SusanofO
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This doesn't necessarily involve your Dominant or Master, but, if you chose to do it, it would certainly require his support, I'd think. I have a good friend who had gastric by-pass surgery two years ago, and she looks absolutely wonderful now. She also had consequent "skin tightening" surgery this past year, because the weight loss had left her with so much loose, extra skin that needed to come off. It is expensive, but fortunately, she works for the state, and her insurance covered almost all of it. Plus, it was easier to justify, since in her case, her overweight really was a health-risk issue for her. In many cases I've read about, doctors won't do this surgery - unless the patient first "proves they are serious" by losing a substantial amount of weight on their own (she had to lose 50 pounds first, on her own). Also, to "qualify", I think you do have to be at least 100 pounds overweight. She will always, for the rest of her life, need to follow a somewhat specialized diet (but it's not extreme, or terribly inconvenient), and her stomach size has shrunk, and if she eats too much now, she can really get sick (vomiting, etc.) - this has happened to her, and she finds it very uncomfortable. Overall, though - she says she'd do it again in a heartbeat, and her own mother had the same surgery done last year, having been encouraged by her daughter's success with it. So far, so good, with her mom's surgery, too. I have suggested this to my youngest sister, who at 5'8", weighs in at least at 250 pounds, and had my friend talk to her about it. She is considering it. Personally, I have always been a somewhat irresponsible dieter, so have not much in the way of sensible advice to offer (sorry). I veer from using techniques that seem to be borderline-Anorexia (over-doing things like exercise, and calorie-cutting), to buying this crazy "Hollywood Celebrity" juice-fast stuff at Walgreen's - "Lose up to 10 pounds, in just two days!" (it's only $15, and it works). I should probably be more careful. But, I never seem have to lose more than about 10 pounds, so it really hasn't hurt me, I don't think. I haven't had full-blown Anorexia since high school (with one, short-lived "relapse" in my mid-twenties). Good luck. - Susan
< Message edited by SusanofO -- 1/25/2007 2:02:40 AM >
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