hormone injection and weight loss

Here is an article on msnbc.com regarding weight loss and a study of hormone injections. Check it out. That feeling of satiety (did I spell that right?) is what I felt I always lacked. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9075551/

Lynda, I read the article. Interesting. Maybe the word "hormone" attracted me because of the obvious connection to an over 50 female. I tend to forget there are other hormones than estrogen. All that aside, while this could be a medical breakthrough in the treatment of obesity, I wonder if it would be any different than past breakthroughs. After all the failed diets and programs, I was always left with the same thought.... anything works as long as you follow it. The problem is you can't follow any program, diet, drug etc indefinitely. We all know what happens when you return to your supposedly normal lifestyle. Call me skeptical, but I think its way to early to tell how succesful this could be. What about side effects years down the road? We hear that in the news every day. What they tell us is good for us today, suddenly becomes bad for us years down the road when enough data is collected to prove certain groups of individuals have adverse effects to whatever the supported practice/program is. For today I'm really happy with me and the treatment I chose for my obesity. Life is just too good these days to lament about being "born too soon". I'll keep an open mind though... and hope that this could be just the thing to help others to avoid some of the mental, emotional and physical pain I endured for many years. WP

WP-I agree it is way to early to tell if this will work or not. I am absolutely thrilled with my choice of surgery. It's funny, I remember my pcphad suggested the surgery about ten years before I had it. Then after dismissing it, I started on phen-fen. I was really successful with it and I can remember thinking--Oh geez am I ever happy I didn't have that "crazy surgery" as this (meaning phen-fen) is really the miracle I had been looking for. Of course we all know what happened to phen-fen and within 2 years I had regained all my weight plus some. So much for miracles I really feel strongly that MY weight problem is somehow chemical/hormone related. Something just missing that gives me that full feeling. The only time I ever felt that way was on phen-fen. It looks like with all these various studies going on that there may be a solution on the way not to far in the future. But--again I want to mention I am thrilled with MY choice.

There was a dr here in Kansas City that I went to maybe 6 to 8 years ago. She did hormone replacement therapy for obesity. I went for a consult, then went again for tests, but as I saw people come and go in her office I just got a bad feeling about it. I only went 2 or 3 times, never did the treatments. And I got the strangest form in the mail from her last month, after all these years. The state of KS had revoked her license and she had been fighting to get it back. She was asking for money to help pay her lawyer! Enclosed was also a letter from her attorney praising her. It was totally weird. Needless to say, I did not send one nickel. But I did think how glad I was that I didn't follow thru with it. I thought at the time something smelled a little rotten. But I was so desperate. I forget that desperation sometimes now that I've had the wls. I need to remember it on a daily basis. Becky

Becky-We, the MO, are a desperate group. It seems there are always those people out there looking to make money off of our desperation. The same is true for certain bariatric surgeons, plastic surgeons, product marketers (ie PouchPal) and even website owners. LOL! Have a great day.