Guest guest Posted August 6, 2004 Report Share Posted August 6, 2004 , After everything you've been through I can see how you'd be afraid. Don't know what to tell you, except that maybe things are less violent where you live now. And you'll probably live longer and more comfortably without the excess weight. But it's a very personal decision. This is a good place to hang and get info/feedback/support. Martha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 6, 2004 Report Share Posted August 6, 2004 , After everything you've been through I can see how you'd be afraid. Don't know what to tell you, except that maybe things are less violent where you live now. And you'll probably live longer and more comfortably without the excess weight. But it's a very personal decision. This is a good place to hang and get info/feedback/support. Martha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 6, 2004 Report Share Posted August 6, 2004 -Good post Martha. Amen. Anne -- In gastric-bypass-support-kaiser-patients , " M. Silverspring " <nurseferatu@s...> wrote: > > On Thu, 5 Aug 2004 13:33:39 -0700 (PDT), " Junior " > <laura_junior@y...> said: > > Well Kay, > > > ...At first I was excited then I got > > so scared after reading a People magazine of people dying....While people are > > trying so hard to get a date or to get their insurance companies to pay, > > I am nervous (afraid) about the surgery.... > > , > This surgery is big, and has risks: Infection, blood clot, pulmonary > embolism, wound dehiscence (wound opening up). Everyone should have a > healthy respect for the seriousness of this procedure. Some people have > complications, and some (a very small percentage) die. > > At the same time, watch out for the hype. The media's guiding principle > is " if it bleeds, it leads " . Fear and anger sell. Black and white > arguments and very opinionated people get great ratings. (I believe > that's why Russ Limbaugh and Bill O'Reilly have their own shows, and > none of the more ambiguous " liberals " who go back and forth over the > issues are nearly as famous.) Subtle shades, nuances of meaning, and > more detailed explorations of issues don't sell as well. > > You won't read or see many careful studies of this surgery in the media. > You won't read about the small percentages that have problems. You'll > read about horror stories, humiliating failures, OR miraculous > successes. > > Most of us fall somewhere else. We're the normal people who still > struggle with our weight but are so glad we had this surgery that most > (I, for one) say they would do it again. > > Martha, almost 2 years out, size 4-6 (from size 26-28) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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