Batwingsman posted a discussion topic 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Was reading this tragic item in the new earlier this week, and noted that the defendant claims in the last paragraph of same that she would supposedly not have engaged in her illegal behavior had she not lost "150 lbs." before then. Got me to wonderin


Batwingsman posted a discussion topic 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Hair loss, not different from what we sometimes experience as a result of WLS .. Fortunately, just like with WLS, it is NOT permanent:


Batwingsman posted a discussion topic 3 months ago

There was a major article in the New York Times today showing how the new injectibles (e.g. Ozempic) appear to be having a negative effect on sex drive, intimacy, etc.


Batwingsman posted a discussion topic 3 months, 1 week ago

Well, this doesn't sound good .. I didn't know that the injectables work as "anorectics", i.e. suppressing hunger .. That fact alone sho


Batwingsman posted a discussion topic 3 months, 2 weeks ago

This news appears interesting, although note that you have to have subscription to the online New York Times to view the entire article:


Batwingsman posted a discussion topic 6 months ago

Al points out what I have always thought about the subject: unlike with other addicitions, all of us have to eat .. :

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-14060821/al-roker-today-host-battling-addiction.html


Batwingsman posted a discussion topic 6 months ago

Al finally points out what I have always thought about food addiction, re: unlike with addictions to other substances, you do have to eat .. which makes managing such an addiction especially difficult


Batwingsman posted a discussion topic 6 months, 3 weeks ago

Was hoping for a long time he would have WLS, but it looks like he went the diet and exercise route instead .. Helps greatly when you h


Batwingsman posted a discussion topic 6 months, 3 weeks ago

Wow .. Funny how we were just talking about J.R. in my other thread and our wish they he have WLS. Looks like he has made great progre


Batwingsman posted a discussion topic 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Very interesting and informative personal look at Tammy via TikTok .. (Sorry this is a bit late, as her 1-year surgiversary was actually ear


Batwingsman posted a discussion topic 8 months, 1 week ago

This is just sad, to lose all that weight and not be able to tow the line under the law afterwards. But then, we WLSers are all too familiar wi


Batwingsman posted a discussion topic 9 months, 1 week ago

Oh great .. just what we need:

https://ww


Batwingsman posted a discussion topic 10 months, 3 weeks ago

Wow .. keep it up, Tammy!

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Batwingsman posted a discussion topic 1 year, 1 month ago

A sad, but predictable, follow up to my earlier post about the horrible side effects some patients were experiencing as a result of using the medication, inc. "gastroparesis" (stomach paralysis) ..


Batwingsman posted a discussion topic 1 year, 2 months ago

I just happened to run across this medical journal article earlier today. We have all seen talk on here as to WLS, despite the great positive physical effects it produces for us, promoting post-op divorces and other disruptions to our social lives. <


Batwingsman posted a discussion topic 1 year, 2 months ago

As many of us are aware, it is common for us post-ops to order online Flagyl (Metronidazole) from reliable online suppliers of fish antibiotics to treat our occasional bacterial c. difficile ("c. diff.") intestinal infections b/c it is cheap(e


Batwingsman posted a discussion topic 1 year, 4 months ago

What think you? Possibly effective, or just another attempt to grab at the desperation of the obese population?


Batwingsman posted a discussion topic 1 year, 6 months ago

Very sad .. I wonder what it will turn out her cause of death was ?


Batwingsman posted a discussion topic 1 year, 7 months ago

"The best thing I have ever done", she reports to the media ...

https://people.com/health/kelly-osbourne-gastric-sleeve-surger


Batwingsman posted a discussion topic 1 year, 7 months ago

https://people.com/health/kelly-osbourne-gastric-sleeve-surgery-lost-85-lbs/


Batwingsman posted a discussion topic 1 year, 7 months ago

Wonder though if she suffered from any of those horrible side effects of the drug, which I posted about earlier ..


Batwingsman posted a discussion topic 1 year, 7 months ago

Well, I guess it's to be expected, but 40%+ of the population now in the U.S. ???


Batwingsman posted a discussion topic 1 year, 8 months ago

Interesting article on our local T.V. news the other night .. WLS makes a BIG difference in not only lowering the risk of cancer but even more so as to increasing the survival rate if you do get it ..


Batwingsman posted a discussion topic 1 year, 9 months ago

Interesting story in the media of one man's WLS, loose skin removals, diet, etc.

https://www.aol.com/news/man-loses-450-pounds-reaching-004813180.htm


Batwingsman posted a discussion topic 1 year, 9 months ago

Interesting story in the news of one person's WLS, loose skin removal surgeries, diet, etc. It was very rough, but in the end he made it.

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