[jiffypop]

hey there turtle!!!! looks like you found your way around and didn't need my help!!!! nice to see you.. post a lot. ask a lot of questions... honest!!!

[turtle0813]

I quess it looked a little more difficult than what it was. Thanks for willingness to help! I am making my list right now. I have lots of questions. So was the WLS a struggle?


Thanks again,

Dawn

[swimmer40]

Pookie:
Take a minute and read what a friend of mine who was thinking about WLS read in a weight-loss book that he has since passed on to me.
Gastric bypass procedures are complicated and dangerous. This surgery results in an abnormally small stomach, forcing you to eat very small portions of food for the rest of your life. There is no turning back. Why not skip the surgery and just eat the small portions? Why are you putting your life in jeopardy by having major elective surgery? This is really a last resort for seriously obese individuals who emotionally can't get control of their weight or whose doctors may decide that such a procedure is necessary to save their lives.
This is a very major life decision. Think about it hard and long and maybe check out the book by Jim Karas called "Flip The Switch" Good luck.
Swimmer40

[jiffypop]

swimmer. there's no denying that WLS is a complete life change. and that we have extremely tiny tummies now. and a digestive process that's forever changed as well. and that this IS a last resort. and a major life decision. one that takes time to research and decide, one way or the other.

but it's naive to believe that 'just eating small portions' will do it. anyone who is even contemplating this step has rollercoastered for a very very long time. if 'just eating the small portions' had been enough, we wouldn't have qualified for the surgery.

but there are many many people who view this as a quick fix, that requires no behavior modification and no commitment to a whole pile of rules that last a lifetime. responsible surgeons weed these people out through a variety of screening appts, and insurance companies want documentation that the diets aren't working and haven't worked before they will cover it.

this isn't a simple process.