I found it interesting that Oprah and the Doctor greatly downplayed the discomfort experienced by the people who had this surgery. They kept bringing up how difficult the surgery was and how much pain they had experienced. The 17 year old even talked about the infection she had and the extreme pain she endured. The guests were all happy with the weight loss but I felt that Oprah and the Doctor kept shutting them up when they talked about everything else...... I was disappointed in Oprah. I do think there are occassions where this surgery might be neccessary to save one's life but I do believe those occassions are rare.

It is so true. In the U.S. if you have the money and fit the basic guidelines (which vary greatly from surgeon to surgeon!) you can sure as heck get it. I know a woman who had it recently who was only 60 pounds overweight. She is doing fine so far but has only lost 25 pounds in six months.

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