I can't wait for next week.

sign me up! Help give me back another 20 or more years to live a normal life.
I would rather die than continue to live in this body thats really not mine.How do these people get on these shows? I would trust the doctors on these shows than doctors in my own town. I enjoyed the show and am going to do a lot the research so I can get this operation too. Can't wait to be ALIVE again

I loved this show lastnight too. I am in the process of going through the steps to get the surgery, so far I have done everything required and it looks like in July I may be getting my new life. I know this is not an easy road heck just getting the insurance approval is hard enough. I have heard so many people talk about this being the easy way out. I on the other hand know that it is a life change and am willing to do what it takes. I can't wait to watch this again next week and see how Allen is doing. One thing that bothered me about the show was when they showed the girl at the club looked like she was drinking. I was informed by all my docs that drinking after is a nono...alcohol that is. I may have been mistaken and it very well could of been water. But it gave alot of people the wrong impression in my opion.

as for the drinking moderation is key im a complete lightweight now and garth said we could drink at a support group meeting once
no beer bongs tho lol tiny tummy doesnt work well for that
<3 Lauren

this show is awsome...i love learning new things from it

can you tell me what happened at the end of the show. i fell asleep about 15 minutes from the end.

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Originally posted by capthree:
can you tell me what happened at the end of the show. i fell asleep about 15 minutes from the end.

Rose got turned down by the insurance company because the surgeons and psychologist reports suggested that at this time she would not be a likely candidate for a successful surgery - she was unable to stay on the liquid diet pre op and actually gained 2 lbs from it. The drs are staying in touch with her and might be helping her to solve the issues she needs to solve before surgery. Also the guy who lost from over 400 to 289, got on a horse (to ride) for the first time in years.

how about the large man in the hospital bed who had to lie on his side? i was particularly interested in him.

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Originally posted by beckamarie:
I have heard so many people talk about this being the easy way out. I on the other hand know that it is a life change and am willing to do what it takes.

Weight loss surgery is NOT the easy way out and it requires more than a "life change". With any Weight loss surgery, there are trade-offs. Dr Livingston who is a bariatric surgeon in Texas also says it this way:

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"By doing this surgery, you're creating a medical disease in the body. Before you expose someone to that risk, you have to be absolutely sure that you are treating an illness which is equal to or greater than the one you are creating." Ref: p 175, Self Magazine, April 2001 "Would you have surgery to lose weight?"

For some folks the benefits do not outweigh the trade-offs and it's good to know WHAT those trade-offs are BEFORE surgery because none of these surgeries (except the adjustable lap band) are reversible (in the sense that it's like renovating a house and you knock out walls etc - would be hard to restore it to the way it originally was -- or try putting 300-400 staples in a news paper... you can take them out but it won't be the same as it was).

The reason I am mentioning this is because I've known plenty of folks who get surgery before they realize the trade-offs (which may include different ways of eating FOR LIFE, dumping syndrome, or drinking protein drinks or occasional trips to the ER) and they do not do well with the surgery. One such lady went to her doctor to request take-down soon after her WLS. He refused her (well you cannot do a takedown until the person heals inside) and she lived with the surgery for 23 years until her stoma closed off and couldn't be opened with endoscope (hole between the stomach and gut) and she was unable to eat. She got her takedown but is still suffering the side effects of the surgery she realized she did not want, 2 weeks after surgery. She never did well with her WLS (kept off her weight for 9 years but vomited daily and eventually, re-gained all her weight) because she was not a good candidate in the first place - too many dealbreakers which she didn't know about.

I think anyone will tell you, to do much research and find out what are the trade-offs and see if any of the trade-offs are dealbreakers for you.

Good luck in your WLS journey!

Although it may not be clear yet in the show, Dr. Davis and his team make it very clear what the risks are of having gastric bypass surgery, both long and short term. They do not "sugar coat" the risks, and they strongly emphasize the need to have a lifetime of follow up care.

WLS is NOT a magic pill that is going to solve the problems of obesity. Garth could not emphasize that more. He and his team do a great deal of work with patients before surgery, making sure that each of us understands the risks and the responsibilites we will have.

Garth, Robert, Mary Jo, Stephanie and all of the rest of the team take great care of their patients, both before and after surgery.