CNN Article - What they don't tell you about losing a lot of weight
http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/01/health/irpt-weight-loss-shannon-britton/index.html?hpt=hp_c3
HW 277.0 CW 273.0 Asked for Referral February 2013; Orientation @ Guelph May 16th, 2013; First Appointments July 24th; Nutrition Class August 7th; Second Appointments (& cleared) August 29th; Post Op Class December 9th; meet surgeon January 9th; PATTS Jan 14; Opti starts January 21; Surgery February 11th!
I read that article and my first thought was, "What do you mean they don't tell you about those things?! Shee****his person has obviously never been on the OH website! I knew all about those things, and more just by coming to this site!"
OTTAWA -- 2011 - Contemplated WLS Feb. 15, 2013 - GP Feb. 20 - lung functioning Feb. 22 - blood work Feb. 27 - Referral April 19 - orientation, bloodwork July 10 - nurse July 23 - rheumatologist (VSG) Sept. 12 - Behaviourist & Dietician Oct. 23 - Echocardiogram Nov. 6 - Pre-surgery Class Nov. 12 - Surgeon Jan 13, 2014 - Optifast (3 wks) Jan. 27 - PATTS Feb. 3, 2014 - Surgery (VSG)
HEIGHT: 5'5" HW 303 Pre-Opti 297 SW 271 GW 170 CW 200 (Feb. 8, 2018 - damn the regain!) VSG with Dr. Yelle
I think some people go into this thinking they know all about the surgery and what it will be like. The time it takes to have surgery from start to finish is a good time to question everything. I am not sure where this person thought all that skin was going to go to? She mentions she was told about plastic surgery but was she really listening to what they were saying.
Relationships can change. The people *****ally care about you still will.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/01/health/irpt-weight-loss-shanno n-britton/index.html?hpt=hp_c3
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Going to read now.
A good read. I love to read about how people feel after. I think because everyone feels different. I really like the line "nothing tastes as good as being healthy feels". I will be reminded myself of that post-op.
Thanks for posting
Lisa