Fat Doctor

[HopeandAgony 566]

I just started watching it while I did my 5.5 miles this morning. I held my hand weights the entire time (which is a first) because I was so engrossed.

[wannaBthinsoon 1,634]

@@sassyfrass23 I did watch them. They are heart breaking to me. I'm just so sad that they are all in such bad shape before they have the surgeries.

[GibbsGirl 483]

Jean Marie is my favorite episode. She just has this joy that is incredible and the pic they painted of her was just beautiful.

[glitter eyes 1,398]

Can you watch this show on Netflix or Amazon?

[GibbsGirl 483]

full episodes are available on you tube and hulu.

[sassyfrass23 525]

Jean Marie is my favorite episode. She just has this joy that is incredible and the pic they painted of her was just beautiful.

I believe that is my second favorite one! I still loved Daniel. He was so stinkin precious. Jean Marie definitely had a beautiful personality and challenged me to love myself more!!

[Daveo 485]

I think I will watch both those episodes tonight.

[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

I rewatched Daniels episode. The Dr told him he had a 1/10 chance of dying.

I feel so angry with the local NHS people for denying his surgery for 7 years. During that 7 years he just go sicker and heavier.

Daniel is a good example of why it is so important to get the weight off as soon as possible before people get sicker.

[sassyfrass23 525]

@@OutsideMatchInside that's exactly the point my surgeon made. I'm 27 and right at a BMI of 40.5. I asked if I was jumping too soon or too young to have RNY. Aside from my weight and prediabetes, I'm fairly healthy on paper. His immediate response was absolutely not! In his opinion, I'm the ideal candidate for surgery because of my lack of health issues. My chances for promising results and less complications is ideal and he'd rather get his hands on me now rather than when I'm 50 and have already had a heart attack or other issues from obesity present themselves. My daddy had 3 heart attacks, his final one requiring 5 bypasses. All of his siblings (6) have had heart attacks and then multiple family members on my mom's side have had them as well.

Did they say what their reason was for denying his surgery? That is so incredibly sad and still breaks my heart for his Mom.

Edited February 7, 2016 by sassyfrass23

[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

They considered the surgery cosmetic, when he first asked for it. That time would have been around 2000, because I believe was aired at the end of 2007. In 2000, RNY was still a fairly exotic surgery to a lot of insurance.

[sassyfrass23 525]

Ah- I see. I keep forgetting that it's not a recent or current show. And to think about the Americans whose insurance doesn't even offer coverage. So so sad.

[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

I'm watching Hulu through my cable provider and at the bottom, it has the original air date.

[Daveo 485]

I'm watching Daniel's episode now

[sassyfrass23 525]

I'm watching Daniel's episode now

......well, @@Daveo ? :'(

[JamieLogical 8,727]

I watched all of Fat Doctors back when I was first looking into WLS and shortly after my sleeve surgery. I just recently got turned onto another British WLS show called "Weight Loss Ward", if anyone is interested. It's on YouTube. Not sure how many episodes there are. I'm only on episode two, but someone else on here mentioned the show last week, so I just started watching.