Eating myself to death

[mark111757 Profile]

From channel 5 and thru the down load circuit

I watched this with great interest, as someone who is more than a few kilos over weight. Of particular interest was the guy who had the cardio version done. You are supposed to be knocked out but I was in intensive care in hospital and the afib started up. So it was done on the spot. Later my PCP/gp said it was described as being kicked by a mule. He was spot on. But it more than controlled the afib so it worked out well. Am not keen on the surgeries. Gastric bypass, lap bad and so on. All the issues I had with the hernia surgery turned me off to getting back on table for anything.

[jeral Profile]

There are only a very few who can get surgery on our NHS and paying privately costs a fortune. What would put me off getting fat is that if I lost the weight I'd be left with those skin flaps, which now aren't fixed under our NHS being regarded as cosmetic. I do feel those who seem to have a lifelong struggle.

[Sakkarin Profile]

Surgical intervention doesn't work, because it doesn't tackle the underlying eating disorder. My sister in law had a gastric bypass, and she just makes herself ill by eating too much for it, and remains morbidly obese.

[jeral Profile]

I think that's why they won't fit gastric bands unless the would-be patient proves they can lose weight without one, which is Catch-22 but the danger of overeating and bursting one is worse.

[Amyw Profile]

A friend of mine was pretty huge, had a gastric bypass and became tiny, probably an 8-10. However she's probably gone up to an 18 in the last couple of years . Loves wine and cheap fat laden food . It's a quick term fix but doesn't address the real issues of obesity