In preparing for surgery, every evening consists of research for me. Whether it be browsing threads on BP, watching videos on YouTube (actual surgeries & success stories, etc) , following WLS people on Instagram for meal and excercise ideas, watching My 600 lb Life, and now Fat Doctor.

I just have to say- Fat Doctor hits home the most for me. Dr. Summers is my favorite part of it all! His outlook on obese patients is heartfelt. I absolutely love to listen to him talk about the obese and what contributed to their weight gain. He also discusses how society views "fat people" and the prejudice they experience. Fat shaming is a real thing and I know we have all experienced it on at least one occasion. I guess I respect this doctor more because I have been to doctors who chalked excercise and dieting up to being a cake walk and not understanding my lack of success or believing that I was fully dedicated to the program. I have PCOS and while I don't blame it 100% for my weight, it does play a significant role in my inability to lose weight. My younger brother who pitches in the minor league (very fit & healthy) thought something similar about me and my efforts. So when he was home in the off season last year, we walked every morning, went grocery shopping and cooked together (meal prepped for the entire week). He quickly realized that my body did not react to clean eating and excercise like it should and changed his entire perception. For the record, he was always loving and never disrespectful when addressing my weight. He just thought that I did not know how to determine exactly what my body needed to succeed. So, it's nice to see that Summers recognizes that there are multiple factors.

I highly recommend this show to everyone! I watch it on Hulu and I'm on season 3 out of...6 I believe? It truly does show the good, the bad and the ugly (and I mean...the UGLY). It's filmed in England so it took me a quick second to get used to "stones" over "pounds."

Oh....and it doesn't hurt that Dr. Summers is nice on the eyes

Well also, in the UK you have to have. BMI of 60 for the bypass and possibly the sleeve. The only other option would be the band which they've shown a couple of times.

That BMI requirement completely surprised me! I'm at a BMI of 41. So I couldn't imagine not having an option unless I was at a 60..

Exactly how I felt. But it's because NHS pays for it there. Private payers can go to private doctors.

Ah! I see @@prettyCali916 ! I had heard them mention private doctors and didn't quite understand the difference. That's interesting.

in that one episode I watched, the older guy said something that if he was a woman they would have approved skin removal surgery but not for a man. I don't know if that is true or not but that would be interesting to know.

When i initially saw the subject for this i immediately thought that someone's surgeon was fat. Kinda comparable to a dentist with bad teeth. Haha! But I'm watching an episode through you tube. What a hunky doctor! Thanks for sharing, i had no idea about this show.

Haha! That's too funny! ????

But hey- I've had hefty doctors tell me to lose weight. And I giggled at the irony every time.

Ah! I see @@prettyCali916 ! I had heard them mention private doctors and didn't quite understand the difference. That's interesting.

Yeah. Completely different life style there but I'd go back in an instant. Went there for equivalent of middle, Jr. and high school and loved every second of it. Double deckers were not just buses - they were part of why my waist band expanded. And the Mars bars they referred to are similar to Milkyway but 10 times better. Even better deep fried! oh the horrible things I've eaten in the uk. Loaves of bread were different. You can get them sliced thinly but usually not. We got them straight from the bakery - and slathered them with butter and jam. It goes on and on... Quite easy to see that they are up there in the list of obese nations.

@@prettyCali916 I've always dreamed of going there! dang my mouth was watering when you described the fresh bread. lol

@@Daveo & @@prettyCali916 My mouth was watering over the chocolate bar! Mmmmm....I love chocolate. You gotta stop!

I LOVE that they refer to the OR as the theater. It's sounds so much more exciting when put in those words

hahaha yes! Theater! That would have made me feel like a star! lol

You are a star, @@Daveo

Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

hahaha thanks! @@sassyfrass23

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Just watched the Daniel episode

What a sweet soul he was.

Does anyone know when this series started? Watching the first episode I seen that they did the long cut down the stomach instead of laparoscopic.

Does anyone know when this series started? Watching the first episode I seen that they did the long cut down the stomach instead of laparoscopic.

I think around 2006. They did the open bypass on the show until around season 4 I think.

My husband had a bypass in 2006 here in the states, and he had laproscopic, but I do know with larger patients they will do open sometimes.

@@sassyfrass23

Just watched the Daniel episode

What a sweet soul he was.

Yes he was! I cried like a baby. I absolutely did not expect that outcome. My husband had to console me and I had to take a break from the show for about an hour to regain my composure. My surgeon's office has SHOVED the possibility of death/complications down my throat since day one. This was the first time I had actually seen a worse case scenerio regarding WLS on a show like this and it opened my eyes SUPER fast.

Does anyone know when this series started? Watching the first episode I seen that they did the long cut down the stomach instead of laparoscopic.

Looks like it began in 2007

oh no someone died? that's so sad. :-(