-sugar way of living with food.

For more information, check out Dr. R.'s website: www.clos.net. It's got

loads of details about weight loss surgery, its complications and benefits,

and testimonials from his patients.

Best of luck to you in your quest.

Blair

MGB 8/9/00

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