Hey are you feeling up to that support group tomorrow night? If so ill give you the directions. Let me know. Tammy O

yes i agree that they need to get their heads fixed before, but like they said on Oprah, that could take years and most people are already sick.. I liked the part where they showed how quickly the alcohol is absorbed. that was neat.. I think with me is that a few years ago i lost a little weight and went a little crazy, so i got all that out of my system then.. i do drink, but not anymore than i did before surgery.... we usually go out on saturdays, but not every, so thats the only night i normally drink, but i have always done that, now i do get drunker quicker, but i dont always get drunk...(make sense).... but i am also drinking vodka, were before i drank beer. They should do a show on the good part of this surgery.

I guess Im one of the people they was talking about on Opral. I did have a drinking problem in my early 20s. Now I have it again. I took to the bottle first then to beer. I had marriage trouble before my surgery. But these ladie**** it on the spot with my addition trading. It was so much like me. I know this is a positive surgery and I would do it again. What they failled to get out was that we was easy addicted before the surgery. The surgery just pushed my drinking over the edge. Yes I can get tipsy on one ounce of beer. But then again look what its doing to me. It is lkilling me. So I need to stop. and I have. But again most of you never had a addiction to acohol. So you will not need to worry. I think a postive show should have been done. Now they are scaring people with cross addictions. That is why people need to get their head fixed before surgery. Because look what happen to me this year. That is enough to make anyone drink. all i have been threw with my life. Most of you are settled happy married. My marraige has been on the rocks many years. Hugs Barb

I jus****ched Oprah's show on Gastric Bypass Surgery and "trading addictions" I was a little disappointed - okay more than a little - I have to wonder why all the coverage on this surgery is negative...I think there should be a show on how wonderful it is for people...I think that the people that shift their "addictions" to drinking and/or drugs have had a problem before the surgery...the surgery didn't cause a drinking problem. The question that Oprah failed to ask any of her guests is ... would you do it again? I guarantee that the answer would be YES. If there was trouble in the marriage before the surgery losing weight wasn't going to fix that...they operated on my stomach not on my head... I'm sorry for venting but I am just tired of the negative publicity Love, Linda

Nope, I've been whinning, that''s for sure. But enough is enough. Hope you're having a good day Linda - I just love having your picture!! love donna