Heightened suicide risk after weight-loss surgery

Oh, yay, let's post something else to scare the newbies! 

As another poster said, the rate of suicide is going to be comparable to any group of people who have experienced a significant life changing event- loss of a loved one, loss of employment, loss of home, major illness, etc.  Let's not make mountains of molehills here.

That is why the pre-op process is so arduous, the decision to have WLS is not to be taken lightly, for many reasons, and that is why there is a required psych eval. 

And, if people do not follow their nutrition and supplement regimen long-term, and do not seek help when there are signs of depression, then of course things are bound to happen- this is true for ANYone, not just someone who has had WLS.

Do you think the goal of that article is to scare pre-ops and newly arranged or to inform them of the possibles?

Should we not be aware that it IS a possible?  Considering that many go in to this journey with magical thinking of a "new life"?

The only outcome of WLS is a happy life forevermore with skinny jeans to boot. It's written into the contract with every surgeon. 

And a sleeve of crackers does wonders for me too. I'd rather be fat eating crackers then in a pine box in the ground because I was so depressed about post-op life/living. People are so terrified about regain they'd rather be dead than fat. Give me a break.

I think there is a RX written on Mr MM's saltine stacks.

Jenny...I really love you...I don't know if I've ever told you that.

Right backatcha!

Jenny is one of my all time faves... her gorgeous ever-changing avatars, her bubbly posts that were nevertheless full of straight up talk, her way of describing the world around her. She has always been the best. I think the first post ever read on OH was one of hers.

No, I don't think it's the article's intention at all.

You are insuinating that it's the posters intention to SCARE newbies?

 Beth, there are always a few that will slap your hand for offering help to those who need to hear the truth. Some people go into weight loss surgery believing it will cure all their ills and life will be wonderful forever after. The fact is the surgery give us a smaller stomach and rearranges our intestines. It does NOTHING to fix emotional issues or life cir****tances. The more information newbies have BEFORE they jump into surgery the better chance they have for long term success. Keep putting the truth out there, Beth. People need to know what they are getting into so they can plan for any eventuality.