Question:
Doctor does not want to do surgery because of polyps

I had a EGD scope today and now the doctor sounds like he does not want to do surgery because of the polyps. Does anyone else have this problem?    — Barbara Z. (posted on August 28, 2003)

August 28, 2003
Find a surgeon who isn't a wimp!! <p>Just call me polyp queen. My surgeon remove 15 gastric polyps 2 weeks before my WLS. I had 5 removed about 21 months earlier, so we knew I had the condition and he wanted to be sure that any new ones were gone before the WLS. During my WLS he put some clips in my old stomach wall that can be found easily with a fluroscope and then dilated and a scope inserted to check for and remove polyps in the future. I think these are the same clips they use for a g-tube. The future scoping is just an outpatient procedure that will require a little surface numbing and that's all. Tell your surgeon to call mine and find out how to do it. His name is Raymond Georgen of Surgical Associates of the Fox Valley in Neenah WI. The number is 920-725-4527. Please do not let any surgeon tell you that you cannot have WLS because of gastric polyps. Even people with stomach ulcers can have WLS. Good luck and feel free to contact me directly if you have any questions.
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