Hi,

I'm new to this. My wife and I are in the process of being approved for gastric bypass surgery. My wife is classified as obese. I am 5'11" and hover around 250. My bmi hovers around the 35 range. Along with a number of health problems such as sleep apnea, high cholesterol, pain due to neck surgery and potential diabetes this makes me eligible for the procedure. Like an idiot I mentioned to a co-worker that I was thinking of having the procedure done and was immediately met with a lot of criticism. My weight has always fluctuated and I've always had a tough time keeping it off. Being that my wife is having it done I thought I would bite the bullet and go through it with her. I've seen many videos where folks are extremely obese but not many where the man weights 250. Because of my height people laugh at me when I say that I'm obese. Problem is that due to my weight I'm out of breath after climbing a set of stairs. Anyway, now I'm just babbling lol So if anyone has any thoughts on what I've had to say, please respond. Take care

Jerry

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I suspect that you are not the only one that gets negative criticism when you talk to your co-workers about the surgery. Many women report the same problem.

I had RNY gastric bypass surgery 3 years ago and it was one of the best decisions that I ever made. Almost all my health conditions (high blood pressure, diabetes, sleep apnea, GERD) went into remission very quickly after surgery and remained there. That was the main reason why I had the surgery and I consider it a success.

Don't worry about what other people think. Just talk with your wife for support and don't tell other people until you've lost weight then they can't really criticize

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