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"Abandon the Band " - After 400 Bands, a 40% Failure at 5 years and
Predicted 100% Failure at 10 years!
Leading Swiss Hospital Abandons the
"Band" |
| A team of
Swiss doctors investigated the outcome of laparoscopic gastric banding
for obesity (presented at the 24th Annual Meeting of the American
Society for Bariatric Surgery, June 2007.) In 1996 they chose the
"Band" as surgery for all morbidly obese, by 5 yrs 39% had poor outcomes
and their data predict that by 10 yrs all bands will have a poor
outcome. The hospital has "Abandoned the Band." Accordingly
"The survival of bands seems poor. Therefore, at our institution, we
have
abandoned the Band for obesity" |
Poor Band outcomes (band loss or poor weight loss) |
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Success!!
We are happy to announce
our first $9,500,
* Same Day Surgery * Out-Patient
Mini-Gastric Bypass in Las Vegas |
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Well we did it! After
a year of preparation, Hospital, Nursing and Administration
collaboration, we are proud to announce our first successful *Same Day
Surgery* Out-Patient Mini-Gastric Bypass (SDS-MGB)!
Not
surprisingly the patient is the daughter of a physician who is a successful
MGB patient himself. The young lady and the family had wanted the
MGB but the $17,000 price tag was just more than they could handle.
Fortunately they found that she was a candidate for the *Same Day
Surgery* MGB (SDS-MGB). Given her father's success and the
family's experience with the MGB we felt that she would make an
excellent candidate for our first *Same Day Surgery.*
At 7 am the patient had a
30 minute *Same Day Surgery-MGB* and went home at 5 pm. She slept
through the night and has done great, now 1 week post op
Stay tuned for more information. If
your are under age 30 and under 250 lbs you might qualify for the
*SDS-MGB* for a total cost of only $9,500 (Now you don't have to go to
Mexico for your weight loss surgery.) Hurry this $9500 price tag
is for a limited time, for the first 10 patients only. For more
information
Email: DrR@clos.net |
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Join Us!! Live Clinic
Online
With Dr. Rutledge,
Tuesdays: 12 noon Eastern
time & 9 am Pacific time |
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NEW NEWS!! Live Clinics Tuesdays with DrR
are a Big Success! Join us on
Ustream.TV
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/drr-in-clinic-in-las-vegas. Drop in, you can chat,
email or call our staff to get your questions answered live on the
internet during clinic! Watch and Listen to MGB patients talk
about their experience with the MGB live and in person over the
internet. Tuesdays: 12 n Eastern & 9 am Pacific time. Can't make it to the Live Clinic?
Watch Prerecorded parts of the clinics
Click Here! |
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The Mini-Gastric Bypass (MGB)
MGB => Short,
Simple, Effective Weight Loss Surgery |
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The
Mini Gastric Bypass (MGB) is a short, simple, successful and
inexpensive laparoscopic gastric bypass weight loss surgery. The
operation usually takes only 30 min., hospitalization less than 24 hours.
The Mini Gastric Bypass is low risk, has excellent
long term weight loss, minimal pain and can be easily reversed or
revised. For over 10 years, more than 4,000 people from all across America,
all 50 states and around the world have chosen the MGB:
Join Us, Talk to over
7,014
MGB'ers online. |
MGB
Animation
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Why =>
►Studies
show that the MGB is more effective than the LAP-BANDŽ and safer than the RNY Gastric Bypass.
►Watch 364 MGB Videos (Over 870,186 Views!!) ►Talk
to thousands of MGB patients Online Right Now!
or ►Call Dr. Rutledge 702-215-9550, or Dr. Peraglie 407-922-3424
and talk directly with your surgeon, Imagine That! |
70
Patients all across America having MGB in August |
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Dr. Rutledge's Bariatric
Program at St. Rose De Lima Hospital Identified as one of the Best in
the Nation! |
| A new national study of bariatric surgery discharge data
from hospitals all across the country predicts bariatric surgical
outcomes and compares the actual surgical results and complications with
the predicted/expected results and outcomes. This study showed
that in contrast to the expected complication rates of over 6%,
Dr.
