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While I feel for her, there is obviously going to be huge risks for someone so large.
If somehow the surgery was allowed, and she suffered terrible complications, I'm sure the family would then file a lawsuit for negligence and all of that.
Desperately in need of gall-bladder surgery, Katrina Randall, was rushed to the hospital on Friday. Her family hopes her latest trip leads to a life-saving procedure but there's a catch - her family says doctors wont operate because of her size. She weighs 740 pounds.
"Most doctors say if she can't walk in, we can't see her," said her father Kenneth Randall.
"We transferred her to the hospital hoping someone would actually take the next step in doing the gallbladder surgery."
The people who are in the best position to weigh the risks of surgery vs no surgery are her doctors. If they chose to operate, liability for malpractice wouldn't be an issue if she were willing to sign a detailed document showing her informed consent and waiver of liability.
If they did do surgery and she died people would say that medical errors killed her. But don't worry, it's all big pharma propaganda anyway. I'm sure all she needs is some pot and a spinal adjustment.
The doctors' position is understandable. Gallbladder surgery is not a surgery required to save her life. Performing the surgery at her weight could likely end it. She needs to lose weight before they proceed, for her safety.
The anesthesia is the big issue here, that and having an operating table that can support her weight.
She would probably have to lose more than half her body weight before they could use general anesthesia safely. I have no idea if they could use a spinal block or epidural for a gall bladder procedure, but any anesthesia that still had her breathing on her own (assuming she can breathe when she's laying flat on her back, and that's a big if) would be less risky.
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