Hey, what do you guys think of the t.v. show Big Medicine?

It is about two doctors Father and Son who perform banding and bypass procedures on obese patients. You get two meet the patients, see their struggles, see their surgery, plus their aftercare.

I love this show, because they keep it real. They show the good and the bad.:sad_smile:

Never heard of it. When is it on and what channel? Would love to see it.

I love that show. I didn't know it still come on. I watched every episode last year. Wish I could watch it more.

Now I watch the Biggest Loser.

I've seen that show, and it is quite interesting. I believe it was on the Discovery Channel or Discovery Health (or both).

Brad

it's on discovery health, TLC and the discovery channel. Go to the website www.discoveryhealth.com and search out "Big Medicine" and they'll find it on the tv schedule and email you reminders. Seems like there is a "marathon" on December 21 on Discovery Health.

teri

it's on discovery health, TLC and the discovery channel. Go to the website www.discoveryhealth.com and search out "Big Medicine" and they'll find it on the tv schedule and email you reminders. Seems like there is a "marathon" on December 21 on Discovery Health.

teri

Thanks for the tip on the December 21 marathon. I will Tivo it.:sad_smile:

This past Friday's episode was really interesting. Robert and Garth (the doctors) have to help Robert's daughter...Garth's sister.

The sister had gastric banding done, but lives out of their area. She had an issue with a fill. It was odd, because it was a delayed reaction to the fill. She had been doing great with the fill, but then she could not keep fluids down and was vomiting.

I got the impression from the show that her bariatric doctor told her to go to the ER for help. The ER room did not know how to help her. They tried over and over to find her port, but could not.

She called her brother and he and her father both instructed her to get on a plane ASAP to get to Ohio, where they were at.

When she got to her brother and dad three hours after a plane flight, she was shaking and really scared. When she layed on the table and they lifted her shirt, you could see all the bruising and marks left by all the attempts the ER doctor made in trying to locate the port.

As soon as her brother (Garth) removed some Fluid, she was able to finally drink (8 oz water) and was much better.

The moral of the story: After care is so important. How available is your doctor to handle emergencies???

I also love this show. It seems to come on sporadically though :sad_smile:

Ruby, on the Style network, is an awesome new show. I watch it every Sunday evening!

I also love this show. It seems to come on sporadically though

i know. i have it tivo'd and it hasn't come on / recorded in a few wks now - had been on saturday evenings in DFW.

i also love when dr lomanaco (SP?) comes on and does reconstructive Plastics - great show!!! i have dec 21st noted!

I also love this show. It seems to come on sporadically though :tongue:

Ruby, on the Style network, is an awesome new show. I watch it every Sunday evening!

I love Ruby and I am rooting for her. I really hope her support system can give her the love, encouragement, and strength to win her battle with weight. I really want her to live a healthy life. She is such a great person!:sad_smile:

i know. i have it tivo'd and it hasn't come on / recorded in a few wks now - had been on saturday evenings in DFW.

i also love when dr lomanaco (SP?) comes on and does reconstructive Plastics - great show!!! i have dec 21st noted!

Oh, I love that part of the show too. It gives me hope when I can see other people accomplishing their health goals. It is not so scary when I can see others going through what I am going through.

Hey, I'm new. What do you feel is the major difference between this show and TBL?

I'm not sure what TBL is... But The actual surgeries are pretty accurate. Course only few dr's in my area do the over 450 pounds area. My own surgeon's don't do over 400. They are much more technically difficult, and require special beds, etc.

My banded life is very similar to those of the banded on the show. However, by their website, they require liquids longer and mushies longer than my surgeon. They are also much more aggressive with their fills. My surgeon won't give more than 1 cc at a time. They've been seen on tv to do more like 2 or 3 ccs. Only thing negative I see... is they show all patients as successes. Unfortunately there are some that fail.

However they did have one case, where the woman had a band placed when they first came out. She had some problems with it, and basically didn't follow band rules. She ended up actually gaining weight, and went for a bypass. They were able to do it without removing the band, because the band had erroded into her stomach. She had a dramatic weight loss.

Teri

Hey sorry terilynn112, TBL is the show the biggest loser

. I think i see the difference now though, this show is more directed at surgery and TBL is more focused on fitness and nutrition. I didn't know that lap bands could erode into your stomach. That's scary stuff.

Hey, what do you guys think of the t.v. show Big Medicine?

It is about two doctors Father and Son who perform banding and bypass procedures on obese patients. You get two meet the patients, see their struggles, see their surgery, plus their aftercare.

I love this show, because they keep it real. They show the good and the bad.:biggrin:

I love this show! I set my TiVo to copy it when it is on. I wish they would do more episodes! It seems like I have seen all of them.

I also love this show. It seems to come on sporadically though :biggrin:

Ruby, on the Style network, is an awesome new show. I watch it every Sunday evening!

I love Ruby! She is awesome! She is someone I could be friends with - she rocks!