Rutledge's bariatric program at St. Rose Hospital in Henderson Nevada
had an actual complication rate of just over 1%. This was graded
as 5 stars, one of the best weight loss surgery programs in the country. |
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Mini-Gastric Bypass "Cures"
Diabetes in Over 85% of Diabetics |
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Hi Everyone,
I am now 10 days post-op MGB and feeling great! No nausea, no
pain. I am walking on air BECAUSE: 10 days ago I WAS a Diabetic, now,
I am no longer on insulin. I was taking 90u of insulin a day.
After surgery my insulin requirement dropped down to 20-30u/day. I am
now off all insulin completely. My blood sugars are testing 75-130
throughout the day. I am no longer on blood pressure meds which tests on average
109/70! I no longer have to eat sugar-free crap. Any weight loss
to me is icing on the cake! God is good and so is Dr Rutledge. One
unforeseen complication is the urge to start jumping up and down at odd
times of the day while saying WHEEEE and YIPEEE!
Many happy returns of the day!
Helen
READ More... |
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French
Study
Confirms Good Results with Mini-Gastric Bypass |
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MGB is a good alternative to RNY, giving
the same results with a simpler and reproducible technique. |
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Gastric Bypass Can Cut Cancer
Risk, Study Shows |
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The latest study shows that gastric bypass surgery can
decrease the risk of developing cancer by up to 80 percent. Comparing
1,035 gastric bypass patients with 5,746 similar patients showed cancer
rates in the Gastric Bypass group was ** 85 percent lower ** for breast
cancer and 70 percent lower for colon and pancreatic cancers. |
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Join Us!! Live Clinic
Online
With Dr. Rutledge,
Tuesdays: 12 noon Eastern
& 9 am Pacific |
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NEW NEWS!! Live Clinics Tuesdays with DrR
are a Big Success! Join us on
Ustream.TV
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/drr-in-clinic-in-las-vegas. Drop in, you can chat,
email or call our staff to get your questions answered live on the
internet during clinic! Watch and Listen to MGB patients talk
about their experience with the MGB live and in person over the
internet. Tuesdays: 12 n Eastern & 9 am Pacific time. Can't make it to the Live Clinic?
Watch Prerecorded parts of the clinics
Click Here! |
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$47,800.00 Average
Cost for U.S.
Gastric Bypass Surgery! |
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How much will you pay for your gastric
bypass. The Canadian government in Ontario reports
that it spent over $21 million last year to send 439 patients to the USA
for Gastric Bypass Surgery. That's an
average cost
of about $47,800.00 per patient.
In
contrast the
Mini-Gastric Bypass is only $17,000.00 for the Doctor, the
anesthesiologist, the hospital and follow up clinic visits! |
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New $9,500 Same Day
Out-Patient Mini-Gastric Bypass!!!
Now You Don't Have to Go to Mexico!!!
The Same Day Outpatient MGB is Now Available in Las Vegas |
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It's a GO!
St Rose
Hospital in Las Vegas and Dr. Rutledge have agreed to offer the
Same Day
Out-patient
Mini-Gastric Bypass and Mini-Gastroplasty for $9,500.
$9,500 Same Day Out-Patient Mini-Gastric
Bypass. After lots of work and discussions with the hospital we
have come to an agreement on offering the Same Day Out Patient
Mini-Gastric Bypass.
To start this new program Same Day
patients will be selected that are: Under age 30, Under 250 lbs and Have
no serious medical illness.
(P.S.: Free Hotel Stay is NOT included
in the Same Day Out Patient Mini-Gastric Bypass)
(P.P.S. You can still have the "Regular"
Overnight Outpatient Mini-Gastric Bypass if you do not meet these criteria for the Same Day
Out Patient Surgery.) |
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TV Star and Dr.
Rutledge's MGB Patient Gil Gerard Audio Interview |
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Listen to Gil Gerard's March
interview about his life and the Mini-Gastric Bypass |
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Ok You Asked For It, Join Us On
Facebook |
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Join Dr Rutledge and lots of MGB friends on
Facebook for support, information and fun related to the
Mini-Gastric Bypass. Share stories and tips with other MGB'ers and
stay up to date on the latest news of CLOS.net. |
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Remarkable New Comparison Study:
Mini-Gastric Bypass Significantly More Successful than LAP-BANDŽ |
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Lee et al.
analyzed patients undergoing bariatric surgery for predictors of
successful weight loss.
