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This is totally unacceptable when a Physician refers to his obese patients as behemoths. People must understand that obesity is a disease, it is no different than hypertention or a diabetic. You must take the proper steps to improve, decrease or eliminate this illness. You must read the article and its entirety. This is the reason so many of us have suffered for so long prior to seeking help. Who wants to be disrespected or ostracized by society? Especially those in a position to care for us. In order for things to change..WE MUST CHANGE! This means being a voice for those who are where you were. By having surgery and taking control of my life it is a wonderful thing, but we must never forget those who are afraid to take this step. We must remember where we came from and help others who have no voice. This is the most beautiful gift you can give to others while celebrating the NEW YOU.


The OAC recently was alerted to an issue of weight bias, and we need your voice and action! 

 

An offensive article recently appeared in Outpatient Surgery Magazine, authored by a physician from the University of Pennsylvania Department of Orthopedic Surgery. In this article, the physician targets individuals affected by presenting 25 derogatory and insulting jokes. In addition, the author also uses insulting language and refers to individuals affected by obesity as "behemoths." To view this article in its entirety, please CLICK HERE. 

 

As a Coalition, we cannot allow this article to be published and not raise our voices. As part of our commitment to put an end to weight bias and stigma, the OAC is asking you to sound off and let the author and publication know how you feel about this disturbing article.

 

Here's What You Need To Do:

 

Write a letter to the author and/or the publisher expressing your concern about this article and demanding the author and/or publication submit a formal apology to readers. Here is who you should contact:

 

Author

John D. Kelly, IV, MD

University of Pennsylvania Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery

34th and Spruce St.

Philadelphia, PA 19104

Phone: (215) 615-4400

[email protected]

 

Publisher

Dan O'Connor

Editor-in-Chief

Outpatient Surgery Magazine

255 Great Valley Parkway, Suite 100

Malvern, PA 19355

Phone: (610) 240-4918 x16

[email protected]

 

 

We want to hear about any responses you receive! If you hear back from the author and/or publisher, please forward a copy of the response to the OAC at [email protected], or send us an email with the details of the response you receive!

HELLO EVERYONE, I HAVE NOT BEEN ON FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS DUE TO REALLY BEING DISCOURAGED. AS I SAID BEFORE THERE WERE QUITE A BIT OF CHANGES...SURGEON, APPOINTMENTS ETC. WELL NOW THERE IS THE BIGGEST CHANGE. AT FIRST I DID'NT HAVE INSURANCE TO COVER THE SURGERY, THEN THERE WERE SOME CHANGES AND I WAS ADVISED IT WOULD. I CALLED SEVERAL TIMES TO ENSURE THERE WERE NO CRITERIA TO MEET OTHER THAN MY BMI....HELLOOO? I WAS FINE THERE, AND THEN AFTER NEARLY A MONTH I'M TOLD I MUST COMPLETE A 6 MO. MODIFIED DIET AND PROGRAM WHICH IS DOCUMENTED. NOW I AM SOOO UPSET BECAUSE THAT MEANS I WOULD NOT BE COMPLETED WITH IT UNTIL DEC. AND THEN IM TOLD THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAS 30 DAYS TO RESPOND. ONCE THAT HAPPENS THE SURGEON SCHEDULES OUT A MONTH LATER. WTH? THAT MEANS I WON'T BE HAVING MY SURGERY UNTIL FEBRUARY...NOT ACCEPTABLE! I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO WAIT 6 MONTHS. I TRIED TO TELL HUBBY, LET'S JUST DO IT OUT OF POCKET.( THERE WOULD BE A DISCOUNT) IF WE DID...OBVIOUSLY HE SAYS NO! I KNOW IT SOUNDS CRAZY BUT, I DON'T WANT TO WAIT ANY LONGER. I'VE WAITED YEARS AND I WANT IT NOW! I'M SO DISCOURAGED, MY HEART HEARTS! I MEAN BEFORE THE INSURANCE WE WERE PREPARED TO DO IT, SO LET'S. I UNDERSTAND IN THIS ECONOMY WE SHOULD BE WISE, BUT WHAT IF THE INSURANCE DIDNT COVER IT? I AM TRYING TO BE PATIENT AND JUST DO THE DIET, BUT IM SO DISCOURAGED. IF I WAS TOLD THIS FROM THE BEGINNING IT WOULD BE OKAY. BUT, I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING THIS OVER BY OCTOBER....OH FAMILY, PLEASE HELP ME GET THROUGH THIS. WTH, IF IT WERE A PIECE OF PROPERTY OR INVESTMENT IT WOULD BE NO SECOND GUESSING...JUST MOVE THE FUNDS AROUND. IS MY HEALTH AND HAPPINESS NOT MORE IMPORTANT THAN MONETARY GAIN? AM I BEING SELFISH, OVER DRAMATIC? IM TRYING BUT I FEEL LIKE IM 3 AND WANT TO YELL AND SCREAM UNTIL I HAVE MY WAY...NOT GOING TO , BUT I WANT IT AND I WANT IT NOW!

