more2adore
Well-Known Member
I do NOT know how you vets handle WLS Facebook groups. I made the mistake of joining several Aussie VSG FB groups, and I am about to lose my EVER LOVING MIND. 
Australia is about 5 years behind the US in a lot of ways - and WLS is one of them. Here the lapband is only now starting to fall out of popularity, but there are still reputable surgeons pushing it on their patients (even SMO ones!).
We think surgeons giving out RNY advice for DS and sleeve happens all too often in the US - it's just as bad and maybe even moreso here. I've had to give up even mentioning the DS 99% of the time unless someone is asking for a viable alternative to everything else, because literally no one here has heard of it and they all look at me like I have 3 heads when I mention it. Clearly if it's not done in Australia it must be because it isn't a good surgery!
In one of the groups the other day, the group admin posted a link to an article that says that NSAIDs are bad for ALL bariatric surgeries. In response, I posted this:
After I posted this, all I got was arguments from the admin and from others about how THEIR surgeons had told them to avoid NSAIDs and they had the sleeve, so CLEARLY it must be true. Also, THIS ARTICLE said ALL bariatric patients, so it has to be true. ALSO, this one GI surgeon this one poster knows told her the same thing, so it MUST be true.
No amount of links I shared from reputable places like the ASMBS made a difference. They all acted like I was crazy/insane/argumentative and not one person supported me or agreed with me.
Oh, and don't get me started on how they react when I let them know that sleevers don't experience dumping like RNYers do. They all treat me like I am completely mental, every time I post, and never, ever believe that I know what I'm talking about. It makes me feel like the redheaded stepchild, but the WORST part is that there could be people in those groups who are going to decide not to have surgery that could save their life because they have to take NSAIDs!
It is just INFURIATING! I want to scream!
I want to just leave those groups, but if I do, there will be NO ONE ever telling people in those groups the truth! Argh!
How do you vets not go crazy?!?!
Australia is about 5 years behind the US in a lot of ways - and WLS is one of them. Here the lapband is only now starting to fall out of popularity, but there are still reputable surgeons pushing it on their patients (even SMO ones!).
We think surgeons giving out RNY advice for DS and sleeve happens all too often in the US - it's just as bad and maybe even moreso here. I've had to give up even mentioning the DS 99% of the time unless someone is asking for a viable alternative to everything else, because literally no one here has heard of it and they all look at me like I have 3 heads when I mention it. Clearly if it's not done in Australia it must be because it isn't a good surgery!
In one of the groups the other day, the group admin posted a link to an article that says that NSAIDs are bad for ALL bariatric surgeries. In response, I posted this:
After I posted this, all I got was arguments from the admin and from others about how THEIR surgeons had told them to avoid NSAIDs and they had the sleeve, so CLEARLY it must be true. Also, THIS ARTICLE said ALL bariatric patients, so it has to be true. ALSO, this one GI surgeon this one poster knows told her the same thing, so it MUST be true.
No amount of links I shared from reputable places like the ASMBS made a difference. They all acted like I was crazy/insane/argumentative and not one person supported me or agreed with me.
Oh, and don't get me started on how they react when I let them know that sleevers don't experience dumping like RNYers do. They all treat me like I am completely mental, every time I post, and never, ever believe that I know what I'm talking about. It makes me feel like the redheaded stepchild, but the WORST part is that there could be people in those groups who are going to decide not to have surgery that could save their life because they have to take NSAIDs!
It is just INFURIATING! I want to scream!
I want to just leave those groups, but if I do, there will be NO ONE ever telling people in those groups the truth! Argh!How do you vets not go crazy?!?!
