This really makes me ANGRY!

I'm so mad anytime I see crap like this: "As America's waistbands continue to grow, so has our need for an easy solution, like bariatric surgery. The number of weight loss surgeries performed in the U.S. has grown by 450 percent from 1998 to 2002, according to a recent study among surgeons." EASY? Please. This really upsets me. Clearly written by someone who never fought in the battle of the buldge. The full article is here: http://www.mydna.com/health/weight/news/news_20060124_gastric_bypass_numbers.html

That makes me angry as well. I would love to email the editor. Thats bull crap. What is so easy about this. We excercise are ass off daily. And cant eat nothing. We want this for are health. Oh well there will always be ignorant people out there Hugs Barb

I can't even tell you what I am feeling after reading that article. However this CEO of the company that owns that website got a peice of my mind today. I emailed him and let him know how awful and untrue that aricle was! Melanie Clausen

Michael, thanks for pointing this out. This is sucky!! This wls certainly has not been a walk in the park and I resent people who think it is the easy way out. By the way - I've been absent -- have you missed me!! Promise to do better. My weight is 200! Can I get on the list. I was hoping it would be 198 this week!! I want to be in onderland so bad!!! love donna

I would urge everyone on the board to contact myDNA.com. As a healthcare professional I am appalled by the opening statement in this article. "As America's waistbands continue to grow, so has our need for an easy solution, like bariatric surgery." There is nothing easy about this surgery, or your life after surgery! I'm sure you would all agree. The the article goes on to regurgitate facts from the most recent studies published in the Annals of Surgery about bariatic prevalence and outcomes. It's just irresponsible. It makes you wonder...who funds this site...the insurance companies? There are a growing number of insurance companies who are not covering bariatric surgery sighting the easy way out" theory. Like I said e-mail the editors, let them know there's nothing easy about this at all! myDNA.com 1250 Connecticut Ave NW Washington, DC 20036-2603 Voice: 512-627-4121 Fax: 801-650-4562 Email: [email protected] Linda R

I did email the editor as soon as I read the article. THis morning when I opened up my email there was a response back from him letting me know that he is going to be researching the article. What will happen who knows but at least they know they pissed alot of people off with it! Melanie Clausen

Hi-Did you notice that e-diets is a MAJOR advertiser on that site? And I'm sure that E-diets would rather people were on their site rather than changing their lives through bariatric surgery. Follow the money. Shannon B.