HELLO MY OH LADIES & GENTS,
   SO, I'M GOING TO JUMP RIGHT INTO THIS...AS YOU ALL KNOW, I STARTED THE PROCESS FOR MY RNY...SEMINAR, INITIAL CONSULT, NUTRITION AND EXERCISE CLASS AND I WAS WAITING FOR NEXT APPT ON 7/15.....WELL, I GOT A CALL TODAY FROM MEAGAN TO ADVISE ME SHE HAS BAD NEWS????? UH WHAT IS IT? WELL, SHE ADVISES ME THAT THE DR BALDER IS NO LONGER ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR PRACTICE, I WAS A BIT IN SHOCK! IN MY MIND I'M THINKING " WHAT ARE YOU SAYING AND HOW DOES THIS AFFECT ME?" BESIDES, SHE SAID "BAD NEWS RIGHT". WELL, SHE CONTINUES AND TELLS ME IF I LIKE TO, I CAN SCHEDULE WITH DR VOELLINGER WHO IS ALSO AT SEB, HERE IN CHARLOTTE.
   SO NOW THAT I HAVE EXHALED, I SAID TO HER" THAT'S NOT BAD NEWS", BESIDES INITIALLY I WAS PLANNING TO GO WITH DR V BCUZ I SAW SUCH GREAT REVIEWS ON HIM. HOWEVER, WHEN I ATTENDED THE SEMINAR DR. BALDER WAS ALSO GREAT, AND I CHOSE HIM. THE ONLY DOWNSIDE IS I WON'T BE ABLE TO SEE HIM UNTIL AUG. 8, WHICH MEANS I WILL ALREADY BE PUSHING THINGS BACK ANOTHER WEEK. ALL OF MY OTHER APPTS WILL BE THE SAME AND SHE SCHEDULED MY UGI FOR THIS COMING TUESDAY. WHICH WAS THE ONLY ONE I DID NOT HAVE AN APPT FOR. NOW THAT I'M HOME AND JUST RELAXING I MEDITATE AS ALWAYS, THIS REALLY HELPS ME. IN ANY CASE, I STARTED THINKING" WHAT HAPPENED TO DR BALDER, HE WAS PLEASANT AND INFORMATIVE. HE REALLY KNEW HIS STUFF AND HAD A PASSION FOR IT...OR SO I THOUGHT??? HMMM! WAS IS SO EXCITED TO DO THIS THAT I MISSED SSOMETHING? AM I MOVING TOO FAST/ IS THIS A SIGN? I AM A VERY ANALYTICAL INDIVIDUAL AND IT'S DRIVING ME BANANAS BCUZ I WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM. I'M PERFECTLY OKAY WITH DR V AND LOOK FORWARD TO CONVERSING WITH HIM HOWEVER, I CAN'T HELP WANTING TO KNOW. IS THEIR AN ISSUE WITH THE PRACTICE? SHOULD I CALL TOMORROW AND ASK WHY HE IS NO LONGER WITH THEM? SHOULD I JUST FIND ANOTHER DR" HOWEVER, I WOULD HATE TO HAVE TO START ALL OVER AGAIN"...OR SHOULD I JUST DO IT? I GUESS WHAT THEY SAY IS TRUE....HOPE FOR THE BEST, AND PREPARE FOR THE WORST! IS THIS A SIGN OF THINGS TO COME...HELP....I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO THINK..

HELLO EVERYONE,
   I DECIDED TO JUST UPDATE YOU ALL ON MY DAY. WELL, I WANT TO SAY I HAVE BEEN SO EXCITED ABOUT MY APPT TOMORROW. I HAVE TRIED TO CALM DOWN BECAUSE I KNOW I HAVE A FEW WEEKS AHEAD OF ME BEFORE I ACTUALLY HAVE MY SURGERY. I HAVE TO SAY THAT I DECIDED TO START EATING DIFFERENTLY AS OF SUNDAY BECAUSE I KNOW THAT SUGARS, FATTY FOODS, FRIED ETC. WILL NOT BE ALLOWED SO I FIGURED I WILL GET A HEAD START BY ELIMINATING THEM NOW! SO FAR SO GOOD! I BELIEVE ALL THE INSPIRATION I SEE HERE HAS HELPED MAKE IT EASIER BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT I HAVE TO LOOK FORWARD TO.
   I ALSO MADE A HUGE DECISSION TODAY, I DECIDED TO DYE MY HAIR....YES, 1ST TIME EVER! I DIED IT GOLDEN BRONZE AND WILL HIGHLIGT NEXT WEEK WITH  LIGHT GOLDEN BLONDE. I LOVE IT! I  DECIDED A FEW WEEKS AGO TO GO NATURAL SO I AM NO LONGER GETTING RELAXERS. I FOUND REALLY GREAT PRODUCTS THAT ARE WORKING WONDERFULLY! WHEN HUBBY COMES HOME TONIGHT HE WILL BE SURPRISED! I THINK IT LOOKS GREAT AND I WILL POST SOME PICS OF MY BIG CHOP AS WELL AS THE NEW COLOR AND STYLES.
   WELL, I WON'T STAY LONG I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR SUPPORT, YOU LADIES ARE GREAT! AND I'M SO HAPPY WE ARE ABLE TO TAKE THIS JOURNEY TOGETHER! YOU LADIES ARE BEAUTIFUL INSIDE AND OUT...WE ARE NOT DEFINED BY THE NUMBERS ON THE SCALE! WE COME IN MANY SHADES, SHAPES AND SIZES....MUCH LOVE TO EVERYONE!


