Watching 600LB- LIFE

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So, I have been watching 600lb-Life for a few months now.  I am amazed with the pts on this program.  Maybe it is a lapse from time of surgery to time of filming....these folks can put down a huge amount of food!!!  It seems like they leave the hospital, go to a drive through for a soda in one hand and a breaded sandwich in another.

As I read the above, I criticize myself for judging.  That is not my intention.  I just believe my staples and over-sew would be bursting open.  Dr. N******* really does a service to the very super-size.  I wish they would show the Nutritionist's role pre and post op.  

I am astonished that this surgeon also removes lymphomas and does loose skin removal and plastics???  I'm just saying...   

I was wondering the same thing last night.  Do they require them to do the same pre op testing and evaluations that I've had to do?  If so, someone is falling down on their job.

I also tune in to watch this show each week. I would love to meet Dr. Now! However, I am troubled about the show's degrading practice of showing these individuals' bathing routines. And then there was the episode where the one fella broke the pole in his bathroom when naked. Not sure what the purpose of these bath routines are...the obesity shots are already degrading. Overall the show is very encouraging.

I agree with you 100%! I think they could do away with the shower scenes and still get the point across. I wouldn't want them to do that to me. I wonder if it is a requirement to be on the show because they show it in every episode. (Maybe TLC pays for the surgery if they agree to the shower scene?) I still really like the show, but this really bothers me alot! 

Hi!

I am pre-op and have wondered if ANY pre-op testing is done.

Dr. Now often tells the patients to lose x amount of pounds before he can do surgery, but no diet plan, mention of a nutritionist or exercise is ever discussed on camera. It also appears with some of these cases the ppl have significant mental health issues b/c of their attitudes about the seriousness of their medical status and non-compliance with what they are being told they NEED to do!

I think the naked scenes might be to capture some of the unique challenges the super obese face: breaking shower rods, toilet seats, not being able to reach after using toilet or in some cases even fit in bathroom. A picture is worth a thousand words!

I forgot to include the enabling that supports obesity within the families and or spouses.  I have no one to blame but myself for the pounds.  And then, these pts seem to arrive home without attending any type of support groups.  Back to "you do what you know".  I really enjoy seeing when they finally connect the dots and start to drop the pounds.  It is encouraging to say the least. 

Sorry for the double-dip posting.

I've started watching this show too, to me it shows how determined some of these people are, but I think they still have to do all the pre op stuff that everyone else does. They just don't show it on camera. I mean I never see the scenes where they are filling out their medical history forms on camera, etc., but you know at some point they did that, pre op stuff, same thing.

I do like that for those that needed counseling, they did show that too, often times it gets overlooked. The bathroom scenes are graphic, but I think it shocks the audience that some of the simplest things most people can do, is like a major thing for these folks.

i don'****ch these kind of shows (600 LB, biggest loser, my 1000 mom, etc...). i think they exploit fat people and turn them into sideshows. i also think that dr's who want tv fame can't be trusted (ex: oz and davis). no thank you. 

I wish they would give more info on the psych and nutrition counseling they undergo because of the amount and types of foods that they eat post-op (and the overt denial that some of them are in about their eating habits) is crazy!

Today was my first day eating pureeds, and I couldn't stop wondering how anyone could eat like some of those people do after surgery. Once I was full, I didn't even want to look at food anymore. I can't even imagine forcing more food into my mouth after that point.