MGB patients a had significantly higher rate of successful weight loss
than LAP-BANDŽ patients (79% vs. 44%). |
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Another High Profile LAP-BANDŽ Failure: Sharon Osborne is Removing her
LAP-BANDŽ |
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Sharon
Osborne says she plans to remove a
LAP-BANDŽ that helped her lose 125 pounds. I have to figure out
why I do what I do to myself, she says. |
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How Long Will You Live? New
Study Shows Longer Life with Surgery! |
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- How long can you expect to live?
Take a peek into your future by
identifying the factors that can lead to an early death (obesity) or to
a healthier, more productive life.
Try it, try changing your
weight to see the effects you can expect on the length of your life. See the
life expectancy of a 350 lb 39 y.o. woman with high blood pressure go from
69 to 86 years after weight loss and resolution of HBP! What would
you give for 17 more years of a
healthy life?
Weight
loss = Longer, Healthier Life.
New studies show that the
mortality in almost 10,000 patients who underwent gastric bypass surgery
decreased by 40%! |
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Read About Another MGB
Success Story |
| She fought
high blood pressure and cholesterol, "and I wanted to just sleep all the
time.'' Then a friend in Arkansas inspired her with stories about
the Center for Laparoscopic Obesity Surgery in
Orlando, Florida and
Dr. Peraglie |
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RNY Gastric Bypass vs.
Mini-Gastric Bypass: 9 Years Later |
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Las Vegas
Seminars:
Join Us. Meet The "MGB Angels" |
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Find out why
over 4,400 People From All Across America,
All 50 States and Around the World
Chose the MGB. TV stars, music celebrities, an NFL coach and assistants
to former president Clinton and president Bush have all been successful
MGB patients.
Las
Vegas
Seminars:
►Tuesday
Aug. 5, 9:00 am at
St Rose De Lima Hospital
►Tuesday
Aug. 12, 9:00 am at
St Rose De Lima Hospital |
"MGB Angels" |
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Meet with the Las Vegas "MGB Angels"
Trish, Sandy and Jennifer, get help with your packet in clinic! |
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Want a Band? Better Plan for
Another Surgery in a Few Years!
New Study Shows 1 in 4 Bands Failing
in France!! |
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A new
MGB study from
France reports that gastric band
patients will require a major reoperation with band removal and
conversion to another surgery for
►failed weight loss,
►dysphagia or
►reflux in up to 25% (1 in 4) of cases! A Swiss study showed
80% of Bands failing at 10 years. |
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Is the MGB / The Best
Weight Loss Surgery / For Me? / Click Here to See. |
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Over 4,00 People From All Across America,
All 50 States and around the world chose the MGB.
Movie Stars, Pop Stars, NFL
Coaches, Assistants to both President Bush and former President Clinton,
Doctors, Psychologists and Nurses all are choosing the MGB for Life!
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Dr Peraglie's New Paper
Published: Laparoscopic Mini-Gastric Bypass
(MGB) in the Super-Super Obese |
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New study by Dr. Peraglie shows Laparoscopic
Mini-Gastric Bypass (MGB) is a successful therapy in the Super-Super
Obese. Dr Peraglie of The Centers of Laparoscopic Obesity Surgery
(CLOS) Florida, Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center reported on the
MGB in the super-super obese patient. Dr Peraglie concluded that mini-gastric bypass (MGB) is a
technically simple and safe procedure in SSO patients. MGB has the
advantages of being a single stage procedure, being easily reversible
and revisable in a laparoscopic procedure and does not sacrifice
portions of the stomach or implant foreign materials. |
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Please Help: MGB Diabetes Study |
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Please help us keep up to date on our follow up results
by completing a follow up form on the website at:
http://www.clos.net/ff2-hosp.htm
We are also conducting
a survey on Diabetes, and your response would be appreciated. Here is a
link to the survey:
Click Here to take survey |
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*** Now
FREE Hotel Accommodations in Las Vegas *** |
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Now a new
promotion for our out of town patients. Out of town patients free
accommodations at a local hotel.
Email Dr Rutledge for more information.
