Re: WLS in General

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--- Theresa wrote:

> We have enough outside predjudice. We need to stick

> together and support each other.

....we need to support whatever decisions made...and

congratulate them for the courage in moving forward

towards health!

Amen Theresa,

4 years ago the only WLS I knew of was the RNY and

luckily for me my insurance denied me flat out. Being

nieve I simple sat back and did what I need to do to

make me qualify for surgery IE: Documented weight loss

attempts (incidently no longer a requirement) Anyways

after I finally had all the insurance requirements for

surgery I started looking again and that is how I

learned of the DS. I don't know why I had never seen

or heard anything about the DS prior to this year but

I am so happy to have found out before I had the RNY.

I have seen first hand what that surgery is like. But

not knowing of anything else it was my only option I

thought. Thats why these groups a so very important.

My sister-in-law had the RNY and at first she was

miserable. I remember a family get together like 3

months after her surgery and my husband decided to

order pizza for everyone. Well she wasn't inside at

the time he ordered it and when the pizza's arrived

she went balistic " You ordered that pizza on purpose

because you knew I couldn't eat any of it without

getting sick. " (He actually didn't even remember her

having surgery) This is just a small sampling of what

she said anyways that is the last time she has ever

came to any family gathers at our home. Her husband

always has an excuse as to why she can't make it and

she even refuses to speak to my husband at other

gathers. This all happened 5 years ago. Family

members have commented on her gaining back the weight.

Needless to say I haven't even told my Husbands family

about my upcoming surgery because I don't want them

trying to discourage me because of my sister-in-laws

experience. Anyways, Unfortunately I also know of a

Friends sister who died 9 months after having the RNY.

Cause of death, anorexia, she was 84#'s when she died

at 32 years old. Even knowing this, if the RNY was

the only WLS I knew of I would still have it done and

hopefully learn from others mistakes. But of course,

Thanks to this site I found out about the DS before I

took that route. Thank You ALL

BE HAPPY

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B 36yrs

Pre-op 11-13-01

Wt.308 BMI 49

BCBS of MI Blue Choice POS

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