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<blockquote data-quote="Pipp" data-source="post: 2470997" data-attributes="member: 100904"><p>[USER=196960]@ickihun[/USER]. Thank you for your informative response. I think what we can agree to agree on is that everyone needs to work out what is best for their own individual and unique circumstances and needs. By sharing thoughts and experiences we help each other to make choices to suit. I am pleased that you are finding your way, after such a long struggle.</p><p></p><p>I am not against bariatric surgery for all. Though due to my own unique past experiences, and working and socialising with people who have had a variety of different types of bariatric surgery, I would not consider it for myself. I have seen good and bad results overall. As [USER=543948]@ultradad[/USER] mentioned not everyone considers the psychological aspects. If they are not addressed, then the people having this surgery are not going to benefit fully from having the procedure. It takes courage and tenacity, and a lot of hard work and support from friends, family and medical professionals, to be able to accept the changes to diet, and also the changes to physical appearance, and other people’s perception of those things. It is not a quick fix as some media suggest. Nor is it for the faint hearted. I admire anyone who can go through all that, and achieve the successes they have been trying for.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pipp, post: 2470997, member: 100904"] [USER=196960]@ickihun[/USER]. Thank you for your informative response. I think what we can agree to agree on is that everyone needs to work out what is best for their own individual and unique circumstances and needs. By sharing thoughts and experiences we help each other to make choices to suit. I am pleased that you are finding your way, after such a long struggle. I am not against bariatric surgery for all. Though due to my own unique past experiences, and working and socialising with people who have had a variety of different types of bariatric surgery, I would not consider it for myself. I have seen good and bad results overall. As [USER=543948]@ultradad[/USER] mentioned not everyone considers the psychological aspects. If they are not addressed, then the people having this surgery are not going to benefit fully from having the procedure. It takes courage and tenacity, and a lot of hard work and support from friends, family and medical professionals, to be able to accept the changes to diet, and also the changes to physical appearance, and other people’s perception of those things. It is not a quick fix as some media suggest. Nor is it for the faint hearted. I admire anyone who can go through all that, and achieve the successes they have been trying for. [/QUOTE]
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