Guest guest Posted July 30, 2001 Report Share Posted July 30, 2001 Hey there, Ginny. Since I live in PA, and never attend your monthly meetings, who really cares what I think. But, that said, I still favor a forum that is strictly MGB'ers. RNY people have many similar issues, as does anyone who has been or currently is morbidly obese, but they also have their own unique problems and a very different set of post-op and eating rules. Each RNY doc seems different in what they preach; and their patients are so often confused. I can see the meetings becoming a set of " My doctor said. . .. " and " I was told. . . " and veering far from the course set down for us. That's what I think would happen. . . PhillyJude, putting her much smaller behind into other folks' business! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2001 Report Share Posted July 30, 2001 Hmmmm...... I dunno... I can see pros and cons of both. Let's see how everyone else feels. aW MGB 5/28/00 214/115ish radical idea Greetings, all! I am thinking of opening the MGB monthly meeting to anyone who has had WLS. The scars we bears are large and chiefly internal. No matter what procedure we go through, we all have to worry about nutrition, fitness, complications, and the psychological changes we are going through. We are all sisters and brothers when it comes to obesity and dealing with the physical/social/emotional problems. What do you all think... it is up to you. -Ginny Ivanoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2001 Report Share Posted July 30, 2001 > > The scars we bears I am the worst typist! Criminey! -Ginny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2001 Report Share Posted July 30, 2001 I obviously don't attend the meetings but I could see one down side - would Dr. R still want to come to the meetings if it was open to any weight loss surgery. Maybe a separate meeting could be established in addition to the regular MGB support meeting. in GA 10/04/00 281.5/182!/135-ish radical idea > > > Greetings, all! > > I am thinking of opening the MGB monthly meeting to anyone who has had > WLS. > > The scars we bears are large and chiefly internal. No matter what > procedure we go through, we all have to worry about nutrition, > fitness, complications, and the psychological changes we are going > through. > > We are all sisters and brothers when it comes to obesity and dealing > with the physical/social/emotional problems. > > What do you all think... it is up to you. > > -Ginny Ivanoff > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2001 Report Share Posted July 30, 2001 I am not actually in the area to be able to attend the support group there so your decision would not affect me personally. I'm sure there will be those for and those against the idea. Maybe if people could actually see for themselves that we are not dying from having the MGB and that most of us are actually recovering quite nicely maybe it would help put some fears and rumors to rest. It is really hard to say what will happen until it is tried. It may work, who knows? Interesting concept....... And I agree with you very much on all the things that we have to deal with that are similar. The only real difference is the type of surgery we all chose. Bonded by our experience, strength and hope Rhonda MGB - 11/30/00 279/205/1?? > Greetings, all! > > I am thinking of opening the MGB monthly meeting to anyone who has had > WLS. > > The scars we bears are large and chiefly internal. No matter what > procedure we go through, we all have to worry about nutrition, > fitness, complications, and the psychological changes we are going > through. > > We are all sisters and brothers when it comes to obesity and dealing > with the physical/social/emotional problems. > > What do you all think... it is up to you. > > -Ginny Ivanoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2001 Report Share Posted July 30, 2001 This is a very good point also. Something to consider. Rhonda MGB - 11/30/00 279/205/1?? would Dr. R still want to come to the meetings if it was open to any weight loss surgery. Maybe a separate meeting could be established in addition to the regular MGB support meeting. > > in GA > 10/04/00 > 281.5/182!/135-ish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2001 Report Share Posted July 30, 2001 > Greetings, all! > > I am thinking of opening the MGB monthly meeting to anyone who has had WLS. I live in Florida so I will not vote on that. However, I will play devil's advocate and ask a few hard questions: What would be the value to MGBers? Are there not enough MGBers attending? Is this to increase the amount in attendance? Would a large amount of meeting time then be spent explaining the various WLS and specifically the MGB? If so, would that get redundant to the regulars? What effect would that have on membership? With the lack of new MGB post ops and the never ending supply of RNY post ops, would the membership slowly drift away from MGB support? Would this cause MGBers to stop coming? With negative PR all over the internet and previously in the area media, could the meetings eventually turn into yet another place where MGBers have to justify their choices? Is there a need for MGBers to have a meeting all their own, a place where they can be PROUD of their choice and their success. A meeting where they are confident they never will have to defend that choice? Those are a few of the cons. Other than offering support to other WLS patients.....what are the pros? BethBNaDevil =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2001 Report Share Posted July 30, 2001 Ginny: I read an extremely unflattering blow by blow of the last meeting in Durham on another list. This person was pre-op and she was told by someone who had RNY that she should attend and that it was for all wls people. Whew! She sure had awful things to say about Dr. R and about the meeting itself. And there was a very unflattering section about you in particular. I don't live there and have only made three meetings...but if it was opened up to all WLS, I definately would NOT come to Durham for a meeting. I go to a support group in Florida for all WLS and one here occassionally and all I get about MGB is a bunch of crap that frankly I'm tired of listening to. Just my cranky input. Flo the Cranky from MD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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