Obesity Surgery WP Blog

Does anyone know of a doctor, anywhere in the world, that does an
OPEN gastric bypass and the patient leaves the hospital within 24
hours?
Thanks so much
Jennifer

I am working on a web page for an index to Support Groups (Will have it up
tonight or tomorrow nite at the latest. It is a picture of the US..you click
on a state and it brings up a page with support groups for that state listed
by city. The city will be listed, the contact person (phone number, eamil
address, web link, etc) and a section for information about the group. (What
day you meet, where, etc)
Please, if you have a support group, send me the information so I can add it
to the Web pages. Eventually it should grow to a very organized way for
people to find a support group in their area.
Linda Greeson
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Kim did I hear you right? You ate a “whole can of condensed chicken noodle
soup?” Are you calling that a binge? Maybe I missed the rest of the food,
but I would not consider a can of soup a binge, either before or after
surgery. Please elaborate.
Pam in Michigan

Pamela–
You sound exactly like I did pre-op. I too wanted to know that I would still
enjoy food, that it would still be a source of pleasure and that I would be
able to live with the results of rny and not feel “punished” every day.
Well, good news! I feel great. I never feel deprived. I’m two months out
and have absolutely no problem eating anything I want. I just don’t want
much of any particular thing. I’ve lost over 50 pounds and have no regrets.
Even when I think I want something sweet, a taste of it satisfies me…and
that NEVER happened before surgery.
I know different people have different results, and I know I’ll have to be
more cautious as time goes on, but I also know I’m not the only rny-er for
whom food is no longer a struggle on a daily basis.
Best,
Belinda

I am not wanting to discuss insurance but am looking for a new doctor who does
the Ds but also accepts Medicare.
My last doctor no longer “needs” to as he is now very busy. I was told a week
before my appointment.
Jesse

Hello all,
I am pre-op, with an appointment for a consultation with a surgeon in
just over a week, for Lap RNY. I am hoping to have surgery in
February. Now that surgery is getting close I am experiencing the
excitement, nervousness, worry, stomach upset/”runs”, etc. of other
close to surgery pre-ops. I am not worried about the surgery, pain,
or discomfort because that only lasts a short time. What worries me
is giving up food. (Boy, that is hard to admit!) I’m 51 years old,
been overweight for 43 of those years, and food has always been an
important part of my life. It is hard to imagine life without all of
the food/snacks I love, in the amounts I am used to eating. I know
the end results will be so worth the effort, and when I am on the
other side I doubt I will miss the food, (at least through the
honeymoon period) but right now, on this side of surgery, the thought
of giving up food is a concern.
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Well this is one I have to come out of lurking for because it is so so close
to my heart. My mother was a diet fanatic. Even when I was 5 ft 7 and 119
lbs I was made to be on a diet. Of course I rebelled. Me and my sister would
“sneak” food at every opportunity. My mother would wear the freezer key
around her neck to go teach her aerobics class so that me and my sister could
not get food out of the freezer. She would measure the peanut butter before
she left. So me and my sister being the sneaky little devils we were would
make a batch of sugar cookie dough and eat that raw. We of course couldn’t
cook them, or mother would smell it when she came home. I could go on and on
and on, but my point is that her restricting the food and forcing me to be on
a diet and to exercise made me want it even more. Me and my sister are both
obese. She never got as big as me (high of 358) but she currently weighs 270
and is 3 inches shorter than me. I have three children, one of which is
skinny (he watches everything he eats so he doesn’t end up like his mother),
one of which is just normal (she goes back and forth, eats alot and then lays
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I have a friend that went to a WLS orientation last night in Orange
County who said her doctor would not perform WLS on men over 400 lbs
unless they could show proof of six weeks of active exercise (4-5
times per week) and take extra protein with some protein power called
ProControl.
My husband is 430 lbs. and we are here in Las Vegas. Does anyone
know whether that’s the case here? Please advise…

I have a confession to make.
I binged last night, for the first time.
I don’t really know what was happening. I know that I
was stressed, I know that I wanted to eat. I wasn’t
feeling hunger pangs (though I try never to get that
hungry) but I know I don’t eat enough in the day. I
ate a whole can of condensed chicken noodle soup. And
I felt bad afterwards, emotionally and physically.
I had my surgery 7 months ago and lost 100 pounds, and
for that, I am thrilled. But I was a compulsive
overeater then, and the desire is starting to return.
I don’t really know how to explain the sensations I
get from binging or over eating. For some reason, the
feeling of swallowing a large amount of food at once
is pleasing. To feel it in the back of my throat.
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The thread about our children and their weight issues reminded me of something
that is happening in my home. My nine year old daughter has been thin since
birth. She was in the 15-25 percentiles of weight charts for most of her life,
which was
ironic since I was at the top of most weight charts for adults!
One year ago I had the wls, and have dropped to a normal size. During that year,
she has put on about ten pounds. I know some of it is pre-adolescent weight gain
but some of it is just over-eating. She eats a LOT. Because I’m so careful of
what I
eat, I make sure there are lots of healthy foods in the house and limit her
snacking to fruits, yogurt, etc. But I also remember so vividly being given an
apple while my siblings had ice cream when I was a fat kid. So I still let her
have
desserts.
But isn’t it odd that as she watches me get lots of attention for being thinner,
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