Seeking Your Articles/Poems/ Cover Photos
Hello OH Members!
OH Magazine/ObesityHelp would love to hear from you! We welcome your article submissions, poems, inspirational quotes etc. You can share your journey or write about a variety of topics that are of interest to you. (Relationships, Dating, Spouse Support or lack thereof. Nutrition concerns, phantom fat after WLS...the list goes on! ) We are also seeking members who would like to be considered for the magazine cover and a feature story. Do you have great high resolution photos of yourself to share? In addition, we welcome your Bariatric Before and After Pictures, Plastic Surgery Before and Afters, and hey...anyone out there have a photo of your medicine cabinet before weight loss surgery and one after? Or, If you are a pre-op, perhaps you can take a picture now and then one after your surgery! OH Magazine is your magazine and ObesityHelp is your website-we want to feature more of our members!
Please send all submissions, photos, or article suggestions to: [email protected]
All my best,
Tammy Colter
Editor In Chief/Director of PR
OH Magazine/ObesityHelp.com
Hello There!
I am one week post-op and doing great! I am an elementary school counselor and I have published several books for children to help them through difficult situations. I currently am writing a book to help moms and dads explain bariatric surgery to young children. Would you be interested in an article regarding this or do you think it may not be appropriate for your magazine (I LOVE your magazine by the way).
Thank you for your time,
Rebecca Schmidt
Please email me at [email protected]. Thank you.
I am one week post-op and doing great! I am an elementary school counselor and I have published several books for children to help them through difficult situations. I currently am writing a book to help moms and dads explain bariatric surgery to young children. Would you be interested in an article regarding this or do you think it may not be appropriate for your magazine (I LOVE your magazine by the way).
Thank you for your time,
Rebecca Schmidt
Please email me at [email protected]. Thank you.
Hi Tammy
I am a RNY failure. From what I understand 20% of people fail at this surgery. Over the years I have seen people come and go. Those *****main are the success stories. What about the other 20%? We are the reality too, but quite forgotten about. I just read a post of a woman this morning that said her surgery cost $100,000! What would happen if a surgeon had a 20% failure in their other surgeries and cost insurance companies $100,000? Wouldn't someone raise an eyebrow?
This sort of leads me into the next subject which is my main concern. Most people do not know the specifics of their surgery beforehand. I have heard over the years of people having 1/2 to 3 oz pouches, 40 cm to 250 cm bypasses and stomas made many different ways and using several different size "stoma hole punches", the location of the stoma is important too. I would love to see the "chart" that surgeons use to decide the specifics of our surgeries. I feel they should tell us what they are doing and why before surgery. I had no idea that a RNY is not a RNY. I thought all RNYs had 1 oz pouches, all bypasses were 150 cm and all stomas were the same. Seriously, most patients do not know what was done to them. If it works then the surgeon is a lifesaver, but if it doesn't the patient is to blame.
Sincerely,
Daisy
I am a RNY failure. From what I understand 20% of people fail at this surgery. Over the years I have seen people come and go. Those *****main are the success stories. What about the other 20%? We are the reality too, but quite forgotten about. I just read a post of a woman this morning that said her surgery cost $100,000! What would happen if a surgeon had a 20% failure in their other surgeries and cost insurance companies $100,000? Wouldn't someone raise an eyebrow?
This sort of leads me into the next subject which is my main concern. Most people do not know the specifics of their surgery beforehand. I have heard over the years of people having 1/2 to 3 oz pouches, 40 cm to 250 cm bypasses and stomas made many different ways and using several different size "stoma hole punches", the location of the stoma is important too. I would love to see the "chart" that surgeons use to decide the specifics of our surgeries. I feel they should tell us what they are doing and why before surgery. I had no idea that a RNY is not a RNY. I thought all RNYs had 1 oz pouches, all bypasses were 150 cm and all stomas were the same. Seriously, most patients do not know what was done to them. If it works then the surgeon is a lifesaver, but if it doesn't the patient is to blame.
Sincerely,
Daisy
Dear Daisy,
First of all, let me offer my sincere condolences for your suffering. It is horrible when the best of intentions wind up becoming the worst of disasters. You are right, there should be a standard that everyone follows however, everyone is an individual and this presents its own set of challenges. When did you have your surgery? What went wrong? Can any of it be corrected?
I had my surgery in February and have for the most part had good results but you are right about
patients needing more information. There is an assumption in the medical community that "mere
mortals" (US) are incapable of understanding the intracacies of a surgical procedure. I happen to be a Health Educator and actually walk others through procedures so this was especially insulting to me. I am astounded by the arrogance. What is especially frightening, is the concept of a desperate person with little or no medical understanding subjecting themselves to ANY invasive
procedure. We hear all the "success" stories, but nobody wants to talk about the "failures" and the
impact they have on the lives of the victims.... I want to hear more about them and how we as a community can support their effort. furthermore, I would like to be able to disseminate this info
to people contemplating the surgery prior to the procedure. perhaps this will lead to better outcomes ....
I am thinking about you, praying for you and would love to hear back,
Sincerely,
Meg Heekin
First of all, let me offer my sincere condolences for your suffering. It is horrible when the best of intentions wind up becoming the worst of disasters. You are right, there should be a standard that everyone follows however, everyone is an individual and this presents its own set of challenges. When did you have your surgery? What went wrong? Can any of it be corrected?
I had my surgery in February and have for the most part had good results but you are right about
patients needing more information. There is an assumption in the medical community that "mere
mortals" (US) are incapable of understanding the intracacies of a surgical procedure. I happen to be a Health Educator and actually walk others through procedures so this was especially insulting to me. I am astounded by the arrogance. What is especially frightening, is the concept of a desperate person with little or no medical understanding subjecting themselves to ANY invasive
procedure. We hear all the "success" stories, but nobody wants to talk about the "failures" and the
impact they have on the lives of the victims.... I want to hear more about them and how we as a community can support their effort. furthermore, I would like to be able to disseminate this info
to people contemplating the surgery prior to the procedure. perhaps this will lead to better outcomes ....
I am thinking about you, praying for you and would love to hear back,
Sincerely,
Meg Heekin
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Hi All! My Sister is a teacher in the South Bronx, NY. Her school desperately needs a GYM and funding. What can you do?? Vote for her school to receive funding for KOHL's at http://apps.facebook.com/KohlsCares/school/625291/ps-226 Her school is PS 226. Without a GYM, the children do not have a place to exercise. Please vote 5xs. We appreciate you supporting a healthy lifestyle and fighting childhood obesity.
With love, Michelle
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