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Has anyone had weight loss surgery?
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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 145171" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I think success with the surgery can depend on WHY you eat and WHY you can't lose weight other ways. </p><p> </p><p>We have a friend who had the surgery because the weight was contributing to major back problems. She has had lots and lots of problems. She has to be careful with medications. Time released medications do NOT work, the system passes them rather than keeping them in long enough to release all the medication.</p><p> </p><p>She also eats as an addiction, not so much to fuel her body. Until she deals with the addictive pattern the docs say she will not have great success. She has been extremely ill, unable to eat, and had much pain from adhesions.</p><p> </p><p>I have another friend who could not lose weight. She had the surgery same as the other friend. NO problems, lost a lot of weight, even had to go in to have the excess skin removed. She is feeling so much better, had a wonderful experience. She DID go to counselling to help with issues relating to eating, self esteem, and how to face the new "her" and life with the new diet restrictions. Fats seem to cause problems, but she does NOT feel deprived at all. </p><p> </p><p>I am thinking about it. With the arthritis and fibro itis a scary thing to me. But my weight just does not budge. Eating properly, exercising, things do not help. I problem need to get the thyroid straightened out before I do this though. THe thyroid medications have helped, but I also need to face my food issues first.</p><p> </p><p>Hugs,</p><p> </p><p>Susie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 145171, member: 1233"] I think success with the surgery can depend on WHY you eat and WHY you can't lose weight other ways. We have a friend who had the surgery because the weight was contributing to major back problems. She has had lots and lots of problems. She has to be careful with medications. Time released medications do NOT work, the system passes them rather than keeping them in long enough to release all the medication. She also eats as an addiction, not so much to fuel her body. Until she deals with the addictive pattern the docs say she will not have great success. She has been extremely ill, unable to eat, and had much pain from adhesions. I have another friend who could not lose weight. She had the surgery same as the other friend. NO problems, lost a lot of weight, even had to go in to have the excess skin removed. She is feeling so much better, had a wonderful experience. She DID go to counselling to help with issues relating to eating, self esteem, and how to face the new "her" and life with the new diet restrictions. Fats seem to cause problems, but she does NOT feel deprived at all. I am thinking about it. With the arthritis and fibro itis a scary thing to me. But my weight just does not budge. Eating properly, exercising, things do not help. I problem need to get the thyroid straightened out before I do this though. THe thyroid medications have helped, but I also need to face my food issues first. Hugs, Susie [/QUOTE]
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