Oprah

Berry · March 8, 2007

Is anyone watching Oprah on they bypass surgery?

sophrosyne · March 8, 2007

It's a re-run. I've seen it before. Basically, if you have bypass, you absorb alcohol differently (hits you harder, but you sober up quicker) and you can drink more than you ever thought possible and it can turn you into an alcoholic.

Boiling down the episode - fix your underlying problems, if you don't, they'll rear their ugly head after your weight loss and saddle you with new problems.

And there was one family where the father only loved his daughter, really, if she was thin. And when she was fat, he was an ass. But the daughter, bless her heart, somehow managed to believe that he really does love her deep inside.

How can people not love their children, just because of their weight? What utter bullshit is that? And she's a really lovely young woman - both fat and thin - who deserves to have a better family.

conniesueb · March 8, 2007

SOunds like a lot of husbands--they only love their wives when they are thin, but God forbid they put some weight on, and it's a whole other story! I may have to tune in-it starts here in about 5 minutes, and I have not seen it before.

conniesueb · March 8, 2007

Okay, so I am watching Oprah, and all I can say is, I'm glad I didn't have gastric bypass surgery! According to Oprah, 30% of patients who have had GBS are now alcoholics! This one lady is drinking up to 20 beers a day! I guess it's okay for GBS patients to have beer, whereas LBS patients can't(or aren't supposed to, anyway, because of the carbonation). Another lady is addicted to Vicodin, and another one is a sex addict now because of all the attention she is getting from men now. Did these people have to have a physc consult before their surgery? Maybe they would have discovered their addictive personalities? i know it's not that simple--it's just hard to believe that so many people turn to other addictions after they lose weight. Well, I guess I shouldn't talk--I do have an addiction now--the gym!:girl_hug: