Comments on: Would You Consider Surgery For Weight Loss?

By: Timmy

Timmy — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 23:23:13 +0000

What’s wrong with people. Success comes from hard work. There are no shortcuts. The shortcuts cause problems long term.

By: evilcyber

evilcyber — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 21:05:52 +0000

In reply to Dr. J. Of course, if a person's life is threatened, then surgery has its place. There are, however, cases where it was apparently a choice.

By: Dr. J

Dr. J — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 19:20:37 +0000

Being a surgeon, even though I do not do this type of surgery, I find the discussions interesting.

My opinion is that by the time most people need this surgery it is not an “elective” procedure. From what I’ve seen, it is better than being morbidly obese and gives the majority of people who have it a quality of life they would never have otherwise. Talk to Janell at
http://janell-sufferingsuccotash.blogspot.com/ if you are curious.

By: evilcyber

evilcyber — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 18:45:32 +0000

In reply to Ryan. Interesting to hear about your experiences with the Full Bar, as Tat had a different experience with it.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 31 May 2012 18:31:06 +0000

Great post! I agree with the point you made about how it seems as if more people are leaning towards weight loss surgery, especially with the increasing number of overweight/obese people in the US. One thing I’ve found to be extremely helpful and useful as a supplement to my current diet/exercise plan is Fullbar (www.fullbar.com). Their gummies and bars help curve my hunger, help me with portion control and keep me from consuming more calories than I really need.

By: zaini

zaini — Thu, 31 May 2012 14:15:40 +0000

no , surgery is not the best way for losing weight there are many risks in surgery or have side effects that are not shown now but after sometime you can see side effects of surgery so , it is better not to consider surgery as weight loss solution but try to lose weight by other ways like walking , exercises etc.

By: evilcyber

evilcyber — Wed, 30 May 2012 21:08:58 +0000

In reply to Diane, fit to the finish. Yes, that pretty much sums it up for me, too. Maybe I'm a chicken, but as long as I can avoid it, I prefer to not have sharp things stuck into me :)

By: evilcyber

evilcyber — Wed, 30 May 2012 21:07:53 +0000

In reply to Shira. Yes, indeed. After writing above article, I did a bit more research on the girl. I found out that her stepfather is suffering from cancer and that she is the registered carer of her mother, who apparently suffers from a heart condition and arthritis. I'm not quite sure how exactly these things work in the UK, but I wager that to be registered as the carer, she had to talk to a health official and be at least 18 years of age. As at that time she herself was already in rather dire condition, someone at the city council should have noticed it, especially considering that previously they had sent her to that camp.

By: Diane, fit to the finish

Diane, fit to the finish — Wed, 30 May 2012 11:33:11 +0000

I did not have surgery and would not have it now. When I lost weight surgery wasn’t as common as it is now though. I’m always wary of anything surgical that is purely elective. There are always risks and we do not always know all the side effects or damage that may show up years later.

By: Shira

Shira — Mon, 28 May 2012 19:33:25 +0000

Hi EC1 This is a thought-provoking post indeed. My fiancee shared the story about Georgia after reading it in the Daily Mail, Apparently, she did attend a weight loss camp in the U.S. to get down to the 500 pound mark but when she returned home to her mom, the weight came back and then some. It’s definitely a family affair that’s helped more by looking inward with therapy, not just a surgeon’s knife!