Upsetting story on CBS news

[Guest guest]

CBS early morning news just did a story on the down side of gastric

bypass. They said that surgeons often tell patients that the

mortality rate for the surgery is 1 in 500 (I've heard 1 in 200).

They said a new study actually showed it to be 1 in 50. But, they

attributed that to a lot of new, inexperienced doctors jumping on the

bandwagon. They focused on a woman who had severe complications,

ended up on life support, etc. The good news is that she came

through, and is now healthy & happy.

I don't know who or where they got this study from, but it's scary.

What even more upsetting is that I'm a Real Estate Appraiser, and

it's very easy to check if any people in my profession have been

sanctioned or have lost their license...it's right online at the

National Registry. But, it's often impossible to check if medical

professionals have had any lawsuits amd/or lost their ability to

practice medicine in any state....case in point, that nurse who was

recently arrested in NJ for killing patients, and who had been fired

from several out-of-state hospitals for suspicious behavior, even

having had charges filed in some states.

But, I could go on & on about the medical profession....

in NJ