Teenager in Vidor died Had LAP-BAND® and Medical Center Obesity center closedThis is a discussion on Teenager in Vidor died Had LAP-BAND® and Medical Center Obesity center closed within the Texas LAP-BAND®® Support forums, part of the USA LAP-BAND®® Support category; If any of you are from Southeast Texas you know about a teenager at Vidor High School collaspes and died ... 
05-25-2006, 10:32 AM
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| Teenager in Vidor died Had lap band and Medical Center Obesity center closed
If any of you are from Southeast Texas you know about a teenager at Vidor High School collaspes and died this week (monday I think) Now I am hearing that she had a LAP-BAND®.... I will try to get more info and post it. To make this more scary.... I got approved for my surgery and went to see my Dr. (Schmidt) yesterday and he could not set a date due to Medical Center of Southeast Texas closed thier obesity center as of Tuesday. I didnt know about the teenager untill after my appt or I would of asked the doc. Thier reason for closing was " staffing problems" I do not know if these two are connected but..... it is very strange. Anybody know anything about this
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05-25-2006, 11:12 AM
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i havent heard anything about this, but i am definitely going to stay tuned...
sad day if this is true...
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05-25-2006, 11:26 AM
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Good Gosh, I hadn't heard of this either.
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05-25-2006, 11:27 AM
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Haven't heard anything about this. Who staffed that center? Were the doctors from Houston or from that area?
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05-25-2006, 11:30 AM
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Dr John Schimdt was at that hospital. I dont know who did the girls surgery(if its true she had one) or if she had it done there?
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05-25-2006, 11:34 AM
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Personally I'd doubt her collapse & the band are related, esp if COD was cardiac arrest as the last article indicates. Unless you meant the relation was between the death & the closing of the center... Quote:
A Vidor High School senior collapsed Monday on campus and died a short time later at a Southeast Texas hospital. Jamie Britt, 18, was in the library at about 3 p.m. when she collapsed, Vidor Independent School District spokeswoman Sally Kirkpatrick said.
School personnel worked to resuscitate Britt until emergency medical personnel arrived, Kirkpatrick said.
Britt was taken to a local hospital where she died.
An autopsy has been ordered. The cause of death had not been determined Monday. Kirkpatrick said the high school principal plans to meet with the senior class this morning and counselors from throughout the district will be available for students.
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VIDOR, TEXAS - Monday afternoon Jamie Britt, an 18- year- old Vidor High School senior, was attempting to do course work at the school library when she collapsed. According to reports, it is unknown what caused Britt to become unconscious. Sally Kirkpatrick, Director of Community Relations, VISD stated that Britt was alive when she left the school and an autopsy has been ordered to determine the cause of death. Today, Vidor mourns its loss. “We met with seniors this morning and counselors will be available for the next two week,” said Kirkpatrick. “Exams will go on as scheduled. As soon as we know when the services will he held, students will be excused to attend.”
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Jamie Britt, an 18 year old Vidor student went into cardiac arrest Monday afternoon at Vidor High School and later died at a local hospital. The senior was in the school’s library when she collapsed.
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05-25-2006, 11:35 AM
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And sorry, I'm not in TX, but I can find just about any news online. :)
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05-25-2006, 11:38 AM
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05-25-2006, 11:44 AM
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The Band is innocent until proven guilty! Just because someone with a band dies, doesn't make it band related, and even if it was band-related that shouldn't shut down an entire obesity surgical center unless there's a lot more dirt being uncovered behind the scenes. My heart goes out to that poor kid's family.
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05-25-2006, 11:47 AM
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It's like saying. Bob died. He drove a Chevy. His Chevy is why he died.
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05-25-2006, 11:49 AM
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Hey guys, I live like 30 minutes from Vidor and had NO CLUE! Not to mention My sister lives there, and my mom works there sometimes. I havent heard one thing about this.....hmmmmmmmmmm strange?
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05-25-2006, 11:57 AM
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What a sad story. With cardiac arrest in an 18 yr old IF it's dieting my first thought is amphytimines. Yes, docs still prescribe them.
However, it could be something completely unrelated to dieting.
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05-25-2006, 11:59 AM
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I havent read anything about this girl having LAP-BAND® surgery
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05-25-2006, 12:00 PM
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sad, sad loss. banded or not...in light of the loss of life, the band is the least of my concerns right now. my heart is heavy.
i will worry about the band when...if it is revealed that it contributed to any circumstance of her passing.
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05-25-2006, 12:10 PM
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I was more interested in why the obesity center was closed. So much going on with some of the doctors in Houston that have offices in that area as well. I was just wondering if they were related. I don't know where some of the Houston doctors operate or if they make them come to Houston and only hold seminars there. The two events are probably unrelated - her death and the closing of the obesity center.
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