FREE Hotel Accommodations
in Las Vegas |
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Is the MGB / The Best
Weight Loss Surgery / For Me? |
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New Study Confirms
Mini-Gastric Bypass: A Cost-effective alternative to RNY |
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A new study
of the Mini-gastric bypass Hôtel-Dieu in France and Beirut, Lebanon.
rnoun@wise.net.lb again shows the value of the MGB! "Laparoscopic
mini-gastric bypass (MGB) is being increasingly performed worldwide. 126
patients underwent minilap MGB. There was no hospital mortality,
and the in-hospital complication rate was 4.7%. No anastomotic leakage
occurred. 3 patients (2.3%) developed marginal ulcers. At 1 year,
mean excess weight loss was 68.4% and comorbidities resolved in 85%.
Minilap MGB is a simple, safe, effective and low-cost gastric bypass. It
represents an attractive cost-effective alternative to laparoscopic |
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A Patient's Story About His
Mini-Gastric Bypass |
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Hello everyone, Scott here. just wanted to update
everyone on how our surgeries went on Wed and Thursday.
We had 6 people getting the
MGB on the 16th and 17th. Dr R did the 3 girls on Wed and us 3 guys on
Thu. ... |
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More
New Research Confirms the Success of the Mini-Gastric Bypass |
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New Studies Worldwide Confirm the
Success of the Mini-Gastric Bypass!
French
Study concludes: Laparoscopic Mini-Gastric Bypass is a
technically simple, safe, and effective procedure in the treatment of
morbid obesity and its associated medical illnesses. Moreover, the
procedure is easily reversible laparoscopically when post-operative
complication occurs. Study
from Beirut Lebanon showed MGB is a safe and effective operation
for revision of failed LAP-BANDŽ.
Study from Taiwan showed
Mini-Gastric Bypass resulted in significant and sustained weight loss
with successful treatment of Diabetes in 87%. |
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Study Shows Advantages of
Mini-Gastric Bypass Over RNY Bypass |
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Mini-Gastric Bypass Surgery Proves Effective Over More Invasive RNY
(Click Here to Read the Paper) A recent study showed that the rates of hospitalization
after MGB drop dramatically, and the surgery itself is shorter, safer and
easier to perform than the RNY.
MGB patients had overall low rates of
complications. Dr. Rutledge lead author of the study said
"Bariatric surgery although valuable can have major risks and
complications. Recent studies have shown complications and hospitalization
rates of 20-40% after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. The lower risk of complications
and re-hospitalization after the Mini-Gastric bypass shows that patients and
insurers may have access to a safer and less expensive alternative." So as people continue to
look for the quick fix to cut the pounds, the big operation may not result
in the biggest results. Sometimes the best rewards come in small -
or in this case - "mini" packages. |
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Get it Free! A Brand New
Edition of The Book on the Mini-Gastric Bypass |
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Over 150 pages of information on the latest research and results on the
Mini-Gastric Bypass, Obesity and other forms of weight loss.
Join our mailing list
to Download a copy free or order a bound copy through the mail. |
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Got LAP-BANDŽ Problems?
Nausea, Vomiting or Poor Weight Loss? The Mini-Gastric Bypass to
the Rescue |
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LAP-BANDŽ and the Mini-Gastric Bypass Dr Rutledge now has
extensive experience with various types of LAP-BANDŽ failures.
Congratulations to all of the LAP-BANDŽ patients that are doing well. For
those unfortunate LAP-BANDŽ patients that fail, the Mini-Gastric Bypass is
a good choice for resolution of persistent vomiting and to induce good
weight loss. Dr Rutledge, DrR@clos.net, 702-953-7066.
Watch 33 videos of LAP-BANDŽ removal and patient comments. |
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Thinking About Weight
Loss Surgery?
Think About Where Your Doctor's Patients Come From. |
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Patients Have Come from Every State in America
to Have the Mini-Gastric Bypass with Dr. Rutledge and Dr. Peraglie
From Alaska to Florida, Maine to Hawaii, Over 4,000 patients over 10
years have come from all across America, every state in the Union and
from around the world, to have the Mini-Gastric Bypass with Dr Rutledge
and Dr Peraglie... |
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What is the Mini-Gastric Bypass,
Watch the Videos |
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What is the
"Mini"-Gastric Bypass? -
Watch the
Mini-Gastric Bypass animation described by Dr Rutledge.
The RNY is more dangerous and complicated than the MGB and the LAP-BANDŽ
is simple and safe like the MGB just not very effective. (Just What is the Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass? - Watch video
animations of the RNY 1.
