Question:
Did anyone watch 48 hours on Thursday night at 10pm PST?
On 48 hours it talked about different types of weight reduction regimins for severe obesity. The first story was about bariactic surgery. If anyone wants to discuss the show, please e-mail me @ [email protected]. I am pre-op still awaiting approval. I am also on msn instant messaging, so if you put me on there with yours, we can just chat, or you can download MSN instant messenger, and then add me to your messenger and we can chat. Either way, Let's Talk! — Shariesa B. (posted on July 14, 2000)
July 13, 2000
I taped it. I will watch it tonight. I am looking forward
to all the information. I did see part of the interview
with Dr. Fobi (sp). That was too funny when the interviewer
said that surgery was a drastic measure. Dr. Fobi asked
compared to what, and the interviewer said diets. Dr.Fobi's
response, you can't compare it (suurgery) to something that
doesn't work.
— Gretchen E.
July 13, 2000
i watched it. I am a postop(5 weeks) and would like to answer any questions
you may have. I would like to say that I did not like the way 48 hours
portrayed obese people. It is interesting to see others battling the bulge
though.
— twenc
July 13, 2000
I watched this show and found it to be degrading to most of us who have
either had the surgery or are preop. They only talked about Fobi's surgery
which is actually NOT what the majority of us have had. I dont know if
his surgery is good or not, but what I do know is that I can certainly eat
more than those people, and live a full life. My life is definately not as
restricted foodwise as theirs is. I think that they took the most drastic
of surgeries, okay maybe not the most drastic, but the one that looks like
it's drastic and made it sound terrible to most of the public. Just my
opinion but I know that the RNY and the BPD are good surgeries and don't
seem like they limit your life quite as much but they didn't even mention
them at all. I would love to show these people at CBS exactly how much I
eat everyday...i am sure that it would rival most of their thin staff. I
don't eat "alot" but certainly if I sat down to dinner with
someone they would never know that I had had surgery. I just eat smaller
portions.
Then there was the nutritionist who stated that NO ONE should have this
surgery...gee wonder if she has EVER been even one pound overwieght. don't
tell me what I should do if you haven't walked in my shoes. Most people do
great with the surgery if they follow doctor's instructions and of course,
I have been the exception but....I still say that this surgery is a Godsend
for many many people and has certainly saved more than a few lives.
Barb
BPD/DS 6/99--280
6/00--114
— Barbara H.
July 13, 2000
This show was actually a rebroadcast...it originally aired at the end of
last year I believe. I'm glad they updated the surgery patients because I
was wondering how they were doing now. I noticed they didn't update the
Xenical lady though. I suspect she either didn't continue losing weight or
she put the weight back on. I found myself grinning from ear to ear when
they showed how well the mother and daughter are doing now, but I found
myself a little jealous at the same time. I guess I'm getting impatient
and I want to be down 150 lbs too! I keep telling myself that it's only
been 3.5 months and I have to give it time. Patience has never been my
strong suit! I have to say I was really suprised at how little the mother
could eat postop. I've always been able to eat more than that, even right
after surgery. I eat pretty normal sized meals now. I wonder if the Fobi
pouch is more restrictive than RNY.
— Kellie L.
July 14, 2000
While this show wasn't nearly as prejudicial as some of the things I've
seen and read, I still would have loved to smack that smug little idiot who
swore that this surgery causes bulemia and anorexia and more complications
than it saves. It's too bad they hadn't talked to a dietician who works
with only post-ops instead of a dietician who was trying to scare post-ops
into becoming her patients so she could "save them" before it was
too late. I guess it's anything for a buck these days.
Also, someone tell me why that woman was eating solid food 2 weeks post? I
didn't even try a cracker for a month and it was cheating when I did.
— Kasey K.
July 14, 2000
Dr. Fobi is the surgeon who did Roseanne's WLS. His procedure is more
drastic than the RNY/proximal, because the Fobi pouch holds only 1oz. It
probably is what those people needed-the type of surgery we choose should
be based on what we feel is needed-everyone's different. I had the
RNY/proximal and I do believe it was the right one for me. Dr. Fobi was
right on the money when he made that statement about "compared to
something that doesn't work!" He is certainly right about that!
— Louise H.
July 14, 2000
I agree with Barbara Henson's reply: If people sat down to eat a meal with
me, it would NOT be obvious to them that I'd had this surgery. They would
possibly notice that I'm eating smaller portions, but people really don't
pay as much attention to us as we like to think sometimes. I had seen this
broadcast before and was glad they updated everyone. Someone below
mentioned that they didn't update the xenical patient. But, they did. I
guess she just missed that part of the show. The xenical lady was a
Realtor like me and she was doing great - but she also changed her diet
dramatically and wasn't just relying on the drug to help her lose. They
should have updated what the mother was eating compared to what they showed
her eating at 2 weeks post op. That was really misleading, in my opinion.
Have you noticed how much press this surgery has been getting lately?
Perhaps it is just becoming more and more popular. I still feel that we
are greatly blessed by God to be living at a time that this technological,
medical advancement is available to us who are morbidly obese.
— Cindy H.
July 14, 2000
I watched the show earlier this year when I was in the states. Was this a
rebroadcast? At any rate, in response to Kasey... not all surgeries are
the same. I was on an UNRESTRICTED diet from my 7th day post op. I had
the Duodenal Switch. Some of us are eating solid foods (mashed potatoes,
scrambled eggs, toast, croissants, etc) while we are still in the hospital.
I had my surgery in Spain last year and we had a layover in Madrid. I got
terribly hungry and nothing looked good at the moment. I did finally
decide on something to curb the hunger... an ice cream cone. My daughter
had her Duodenal Switch on June 20th and has been eating normal foods since
day 7 as well. (Mashed potatoes, steak, pork chops, eggs, pizza, egg
rolls, rice, cheese, bacon, soup, chicken, turkey, nachos, etc.)
Basically, with the Duodenal Switch, we can have anything we can tolerate
and generally within 2 weeks post-op. Hope this helps to answer your
concerns.
— Kris S.
July 14, 2000
I saw it, too.. yes, it was a rerun.. but who cares? lol.. I think its
great to expose the "normal" people to what we will go thru to
live a life that they take for granted.. Perhaps some discrimination will
be eased and insurance companies accepting when they see we will not go
away! I'm hoping for an updated segment for all those ladies.. and how
about some guys looking to lose unwanted pounds?
— Sue L.
July 15, 2000
Actually, the "update" they gave for the Xenical lady was the
same thing they showed in the original broadcast last year...she had been
on the Xenical for 2 months and had lost 30 lbs. The updates for the
surgery patients were from now, 9 or 10 months after their surgery. I was
just wondering if she had stayed on Xenical all this time. I suspect that
she didn't do as well as the surgery patients and they opted not to show
that. If that's the case it just proves that surgery works and diets/drugs
don't.
— Kellie L.
August 6, 2000
8/6/00 I am still in the beginning stage of all this stuff, and i Missed
the 48hrs show, however my boss didnt, and knowing i am wanting this
surgery he came to me and said it was a bad thing to do, well i have done
so much research that i feel It is the right thing for me, and that is what
i think the sad part about all this is, is the Misinformed people, they
really need to do the research, hey i believe they need to do shows on this
type of surgery, and yes do it right, do the begining, Middle and End, that
way for all of us that are intrested can see for ourselves, and i feel that
they should show everyone, not just the ones that got down to their goal,
but the ones that will still have a small struggle, well good luck to all
of you out there, and prey that i am able to have this surgery with in the
month,,, GOD SPEED
— Laurie F.
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