Tris

Hello all! I have just joined and am researching both VSG and gastric plication, though I seem to be leaning in the direction of VSG at the moment. Years ago, when I researched the lapband, I did a rather exhaustive graph/chart comparing the Mexican doctors doing the band, their experience (number of bands they have performed), location, cost, and contact info. I posted this over on yahoo groups, and I think a lot of others found it useful. Being the ultra cautious (read scared) person I am, I never got the band and now I guess I am glad i did not. My question is: has anyone done this yet for the Mexican doctors for VSG? I hate to reinvent the wheel if this has been done. It seems if there is a place we could post it here in this group, it might save a lot of us newbies a lot of time and then we can just do research from that page. I felt at the time, I was pretty open minded as I hadn't had an operation and wanted the graph to reflect that, just presenting the facts. It might not be a bad idea to also post if there have been any numbers for morbidity (deaths). Although it might be hard to get a doctor to answer that. so.. 1. Is there a graph/chart now that anyone knows of that shows each Mexican VSG Dr.? where? 2. If not and I have to make one, WHERE would I post it here in this forum? THANKS tris the newb

hi everyone! My name is Tris and I live in Utah for the moment and sadly, no, i do not have 10 husbands, nor do I have 10 sister wives. Grew up in SF Bay area, moved to London, then Oregon, Idaho. I used to love to travel and moved to England and lived there some 7 years. I am a huge anglofile. and btw, didn't know a soul there. I had the time of my life, almost got married twice, and made some friends I will never forget. Since I have gotten heavy, travelling has basically stopped, as I find it difficult to hike and explore.. and I have become incredibly shy and stay inside a lot. hence my exploring this operation. A few hobbies : fossils, trilobytes, calligraphy, hiking, my 2 dogs, baking, the beatles, music, and crafting. I work full time as a professional musician, playing the harp, and love music of all types. I play the harp, string bass, violin and viola, a little french horn, as well as psaltery and piano. I feel really lucky and blessed to be able to play harp for a living, and bless my parents for starting all this up when I was about 4 years old. They met in a string quartet in high school, and passed along the music to my brother and me. I love real estate and purchased 2 properties on my own, and am getting my condo ready for rental. New dreams: a very small RV or vintage small trailer, find a small pool I can afford for my back yard (looking at horse troughs (ikr?), natural pools - google it, so cool) or just a small above ground from kmart, and get my backyard finally done after I refi my home. I also want to buy a new harp.. I have my eye on a carbon Fiber one that is just amazeballs. Oh, did I tell you I make harps too? I hate to admit how many harps I have. Harps are like potato chips, you can't just have one. Its sort of a passion.. have harp, always looking for more.. the perfect harp. OK i will stop now, I do rattle along. Hope to gather more info on this operation, and then finally go forward, bravely. tris

Pretty pink, and Lisa lose a lot, thank you for your posting. Would you feel comfy allowing me to make your research as a part of a larger table? Could you send me a copy via attachment to harpsong@gmail.com (harpsong at g mail dot com) and I will figure out how to post it or will use it as a part of the table I will put together (giving you credit too). I would update the info, if I needed to (i.e. # of operations performed as of xx date) or state the date you gathered the info. Or if you feel comfy, you could post your table here yourself. (which I don't yet know how to do here). Laurambers, thank you for your reply and I will include your info (dr name, hosp & cost) if I end up making a chart.. thanks. MsAntiband, glad your operation is over and successful. You won't need a research table. As I said, a chart is a starting tool. My chart (if I make one) would have a disclaimer, "this is a starting tool, to begin your own research, and I take no responsibility for your final decision". To restate, the table would give only facts - name, contact info, # of operations performed, cost as of xxx date, and perhaps mortality, complications (from the doctors' mouth, if i decide to post that). No patient opinions of the doctor will be included. I am not associated with any doctor nor hospital nor care center. Thanks for your concern. Congrats on the success of your operation. I see you benefited from information you gathered to make a decision on your doctor. From your comments, I got the idea that I may add (with their permission of course) a name of a patient that is wiling to give more info. To be fair, perhaps one that is willing to give positive and one willing to give negative outcome info. That could actually be a separate chart/table. Hmmm. But that also means me researching the source to make sure they are not employed by the hospital or doctor.. hmm.. maybe too much work. but thanks for the idea. So, forum members, 1. Please continue to let me know if a chart/table has already been made, posted somewhere, and where.. and 2. Where would I post such a chart/table on this forum if I choose to make one. I guess a good third question would be : is there a doctor or hospital that runs THIS website and forum? Because I would think they may not allow a chart to be posted here.. which would mean going to Yahoo groups to post.