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Obesity(bariatric) surgery

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Aka Fri 11-Jul-14 09:28:27

A female colleague had bariatric surgery and has lost over 10 stone. She was type 2 diabetic and is no longer. I'm not saying she had an easy time, she didn't, but now two years on she feels amazing. Only problem now, more surgery to remove lots of extra skin folds.

It's not what I'd choose were I obese, but I don't think we're going to cut the cost to the NHS of 'food related illness' any other way.

Though I'd love to be proven wrong.

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ninathenana Fri 11-Jul-14 09:21:26

Why would anyone deliberately put themselves through what is major surgery with all the risks that involves.
My close friend had a bypass 2yrs ago. I won't go into the reasons why she needed surgery but suffice to say she was very poorly for months after.

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ninathenana Fri 11-Jul-14 09:16:17

Am I right in thinking you've never had a weight problem sue ?

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suebailey1 Fri 11-Jul-14 08:54:51

The news item today was that more operations on the NHS are going to 'offered' to quell the tide of Type 2 Diabetes. I had a Pythonesque vision of gangs of Fat Police hauling people in off the street ' you, you and you get in your operation gown enough is enough'. A width tax could be introduced for the borderline cases to generate income.

But seriously won't this encourage people to let it rip food-wise until they get the surgery?

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