Very Sad Story of 600 Lb. Lady In MS Needing WLS, But Now Too Big

She gained too much weight while saving for WLS that now surgeons won't operate on her ....   http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/2008 0708/HEALTH/807080369/1242/health   btw, I got the link for this article from a blurb of it on the OH Blog page .  Always some current obesity-related news blurbs on there ..  Check 'em out .. 

Very sad and what a shame for that poor woman.

It is very sad. I live in North Ms and plan to contact the Clarion Ledger today and ask them to pass along the name of a WLS/Clinic that is an accredited facility. Meaning medicare/medicaid (which I do not know if she has medicare) is more likely to pay for the surgery. There are some prequalifications like with any insurance, but it wuold be worth a shot. I do not want to give anyone false hope but if she doesn't know about them or hasn't contacted this doctor, it certainly would not hurt. It 's a toll free number so all it will cost her is a little time. Please keep this lady in your prayers and also pray this WLS/Clinic will accept her and that m/m will pay for her procedure. Thank you for posting this.

Does anyone else feel she needs to take responsibility for her own actions???  SHe KNEW she was saving for WLS she KNEW she was at the ideal weight and could not gain more - if she really wanted it she would have tried harder.  I know that sounds harsh but I believe it is true.  Because she is morbidly obese does not always make you a great candidate for WLS.  She has to want it - she will always have that demon of food in her mind - she can still out eat a GBS...  And seriously why should a doctor take on the chance of having her die on HIS/HER operating table when she is not at a safe weight for the surgery??  Yes the propensity for her to die without the surgery is great but why should a surgeon risk their reputation? I am just trying to play devils advocate here... I feel for her in a sense but ultimately she knew she could not gain more weight.

You aren't alone and as I was reading the post and related articles I kept asking why she wasn't accepting responsibility for her own actions. I am the reason I was 298 pounds, I am the person who decided what I ate, I am the person who decided not to exercise I alone am responsible for myself.

I feel sorry for her, but at the same time she could easily start eating healthier and drop some weight now, still saving that money and going in when she's under 500. I've heard really heavy people drop almost a hundred pounds before their surgery, so I know it's possible. I would definitely be asking my family and friends to watch me and help me eat healthier and get up and move around. Honestly she doesn't have THAT much to lose and I think if she jus****ched what she ate and walked around she'd see it melt really fast!

WHAT??????  Be accountable for one's own actions???  The Devil you say!  That's not what this country is all about!!!  Someone else is responsible for everything that's wrong in my life, not me!!!  Cir****tances are beyond my control!  Excuse me while I file a lawsuit against every fast food joint that ever sold me food..........oh yeah, and I'm going to sue my dad too because he bought the junk food that was in the house as I was growing up, yup, it's all HIS fault!  See, it wasn't me at all, I just couldn't help that I was so morbidly obese........ wasn't me

I agree with her needing to take responsibilty. I was 466 pounds and wanted the surgery but, I knew the Dr. would make me lose alot of weight...so before even seeing the Dr. I went on WW and was determined to lose some weight...yes it was hard but, worth it...I lost 106 pounds on WW. I took me 18 months to do it.  When I saw my Dr. for the first time he required me to only lose another 10 pounds before the surgery and I did. If she's still having food issues then for sure she will most likely fail on WLS, not at first but it will happen.