Its a new show I think on TLC and its about these 2 baratric surgeons father and son who perorm mostly gastric bypasses (I havent seen any lap bands done yet). But I was just wondering if anyone saw this and whether or not you thought this was a good idea this show? I mean does it inform or glamorize these procedures? Will it have a positive or negative effect? Will people think these surgeries are for just anyone? Chime in please!

Do you guys seriously know how much better i feel now knowing that i am not the only garbage picker in the world?

I had to smoosh dirrty diapers on the food I threw in there.

Hi All-I love Big Medicine also! That skinny psychiatrist gets on my nerves! Glad to hear that there will be a LBS episode tomorrow. The Molina band sure was stuck tight in there on that one chick. It looked like everything had grown up over it. It certainly seemed to not be working anymore. Her sister kind of got on my nerves, the one who had been on the week before. Well anyhoo- I've watched several of the Brookhaven shows. I didn't like the way they portayed the overweight people as being weak. They often referred as them being "fat", which may be true, but there is more less offensive terminology that could be used. One thing that I noticed is that quite a few of the folks on the Brookhaven were very whiney, whereas the folks on Big Medicine seemed to much more upbeat. Except for that one black fellow (sorry to refer to him as "black"-I couldn't remember his name)-he whined or got pissed off about everything. Although he did put the skinny psych in her place!! Good for him. Well I've rambled enough-thanks for listening!!

I too watch the show and I love it! I only wish my docter was as kind, compassionate and funny as the Dr Garths! They seem to both really care about their patients, which I think is awesome! I like that they do a mix of surgeries and platics within the show. Gives me some ideas on what I might have to look forward to LOL

oo i have not watched this before.. flipping now and theres the lapband guy,

he seems sooo young!

Wow. Tonight there was another LapBand patient. I was so excited!

my sis told me about this earlier tday she watched it and freaked out lol I watched two live videos here that someone sent in and well I had to watch and all very interesting, did ya ever woder what a fatty liver looked like? well it show a fatty liver and a normal like liver.

I have seen the show. The 2 doctors are actually from Houston, TX. Which freaked me out, I was like oh my god I know exactly where they are! I knew the building and surroundings looked familiar. I have seen a lap band performed on a 600 lb. man. They did actually hit a vein, so some bleeding did occur, but he can't out like a champ! I need to DVR it, but I can't remember what days it comes out on. Its kinda freaks me out to see them perform the surgery cause it's like oh my that is exactly what I went thru. Just so hard to believe ya know! So glad to hear Im not the only 1 watching it!

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Love it, too! I missed the lapband gal last week, but I saw the young lapband guy tonight. I just got approved and my mom is not excited about he surgery at all. I called her and told her to watch Big Medicine tonight. She said she would. She then told me she has been watching the other episodes over the past few weeks. It surprised me. Maybe the show will help her change her mind. I have several friends and family members who watch the show to see what I am going through. I think that is so cool! I can take all the support I can get!

The show that is on after is pretty amazing too. Those people are about to die from being so overweight, and they sneak food into the hospital.

I like Big Medicine, but that psychiatrist they have on there has absolutely NO CLUE what it's like to be obese. She tries to hide it, but it's obvious that she's one of those who believes that all we have to do is get off our butts and work it off.

I was appalled by her comment tonight about how much easier fat guys have it in the world, and how obesity wouldn't affect the young man's social life.

Old Doc: So, have YOU ever dated an obese man

Her: Well, no

Old Doc: Why not?

Her: Ummmmm, obese guys aren't attracted to me

Yeah. Right. Fat guys have NO trouble in the dating world, because women are all deep and don't care about external factors

AMEN Manatee!!

I'm not a man, but I was irritated when I heard her say THAT. I have a little brother with the same weight problems that I have and YES it affect him just as much.

I wanted to wring her skinny little neck when she say there all smug and said THAT. She is clueless. Skinny B*%ch! SHE is part of the problem in this world. I loved everyone else on the show. That chick has got to go.

Oh man you guys, i was going crazy with that lady too. The kid needs the surgery, let him get it. How would subjecting him to years more of abuse help him mentally. She does not have a clue about what it is to be fat, she needs to get perspective or get out of that practice. Oh she was so smug! grrr

Yeah. She irritates me on every episode. She almost always says no. Actually, I can't recall an episode, yet, where she agreed someone should have it. I'm tempted to review the shows (I Tivo them.) and see.

Those of us w/wt problems usually do have mental/emotional issues attached. But w/any other illness or sickness, does the emotional side prevent the treatment? Yes, I know the mental/emotional aspect has to be addressed. But isn't that s'thing that can be worked on while working on the wt loss, too?

She drives me nuts.

Has anyone watched the show that comes on afterwards? All the people are in the hospital from being overweight. One man had a huge tumor the size of

a basketball related to obesity and yet he was still sneaking food into the

hospital. The dr. on that show really seems to want to help obese people.

It's great show too.

Has anyone watched the show that comes on afterwards? All the people are in the hospital from being overweight. One man had a huge tumor the size of

a basketball related to obesity and yet he was still sneaking food into the

hospital. The dr. on that show really seems to want to help obese people.

It's great show too.

Yes. That's Brookhaven. I watch that, too. Wasn't that gross? It was huge. And he, too, is one of the cheaters. Man. I don't know what it has to take for some people. I guess he just hasn't had his light bulb/defining moment, yet. That's all I can figure.