Will they throw you out of Weight Watchers post-op? Can you be a lifetime member?

I seem to find some discrepencies on this issue in the library. Some people say they will not let you stay in Weight Watchers if you have had WLS, others say that you can join as long as you have weight to lose. It would be great to join WW, and finally be able to see some permanent progress. I realize it would be bad to join in the initial few months when weight loss is extreme, because I could not follow the plan, but what about after I can eat somewhat normally? I want to learn how to eat right. Do I have to tell the leaders there that I have had WLS? Would it be cheating if I got to be a lifetime member because of it? I would like to join again, but I don't want to feel like a freak like the other posters(no offense)who said they didn't want announcements or wouldn't take the stickers and patches for their losses. I want them I worked for years trying to lose weight, and I want to be rewarded if I actually succeed for once. So, do I have to tell them if I join? Is it illegal? Because I would really like to keep it to myself- I don't think it is really any of their business. It would just be such great encouragement to have the weight come off, and have everyone be excited and proud for you, instead of scoffing "Well, she had surgery, you know. The easy way out."

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