One member asked the question: Is sleeve surgery “taking the easy way out”? This question really got my juices flowing and thinking. For all of us who endured the agony and anguish of bariatric surgery, we recognize there is nothing easy about this most important matter.

Let see, how easy this is? 25 intelligent reasons for making our choice.

1. Exercising and working out with little or no results (life long)

2. Yo-yo dieting with little or no results (life long)

3. Heart disease

4. Respiratory problems

5. Stroke

6. High blood pressure

7. Elevated cholesterol

8. Diabetes

9. sleep disorders

10. Gout

11. Discrimination (on the job, in public, airline seats, etc)

12. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

13. Amenorrhea - absence of menstrual bleeding (gals)

14. Impotence (guys)

15. Cancer

16. Psychological problems

17. Kidney disease

18. Liver disorders

19. Economic factors (cost of associated illnesses, food, clothes etc)

20. Insurance issues

21. Osteoarthritis (a degeneration of cartilage and its underlying bone within a joint)

22. Social problems – (family, friends, dating etc)

23 Gallbladder disease

24. Pregnancy complications

25. DEATH

The dictionary defines “easy” as:

1. Not hard or difficult; requiring no great labor or effort:

2. Free from pain, discomfort, worry, or care:

Our lives have been anything but easy.

As always, comments welcome.

Lash

Fantastic List --- PCOS has wrecked my life and tired of taking to medicine that makes me sick to loose weight. Anytime someone tells me I am taking the easy way out,I will flash this in their face.

Thanks for taking the time to do compile it.

I completely and 100% agree with you. I thought it was brilliant and bad a**......

Here's the picture:

That picture.. WOW!

pcos_chick,

Great Picture

Where did you get it?

Could use it in my group.

Thanks,

Lash

Here's the picture:

I believe I got that from eggonface.

Wow, I wish we had a "Like" button like on facebook. The list and the picture say it all! Thanks for posting this.

This is a great post!! Having a weight-loss surgery is by no means taking the easy way out. I would even say it is quite the opposite. Take this case for instance:

A patientt walks in to my office expressing the desire to have the surgery performed on her. She is filled with nerves, anxiousness, and with fear OTHER people have instilled in her. Many people, do not want others to have these types of surgeries because:

1) They don't want others to look good because of plain and simple jealousy...this is especially true in other over weight people. As a result they instill fear in others to not have the surgery done. As sick as this may sound, it is true.

2)Others simply do not trust surgeries/surgeons.

3)Some people have had bad experiences

The take home message is that obesity is a multifactorial disease that in many cases can drastically be helped with a weight-loss procedure. Practically every single organ/tissue/cell in your body will benefit from losing weight. Thus, one has to evaluate the risks and benefits that present in a surgery of this sort. The reality is, that most patients resorting to this type of procedure will be HAPPY, their self confidence will increase, and they will be healthy.

Who can argue with that???

Any questions you may have, I'll be happy to answer.

Best,

Dr. JSA

One member asked the question: Is sleeve surgery “taking the easy way out”? This question really got my juices flowing and thinking. For all of us who endured the agony and anguish of bariatric surgery, we recognize there is nothing easy about this most important matter.

Let see, how easy this is? 25 intelligent reasons for making our choice.

1. Exercising and working out with little or no results (life long)

2. Yo-yo dieting with little or no results (life long)

3. Heart disease

4. Respiratory problems

5. Stroke

6. High blood pressure

7. Elevated cholesterol

8. Diabetes

9. sleep disorders

10. Gout

11. Discrimination (on the job, in public, airline seats, etc)

12. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

13. Amenorrhea - absence of menstrual bleeding (gals)

14. Impotence (guys)

15. Cancer

16. Psychological problems

17. Kidney disease

18. Liver disorders

19. Economic factors (cost of associated illnesses, food, clothes etc)

20. Insurance issues

21. Osteoarthritis (a degeneration of cartilage and its underlying bone within a joint)

22. Social problems – (family, friends, dating etc)

23 Gallbladder disease

24. Pregnancy complications

25. DEATH

The dictionary defines “easy” as:

1. Not hard or difficult; requiring no great labor or effort:

2. Free from pain, discomfort, worry, or care:

Our lives have been anything but easy.

As always, comments welcome.

Lash

This is an awesome image!! Would you mind telling me the source and who I have to contact in order to use it. This is a great tool to use with my patients.

Thanks!

Dr. JSA

Here's the picture: