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9th Engineer · 08-02-2006, 06:50 PM

I'm not sure where you are getting the idea that doctors have trumped this operation up into an 'industry', most doctors hate performing these types of surgery for the exact reasons people have been posting. Surgery on very overweight people is always complicated and the risks increase enormously even for simple procedures. That being said, the doctor rarely has the power to effectivly block unfit patients who want the surgery and can pay for it (sometimes you can block it through insurance). I can assure you that a doctors worst nightmare is a single-minded, uninformed patient that refuses to believe what they are told and pushes for their prefered treatment. The blame always comes back to the doctor. Both my parents are physicians (father is ER doc, mother is family doc) and I've heard all the senarios.

08-02-2006, 06:50 PM	#10
9th Engineer Bioengineer and aspiring lawer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 872	I'm not sure where you are getting the idea that doctors have trumped this operation up into an 'industry', most doctors hate performing these types of surgery for the exact reasons people have been posting. Surgery on very overweight people is always complicated and the risks increase enormously even for simple procedures. That being said, the doctor rarely has the power to effectivly block unfit patients who want the surgery and can pay for it (sometimes you can block it through insurance). I can assure you that a doctors worst nightmare is a single-minded, uninformed patient that refuses to believe what they are told and pushes for their prefered treatment. The blame always comes back to the doctor. Both my parents are physicians (father is ER doc, mother is family doc) and I've heard all the senarios. __________________ The most valuable renewable resource is stupidity.