"Easy Fix" on Inside Brookhaven Obesity Clinic

Has anyone else watched this show on TLC and gotten upset when they keep referring to WLS as "the quick fix." "easy fix," etc."    Then tomorrow night there's that show "The Big something" that focuses on WLS? 

Man, Karen!  I'm watching it right now(have been for the last 3 hours; INSIDE BROOKHAVEN OBESITY CLINIC  I am really angry at the doc for saying it!!!!  The show certainly did run me through loads of emotions though.  I cried for the patients and wanted to smack Dr. Robert Kolman!  If the 26 yo woman hadn't have been talked out of RNY, she might be here today.  They talk as many of the patients they can, out of surgery, as you stated, because it's a "quick fix".  They should not permit the patients to have delivery to that hospital!!!!

I have to remember to watch the show tomorrow night!

Tomorrow's show is:

BIG MEDICINE 9 pm on Monday  The Learning Channel TLC

Hey!  I am watching it right now!  It makes me angry that they say it is a quick fix.  We work hard everyday trying to maintain losing this weight.  It is so not a quick fix!

So here we are all watching this show.  The director just said that he couldn't fanthom that our stomachs become the size of a grape, as if it stays like that forever.  What a jerk!  It is a facinating show; I feel so sorry for the people who have these huge tomors & lymphodemia.   We should all be on speaker phone! Karen

If I hear "quick Fix" one more time on this show I am going to scream.  I know we have all worked hard to get where we are and I know most of you look at WLS as I do only a TOOL to help us get healthy and happier but as we all know you can ruin it if it's not taken as a tool.  It was not a quick fix it has been a lot of work and a lifelong change where are these prople coming from! I did watch Big Medicine last week and it is a very different program from this one. To all of you keep up the good work!!!!

What saddens me is the people that are in the clinic and CHEATING!! What the hell??? You cant walk, or breath but yet you can order pizza?? why are you in that program?? It shows the world that overweight people have NO willpower! And, anyone the is 700lbs need RNY...not a diet to loase 20lbs a month. It will take them forever to do it and they can not sty in the hospital forever!

it seems that some of them are actually too obese to risk surgery.   I don't know why there aren't guards at the door so that take-out can't be brought in.  I guess that sounds harsh...but look at that woman who became the girlfriend of the man who has elephantitis on his leg...she HELPED him cheat! 

Hi all.
I too was watching this show and was getting upset with the quick fix comments. I may have taken this show the wrong way but they can't do surgery on them until they lose the weight. They are all at a very high risk of dying under the anesthesia at the weight they are at.
I can't believe they allow them to order out for Chinese & Pizza!! Isn't that defeating the purpose? They say food is an addiction....would you let someone in rehab smoke crack in there room? No! So what is the difference?
I am so grateful to be hopefully having this surgery, (waiting for approval) because I know where these people are coming from. I'm not nearly as heavy as they are but I think I could be one day if I don't help myself now!!

Debi

Oh Karen I am soooo glad you posted this.  I couldnt pull myself away from that show for the past 2 hours but I cannot believe how ignorant the doctor is that keeps saying that WLS is the easy way out!  What a big a$$h!@# WHew glad i got that out of my system.   donna