I had a gastric band placed in 2010 and turned to all of you for support and information a lot during the first 2 years or so of my journey. Since then I’ve been back to check in and occasionally offer thoughts on my own experience. Now, I’m here to ask for your help once again

I am a clinical psychologist who splits my time between research, teaching, and private practice. As a psychologist, one of the things that has always interested me about the forums is reading discussions about the ways that families can play a role in the surgery and weight loss journey, in all sorts of ways. It made me wonder if there was any research about family eating and family health in relation to weight loss surgery. I did a lot of reading and, when all of my questions weren’t answered, I decided to conduct a study of my own. With the permission of Alex Brecher, the CEO of Bariatric Pal, I am posting this to ask you if you would participate in my research. My hope is that the results might contribute to the improvement of patient and family health after weight loss surgery.

I am looking for participants 18 and older who have had weight loss surgery (of any type), or are considering having weight loss surgery in the future. I decided to turn to my surgery forum home to ask if you'd be willing to give up your time to participate.

This is an online survey. Here is the link:

http://www.surveymethods.com/EndUser.aspx?F2D6BAA3F5B6A2A2F9

If you know of other people who might be interested in participating, feel free to share the link on your personal blog or non-forum venue—I can use your help!

Interesting questions on the survey. Good luck with your research. Let us know what your findings are.

Interesting questions on the survey. Good luck with your research. Let us know what your findings are.

Thanks for helping-- I will definitely share results with the community.

Some of the questions repeat on page 6 and 7.