Here, 2.
Here, 3.
Here or 4.
Here) (What is the LAP-BANDŽ? Watch videos
Here and
Here)
Watch more of our 260+ MGB Videos (Over 520,958 Views!!) |
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OK I've Decided, I Want the
Mini-Gastric Bypass. What Do I Do Next??? |
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Start Here First: (Video
Instructions)
Ok if you want to have a
Mini-Gastric Bypass then you need to do twelve steps Then: you can schedule
your surgery for almost the next day! The idea of these 12 steps is
for us to learn more about you and for you to learn more about us, simple |
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Mini-Gastric Bypass Online Community Website: Chat, Share Pictures and
More... |
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Join us on our
MGB Online Community: You can meet other
Mini-Gastric Bypass people, and make new friends. You can enjoy
a full message center with address book importing. You can view
and add photos, videos, or blog posts. Jon the Discussion
Forum: Start and add discussion posts and reply to those posts.
View all discussions across your social network. |
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Another Happy Patient Reports
In... |
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Happy Patient:
(Read More...)
Hi All,
I made it!! 199!! Yahoo!! It has been a long time since I saw a 1 at
the front of my weight--like high school. I am 17 months out and am down
139 lbs. My weight loss is still steady, 5 -10 lbs a month.
As an update, I am living in Beaverton, Oregon now. It is lightly
snowing outside right now. My husband and I bought a very nice house at
a reasonable price--compared to LA prices!! I have been busy painting
and fixing it up. I have reinvented myself of sorts up here. I lived
here so long ago that I really don't have any old friends, so I have
been making new ones. I have joined the parks and rec districts and play
tennis 2 or 3 times a week. I also have been working with a personal
trainer at the gym. The cool thing is, she doesn't know how fat I still
think I am. She only knows me for now. She sets challenges for me and I
will swear up and down I can't do-- and only to find out I can. This
week she challenged me to run a mile. Ha! I said. Well I did it, not
once but three times. I love it. I'm a runner!! I'm an athlete!! I would
have never in my wildest dreams thought this surgery could have me
planning for a 5k this summer. Amazing!! It feels so good to be in my
body. My husband can't keep up with me and all that I do. I'm a power
house!!
What an amazing gift this surgery has turned out to be. Sure I wanted
to dodge the diabetes bullet, but this has turned out to be so much
more. I know the surgery is a tool and I am using it for all it is
worth. I want it all!! I'm 34 and I want to be fit and athletic.
I still eat low carb to help with the hypoglycemia and my iron levels
are starting to come back up since I have slowed my periods down with
birth control. My b vitamins are great. Overall, I am doing very well.
And wanted to check in with everyone. Happy holidays!!
Melissa in Or
Dr R 7/06/06
7 ft 25 min
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TV
Star Gil Gerard "Buck Rogers" Chose the Mini-Gastric Bypass |
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Action Hero Makeover, Gil
Gerard's
Discovery Health Channel documentary. TV star Gil Gerard,
(Buck Rogers), underwent
a lifesaving new Mini-Gastric Bypass procedure in order to
reclaim his health and restart his career. Will this be the solution
he's been looking for? |
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Gil Gerard "Buck
Rogers", Hollywood TV star |
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Dr. Rutledge,
Discovery Health Channel
"Action
Hero Makeover"
Gil Gerard
"Buck Rogers",
TV star and Hollywood heartthrob, undergoes a life-saving
Mini-Gastric Bypass surgery.
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"Buck Rogers" (1979-1981) |
In
2005
Gil in London
Pre-MGB |
1 year
later
2006 |
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Dr.
Rutledge Chosen as the Preferred Provider for St Rose Hospital Employees
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Dr. Rutledge, CLOS and the Mini-Gastric
Bypass Selected as Preferred Providers for St. Rose Dominican Hospitals
Employees and Staff!
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- It's Official! Dr. Rutledge, CLOS and the Mini-Gastric
Bypass Selected as Preferred Providers for St. Rose Dominican Hospitals
Employees and Staff! After years of a spectacularly successful
bariatric surgery program at
St. Rose DeLima Hospital in Henderson Nevada
the staff and hospital have worked to create a contract that covers employees
of the hospital to have the Mini-Gastric Bypass with Dr. Rutledge. The
Hospital Administrative staff, Physicians and Nurses at St. Rose Hospital
have had an up close and personal view of Dr. Rutledge and the Mini-Gastric
Bypass for over two years now. After overwhelming requests from
nursing and other hospital staff, the MGB is now a covered benefit for
members of the St. Rose and CHW community. For more information please
see the St. Rose benefits office, call or Email Dr. Rutledge:
(DrR@clos.net), Phone: 702-953-7066.
