CTV news Thursday 6:00 WLS

Just saw a commercial saying " Winning a Losing Battle" WLS on CTV news tomorrow

I think it is about Lap Band.  I saw the info segment on the news tonight.  I hope they go into the whole program.  Curious to see.

A "little bird" told me that they went to interview a dietician (but not ours) and one of the ladies being interviewed is a woman *****cently had the surgery with our program but was concerned because she thought losing 50 pounds in 2 months was too fast!! So apparently Hendricks (or whoever did the story) wanted to get several 'angles' on this story.
I'm definitely watching it! I am hoping there are positives high-lighted.
K

 I find media usually only talk about the positive side of WLS . I always like to know the crappy side so I can prepare myself mentally . It's hard finding people to tell you the really difficult parts about WLS . There must be some right ?

If you have any questions, people on this forum will answer honestly. It hasn't been an easy ride, but I would do it again in a heartbeat.

Tanya

Will definately need to PVR this. Hopefully it's a positive about our surgery. This surgery has been nothing but positive for me.  

ctvwinnipeg.ca  copy and pasted

Is Ashley on this site?


The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority is investigating to see if some bariatric surgeries should be offered in the public system to help people lose weight.

 CTV News spoke with one woman who took part in the WRHA's pilot project, which is geared towards determining whether the surgery should become a provincially-funded procedure.

 In December, surgeons stapled Ashley Smith's stomach, making it smaller.

 Since then, she has seen a dramatic change.

 "I've lost 52 pounds, so that in itself is a significant number," said Smith.

 Medical professionals also want to keep an eye on the speed of weight loss.

 "When I went for my first follow-up with the dietician, she was a little bit worried," said Smith.

 Rapid weight loss can cause concerns and can make it harder to keep weight from returning if lean muscle is being shed, say medical professionals.

 "We do know that muscle burns more calories at rest than fat does. And so we do want to make sure we have a good proportion of lean muscle mass," said Kristin Hildahl, a registered dietitian.

 Smith, however, remains confident she'll keep the weight off.

 She said the surgery and resulting weight loss have saved her life.

 "I haven't felt this good in forever," said Smith.

 "Typically the patients we operate on will be a hundred or more pounds overweight. And they'll lose up to 80 per cent of that weight," said Dr. Chris Andrew, a surgeon.

 Ashley Smith hopes the pilot project becomes fully funded so others can feel as good as she does.

 A decision on the pilot project has yet to be made.

 The final report has just been completed by the WRHA and has been submitted to the province for review.

- with a report from CTV's Jon Hendricks

I missed it.  I didn't get out of work till after 6..