articles about bariatric surgery

Kindest cut for obese
As demand builds for bariatric surgery, some question quality of care
http://newsobserver.com/news/nc/stor...-2831679c.html


Patient says bypass went awry
Lawsuit claims surgery ordered was not performed and made woman ill for
months
http://newsobserver.com/news/nc/stor...-2831720c.html
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jmk in NC

Those were interesting articles. I was surprised to learn that many of the
patients suffer from depression after the surgery. I wonder if it's due to
the problems they encounter after the surgery, forced changes to their
eating behavior, etc?

Any surgery has it's risks and this is the prime reason I could never
undergo an elective surgery. There are just too many things that could go
wrong. Most people probably think "Oh, that won't happen to me" but I'm
one of those that thinks "Oh, that could happen to me". Just call me
chicken I guess g

Beverly



"jmk" wrote in message
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Kindest cut for obese
As demand builds for bariatric surgery, some question quality of care
http://newsobserver.com/news/nc/stor...-2831679c.html


Patient says bypass went awry
Lawsuit claims surgery ordered was not performed and made woman ill for
months
http://newsobserver.com/news/nc/stor...-2831720c.html
--
jmk in NC

Those were interesting articles. I was surprised to learn that many of the
patients suffer from depression after the surgery. I wonder if it's due to
the problems they encounter after the surgery, forced changes to their
eating behavior, etc?

From my own experience and from what I have read there are often times that
people who have lost over 150 pounds will deal with depression after the weight
is lost and the 'thrill' is gone.
People who are extraordinarily large (my top weight was 350 lbs) are often
treated by both friends and family members as ****. As an extraordinarily
large person loses weight they face huge obstacles. One is they realize all
they have missed being at an extreme weight. If the person is well into their
30's, 40's or even later, they realize that they just can't get that time back.
While being happy at a new life there is the realization that a lot has been
missed.
There also can be huge family issues. The formerly fat person of the family is
no longer fat or as fat. It screws w/ the family structure. People look
around and say .. oh .. SHE isn't as HUGE as she was, so now who is the
biggest?
A formerly extreme weighted person may also build some very positive self
esteem and just not put up w/ the **** they used to. Some family systems don't
like that. I know in my experience when I started saying NO to family members
they turned on me. "SOOOOOO you lost all that weight and now you think you are
better than us."
In no way do I think depression after significant weight loss has anything to
do w/ the surgery itself.
ugh ... I have a LOT to say about the subject, lol but w/ this freekin flu I
need to go lay down for a while.
I hope you get my point.

~Kat


"I think I would like to call myself 'the girl who wanted to be God'. Yet if I
were not in this body, where would I be--perhaps I am destined to be classified
and qualified. But, oh, I cry out aginst it." --Sylvia Plath

I thought we were agreed that although surgical intervention is an
option for dealing with obsety and even though poste opertaive dietary
restrictions are required, it is not the province of this group?


In article , Jarkat2002
wrote:

Those were interesting articles. I was surprised to learn that many of the
patients suffer from depression after the surgery. I wonder if it's due to
the problems they encounter after the surgery, forced changes to their
eating behavior, etc?

From my own experience and from what I have read there are often times that
people who have lost over 150 pounds will deal with depression after the
weight
is lost and the 'thrill' is gone.
People who are extraordinarily large (my top weight was 350 lbs) are often
treated by both friends and family members as ****. As an extraordinarily
large person loses weight they face huge obstacles. One is they realize all
they have missed being at an extreme weight. If the person is well into their
30's, 40's or even later, they realize that they just can't get that time
back.
While being happy at a new life there is the realization that a lot has been
missed.
There also can be huge family issues. The formerly fat person of the family
is
no longer fat or as fat. It screws w/ the family structure. People look
around and say .. oh .. SHE isn't as HUGE as she was, so now who is the
biggest?
A formerly extreme weighted person may also build some very positive self
esteem and just not put up w/ the **** they used to. Some family systems
don't
like that. I know in my experience when I started saying NO to family members
they turned on me. "SOOOOOO you lost all that weight and now you think you
are
better than us."
In no way do I think depression after significant weight loss has anything to
do w/ the surgery itself.
ugh ... I have a LOT to say about the subject, lol but w/ this freekin flu I
need to go lay down for a while.
I hope you get my point.

~Kat


"I think I would like to call myself 'the girl who wanted to be God'. Yet if
I
were not in this body, where would I be--perhaps I am destined to be classified
and qualified. But, oh, I cry out aginst it." --Sylvia Plath

--
Diva
********
Completing 4 years of maintenance

"Jarkat2002" wrote in message
...
Those were interesting articles. I was surprised to learn that many of
the
patients suffer from depression after the surgery. I wonder if it's due
to
the problems they encounter after the surgery, forced changes to their
eating behavior, etc?

From my own experience and from what I have read there are often times
that
people who have lost over 150 pounds will deal with depression after the
weight
is lost and the 'thrill' is gone.
People who are extraordinarily large (my top weight was 350 lbs) are often
treated by both friends and family members as ****. As an extraordinarily
large person loses weight they face huge obstacles. One is they realize
all
they have missed being at an extreme weight. If the person is well into
their
30's, 40's or even later, they realize that they just can't get that time
back.
While being happy at a new life there is the realization that a lot has
been
missed.
There also can be huge family issues. The formerly fat person of the
family is
no longer fat or as fat. It screws w/ the family structure. People look
around and say .. oh .. SHE isn't as HUGE as she was, so now who is the
biggest?
A formerly extreme weighted person may also build some very positive self
esteem and just not put up w/ the **** they used to. Some family systems
don't
like that. I know in my experience when I started saying NO to family
members
they turned on me. "SOOOOOO you lost all that weight and now you think
you are
better than us."
In no way do I think depression after significant weight loss has anything
to
do w/ the surgery itself.
ugh ... I have a LOT to say about the subject, lol but w/ this freekin flu
I
need to go lay down for a while.
I hope you get my point.

~Kat

Thanks Kat. I now see how many issues confront someone who has lost a great
deal of weight. These are things I never considered.
Hope you're feeling better soon.

Beverly

"I think I would like to call myself 'the girl who wanted to be God'. Yet
if I
were not in this body, where would I be--perhaps I am destined to be
classified
and qualified. But, oh, I cry out aginst it." --Sylvia Plath