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Wonderful News from Hollywood! TV
Star
Gil Gerard,
who underwent Mini-Gastric Bypass in Oct. 2005
is now Free of his
Atrial Fibrillation!
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TV's BUCK ROGERS, GIL GERARD, has shed 140
pounds after undergoing Mini-Gastric-Bypass surgery. The heavyweight former
TV hunk weighed in at over 350 pounds when doctors told him he was morbidly
obese. The actor, who played
Buck Rogers on TV from 1979 to 1981, agreed to let
Discovery Health channel cameras follow his operations and subsequent
progress. After winning his battle with the bulge in just seven months, the
actor says, "I don't miss that old guy that I was, I really don't." Pal BILL
CLINTON joined Gerard for part of the Discovery special, which debuted in
America on JAN 10, 2007. |
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Over a week ago
Gil's Cardiologist, the crusty Hollywood
cardiologist who has overseen Gil's treatment for
Cardiomyopathy (a disorder of weakened heart muscle) and
Atrial Fibrillation, walked into talk with TV star Gil Gerard.
Gil's Cardiologist had been skeptical that the Mini-Gastric Bypass planned by Gil and
filmed by a Discovery Health TV crew, would be of much help to his former
matinee idol patient.
Cardiomyopathy and
Atrial
fibrillation are both serious medical illnesses that rarely if ever go
away, no matter what the treatment. In many ways they are like Gil's
Type II diabetes, once a diabetic, always a diabetic. |
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But Dr
his doctor had
never run into the Mini-Gastric Bypass by Dr. Rutledge before.
Following Gil's easy and successful 34 minute Mini-Gastric Bypass in 2005,
Gil was out of the hospital the next day and within weeks after the surgery
Gil's life began to change. He gradually stopped all of his
medications for his Type II Diabetes and for his
cardiomyopathy.
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During the following year, his
doctor watched as Gil lost over
140 lbs and continued to get better on an almost daily basis. Still
not convinced, his doctor waited almost a year and half to repeat the heart
studies that showed how well Gil's heart is pumping. |
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Last week Gil met with his
cardiologist again and this time his doctor entered the room chuckling, smiling
and shaking his head in disbelief. Staring at the report of Gil's
heart test in his hands, his doctor told Gil that by all measures, his sick and
failing heart had returned to normal. His
atrium's size, the heart's
ventricular wall thickness and
ejection
fraction, that had all been abnormal before the Mini-Gastric Bypass
surgery, were now all back to NORMAL! |
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Gil now had only one remaining
serious illness, the dangerous and deadly killer known as
atrial fibrillation. This uncoordinated contraction of
the heart's
atrium can often lead to
blood clots,
stroke and
death.
To prevent those complications Gil had been treated with the powerful blood
thinner known as
COUMADINŽ (Warfarin). Warfarin was originally developed
as a rat poison, causing rats that ate the drug to die of bleeding
complications. While Coumadin is helpful in preventing strokes that occur with atrial fibrillation, Coumadin drug maker
Bristol-Myers Squibb recently added a
black box Warning to Coumadin. A black box warning means that
medical studies indicate that the drug carries a significant risk of serious
or even life-threatening adverse effects. The Coumadin warning is of
possible
"major
or fatal bleeding." According to the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration, Coumadin carries the agency's most serious "black box"
warning on the potentially fatal bleeding risk. |
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Because of these concerns both Gil and
Gil's Cardiologist
hoped to convert Gil's
atrial fibrillation, the abnormal rhythm in his heart, back to normal sinus
rhythm and then to get him off the dangerous blood thinner, Coumadin. Last week
Gil's Cardiologist
did just that, he successfully converted Gil's heart back into
normal sinus
rhythm, no more atrial fibrillation. Even his skeptical physician had to
celebrate, "Gil" he said "Your heart is back to where it was over 8-10 years
ago." and he broke a smile. |
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