donnyj53
Obesity & Me
Describe your behavioral and emotional battle with weight control before learning about bariatric surgery.
What was (is) the worst thing about being overweight?
If you have had weight loss surgery already, what things do you most enjoy doing now that you weren't able to do before?
How did you first find out about bariatric surgery and what were your initial impressions of it?
Describe your experience with getting insurance approval for surgery. What advice, if any, do you have for other people in this stage?
What was your first visit with your surgeon like? How can people get the most out of this meeting?
What made you finally decide to have the surgery?
How did you decide which proceedure to have?
What fears did you have about having complications or even dying from from the surgery, and what would you tell other people having the same fears now?
How did your family and friends react to your decision? Would you have communicated anything differently if you could now? How supportive were they after your surgery?
How did your employer/supervisor react to your decision? What did you tell him/her? How long were you out of work?
What aftercare support group/program do you have? How helpful/important is this?
What is your scar like? Is this what you expected?
Please describe any plateau experiences you have had since surgery.
Do you notice people treating you any differently now?
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