tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4239739807914901688.post5398417274767262472..comments2023-10-30T07:33:01.023-04:00Comments on Destination Unknown: Bone to pick.Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09446171177767324879noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4239739807914901688.post-46794426329398769882011-01-25T18:17:19.145-05:002011-01-25T18:17:19.145-05:00I'm with ya, sister!!! My mom had surgery abou...I'm with ya, sister!!! My mom had surgery about three years ago. She has never been the same. She lost so much weight so quickly that she started to look like a skeleton--she was way more attractive when she was over 100 pounds overweight.<br /><br />She's pretty much been sick every since then. She recently "had" to quit her job due to the fact that she's now on 24 hour IV therapy as they try to figure out what's wrong with her and how to get her body to retain even the tiniest bit of nutrients from her food.<br /><br />Of course, she never changed her eating habits even though she was supposed to, so that doesn't help either.<br /><br />These surgeries are ridiculously risky, and in my opinion, are just NOT worth it. (Except in extreme cases like you mentioned--someone who can't even get out of bed or whatever.)Ellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06029614712855760844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4239739807914901688.post-45923432983733855512011-01-25T10:18:25.408-05:002011-01-25T10:18:25.408-05:00I've never known anyone who has had this proce...I've never known anyone who has had this procedure. It is really a drastic and scary move!Bossy Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12568355839499622409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4239739807914901688.post-45331708468681400832011-01-24T21:28:51.612-05:002011-01-24T21:28:51.612-05:00wel said bravo to youwel said bravo to youRebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10213055916162799647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4239739807914901688.post-91113751438621979492011-01-24T20:26:14.989-05:002011-01-24T20:26:14.989-05:00The saddest thing is that the weight comes back......The saddest thing is that the weight comes back... but,they don't think it will happen to them... and a friend of mine who had it has been sick almost the entire winter (I hadn't thought of that until the above poster mentioned it)... Can't seem to get past one cold or infection before she gets another... don't do it... Don't even have to say it, I know you won't...SharleneThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12180247939829055069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4239739807914901688.post-17658599975451527282011-01-24T19:34:56.556-05:002011-01-24T19:34:56.556-05:00I have to tell you that I love watching Biggerst L...I have to tell you that I love watching Biggerst Loser! They talk about "doing the work" and have proven time after time that it is the best and only way! You are right about someone just about 200 pounds going that route is dangerous and not necessary. I have 40 pounds to lose and I have been getting my butt to the gym as much as I can. It is not easy, but I am doing the work as you say! Have a great night my friend!<br /><br />Mama HenMama Henhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13395372116439706880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4239739807914901688.post-72615213825782762182011-01-24T18:47:54.318-05:002011-01-24T18:47:54.318-05:00I have a friend who had the surgery and she's ...I have a friend who had the surgery and she's been a mess since. She's had the flu, her immune system is shot, etc. This woman's had so many infections/pneumonia/etc and she has two small kids to take care of!<br /><br />I train 4x a week with a trainer and walk my dog 6x a week for MILES... and I'll never be tiny. Besides, Southern women are supposed to be "well rounded", right? I'm following that path. :)Kathynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4239739807914901688.post-68109805840993232752011-01-24T17:46:49.241-05:002011-01-24T17:46:49.241-05:00Well, it won't be me to disagree!!! And to to...Well, it won't be me to disagree!!! And to top it off, there are many, many times that once they have the surgery, they go back to the same bad habits in eating, so it won't do them any good. Too many times the surgery is done before the patient is psychologically ready for it. I'm on your side all the way, Nicole!!Peggy Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11931080361170776356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4239739807914901688.post-27627014713787885512011-01-24T17:28:26.439-05:002011-01-24T17:28:26.439-05:00Heather - I hear ya. Actually - I am only 5'2 ...Heather - I hear ya. Actually - I am only 5'2 and I am hovering in that area - BIG difference. <br /><br />I just think it is too dangerous. <br /><br />The whole thing came up today, as I was talking to this person - and yes, she suggested I do it. I thought - are you kidding me??? There is nothing wrong with me - except good old fashioned laziness. <br /><br />LOL<br /><br />Okay.. wait for it.. I am sure someone disagrees out there. ;-)Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09446171177767324879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4239739807914901688.post-57608684420632351582011-01-24T17:15:06.373-05:002011-01-24T17:15:06.373-05:00Agreed. Because the surgery is just a surgery so ...Agreed. Because the surgery is just a surgery so many gain the weight back. Working out is hard but worth it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08227901246269675588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4239739807914901688.post-80015465589289919672011-01-24T16:22:01.808-05:002011-01-24T16:22:01.808-05:00I follow a wonderful weight loss blog on here. So...I follow a wonderful weight loss blog on here. So much about weight loss is in the brain. It is a mental battle. In the blog I follow, she just brought up Carny Wilson. I do believe she had the surgery. Well, that worked for a while. But, so much about being obese has to do with mental issues. And those don't get solved with a gastric bypass. They get bypassed. So, she wasn't comforting herself with food anymore. She then became an alcoholic. When that became apparent as a problem she went through AA. When the alcohol got taken away, she went back to her first love: food. She is... wait for it... overweight again. Even with the gastric bypass. She didn't do the mental work. Isn't doing the physical work. She has issues that she needs to solve so that she doesn't need oral comfort. When she gets there, she will be ready to tackle her weight problems. This is a brain game for so many people. Sometimes it is just a brain game to make yourself do it. Fitting it in. Sometimes there are things in your head that you have to "beat" before you can beat the weight. The gastric bypass doesn't actually fix anything. And all of those risks are way too risky for someone who is just going to gain it back down the road. Do the work people. You will thank yourself for it. Was that more than you asked for? Yeah, I thought so.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932408372240147454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4239739807914901688.post-43501905462803427042011-01-24T16:15:29.144-05:002011-01-24T16:15:29.144-05:00I can completely understand what you are talking a...I can completely understand what you are talking about...I am a size 16-18 and have hovered there for the last 20 years. I have always carried my weight in my tush and thighs... but I am also 5'11"...anyway, my mother is an ICU nurse has been for 30+ years, her joints are shot...concrete floors and 12-15 hour shifts for 30+ years...she is incredibly intelligent. She had this surgery years ago, can't quite figure an exact time but they just started doing them. Her surgery did help her lose the weight she needed, but shes a mess in other ways. They took out too much, she doesn't absorb nutrients, she has to have iron transfusions, but she is skinny. And the messed up part? Wait for it.... she still encourages me to have this surgery! I would love to look like Megan Fox, but truth be told even skin and bones I would be twice her size...so I will be happy with who I am. And if I was considering a surgery to fix my weight I would rather have an allover liposuction than the bariatric surgery! (And I know how messd up liposuction is...I have seen the nasty real time how they do it movies...achhh..) Anyway, with intelligent people like my mother who are also in healthcare liking the quick fix I don't see an end anytime soon. Oh and just like liposuction you can still get fat again...I suppose its work to do it but I have seen it more than a few times. <br /><br />Sorry...didn't mean to go on and on! LOLHeatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17872147409059071042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4239739807914901688.post-4919133786760802822011-01-24T15:54:51.610-05:002011-01-24T15:54:51.610-05:00I totally agree. I know a few people who have had ...I totally agree. I know a few people who have had this procedure; one needed it, possibly two. The third and most recent: absolutely not. She was nowhere close to being clinically obese, but she wanted to be "bikini-ready by summer", and that's why she did it. For real. I'm still a little sickened by it. Doctors really shouldn't make it so easy, imo.shannonhttps://sfmoore.scentsy.usnoreply@blogger.com