       QUOTE OF THE DAY
" FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION!"

HELLO EVERYONE,
   I'M DINA AND AS SOME OF YOU KNOW I AM REALLY NEW TO THIS SITE. I FOUND THIS SITE DUE TO LOOKING FOR ENCOURAGEMENT AND TESTIMONIES FROM OTHERS WHO HAVE TAKEN THE STEP I WAS PLANNING TO TAKE. I HAVE MET REALLY GREAT PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN SOOO ENCOURAGING ALREADY. YOU ALL KNOW WHO YOU ARE BECAUSE YOU ARE ALL MY NEW FRIENDS...:) IN ANY CASE, I AM PROUD TO ANNOUNCE I HAVE STARTED MY PROCESS AND PLAN TO HAVE THE SURGERY IN AUGUST , NO DATE HAS BEEN SCHEDULED BUT MY SURGEON SAYS THAT AUGUST IS THE MONTH WE SHOULD LOOK FORWARD TO." MY SURGEON ASKED ME TO GIVE HIM A WEEK OF VACATION" BECAUSE I WAS READY AND WANTED TO DO IT RIGHT NOW! 
   I HAD MY 1ST APPT WITH THE SURGEON ON FRIDAY...I HAVE DECIDED TO HAVE GASTRIC BYPASS! THANKS TO ALL THE SUCCESS STORIES I HAVE SEEN HERE. ON 6/29 @9 AM I WILL MEET WITH MY NUTRTIONIST, 6/29 @10:30 AM I WILL HAVE MBMD....ON 7/15 @ 9AM I WILL MEET WITH PSCH FOR EVALUATION, 7/15 @ 10:00 AM I WILL HAVE MY CARDIO COACH AND ON 7/15 @ 10:30AM IDXA SCAN. 7/25 @ 10:30AM NUTRITION EVALUATION, 7/25@ 11:00 AM EXERCISE EVALUATION AND ON 7/25 @ 1:45 2ND CONSULT WITH MD AND PAY MY $$$$$$$$
   i'M SO EXCITED THAT I HAVE SCHEDULED 2 OR 3 APPTS ON THE SAME DAY AS YOU CAN SEE, THE ONLY DOWNSIDE IS IT WILL BE SELF PAY BUT I AM SOOO OKAY WITH THAT AND HAVE STARTED THAT PROCESS AS WELL. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY I HAVE THE GREATEST MAN IN THE WORLD, I AM SO BLESSED. HE HAS BEEN WITH ME FROM THE BEGINNING. HE SAID TO ME" I LOVE YOU THE WAY YOU ARE BUT I WANT YOU TO BE HEALTHY SO WE CAN LIVE A LONG, HAPPY ,PROSPEROUS LIFE TOGETHER" AWWW!  HE WENT TO THE SEMINAR WITH ME, MY 1ST APPT AND PLANS TO ATTEND ALL APPTS TOGETHER. YOU GUYS SHOULD HAVE SEEN HIM THERE WITH ALL THE QUESTIONS FOR THE SURGEON, HE WANTED TO MAKE SURE IT WAS THE RIGHT CHOICE WITH LIMITED COMPLICATIONS...LOL
   I WILL TELL YOU LADIES ONE THING, I AM A LITTLE VAIN BECAUSE I WANT TO WORK OUT AND WORK MY TOOL BUT JUST IN CASE I DON'T TONE PROPERLY, I ALREADY CONTACTED A PLASTIC SURGEON HERE IN CHARLOTTE TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE UPPER BODY LIFT...:) TUMMY TUCK, INNER THIGHS, BREAST LIFT AND UNDER ARMS....LOL! I JUST WANT TO BE PREPARED, IT TOOK ME A LONG TIME TO DECIDE TO TAKE THIS ROUTE AND NOW I'M READY TO JUMP IN HEAD FIRST.....WELL, I KNOW I HAVE SAID A LOT IN ONE SITTING SO WE WILL TALK AGAIN TOMORROW WITH UPDATES....LOVE YOU ALL AND CONGRATS WITH YOUR SUCCESS AND DECISION TO BE HEALTHY...

                                                              INSPIRATION FOR TODAY 6/26/11 IS........

                                    LOVE YOURSELF IN ORDER TO BE LOVED BY SOMEONE ELSE

                                                             XOXOXO * ALPHALUV1*  XOXOXO