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Kevin Y.
on 11/10/08 5:48 pm - Sidney, OH
My aunt who has had a weigh problem her entire life, but was always afraid to have any kind of WLS. After my surgery went well she decided to go ahead with it. She got her approval and was scheduled.  Then a woman she new passed away a few days after her surgery and scared the crap out of my aunt. Now she does want to hear anything about the surgery.  Any advice on how I might change her mind?
Cicerogirl, The PhD
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on 11/10/08 8:52 pm - OH
Yes, some people do die after WLS, but some people die after ANY surgery.  Statistically, WLS is no more dangerous than other major surgeries.  The difference, however, is that many people who have WLS already have serious medical conditions (diabetes, heart problems, lung problems, history of blood clots, etc.) and may die from complications related to THOSE conditions after they have had the WLS. 

Perhpas if your aunt talked with a surgeon about the safety and potential complications from the surgery -- and about her own health and any potential complications that may apply to her -- it would make her feel better.  It might also help if she knew specifically WHAT the other woman died from...

LOra

14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained

You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.

wings
on 11/12/08 7:36 am - Fort Myers Beach , FL
Tell your anut that I was the biggest baby when it came to having surgery but I decided I would rather die trying to do something about the weight that was going to kill me anyway than to set thru it and allow it too kill me.  I just did not want to be fat and sick all the time anymore.  She really has to come to terms with that on her own.  It is like an alcoholic hitting bottom before climbing upward to a better life. 
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