Question:
I have noticed that some are asking about revisions and a second WLS

   — Sandy C. (posted on September 4, 1999)

September 5, 1999
Sandy: Your on the right track doing research, but don't credit statements that include "I heard of somebody who". You will get real information if check ALL the sites. I know there are several VBG revisions on the [email protected] list. As a pre-op, now is the time to ask the questions until you get concrete answers. Many post-ops may not have asked quite so many questions and prefer to justify the surgery they got, re DS v RNY & Lap v OPEN. The lap v open debate is nonsensical. They are the same surgery and the surgical goals are the same, only the method differs. IMHO if you are lucky enough to get the procedure of your choice done lap, who could ask for anything more. Of course surgeons who are not equipped to perform lap are full of statements like "you will be on the table too long" but this is not true. He means, you would be on the table too long cause I am not an eminent lap surgeon and it would take me forever to do it this way! My message is, when gathering information -- consider the source.
   — Jill L.