lilmetalfingers

this will be posted to wls and lapband
Please do not fill out this poll if you are not at least ONE YEAR OUT post-op.
my article is going to deal with the mental aftermath of losing a significant amount of weight with bariatric surgery. i am interested in your stories. i've had bariatric surgery myself, but i'm more interested in other people's experiences, and how you have dealt with your brain after surgery.

if you have anything to add in the comments, please do--everything on this post is screened. please, be as candid and honest about this as possible! if you are concerned with privacy, please let me know. if i use your story, i will gladly change your name before taking this to press. i will be doing further interviews via email.

and if you have any LJ friends who have had gastric bypass, lapband, ds, sleeve, or any other bariatric procedure done, please send them to this post. i need as many people as i can to participate in this!

Poll #1383420
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: None, participants: 25

what type of surgery did you have?

when was your surgery?

where did you have it done, and who was your surgeon?

to date, how much weight have you lost?

does your surgeon's office offer any post-surgical support groups, or have a staff psychologist that you have access to?

do you participate in any post-surgical programs offered by your surgeon's office? (ie: support groups, exercise programs, visits to the nutritionist, etc)? why or why not?

do you participate in any other type of therapy or support group? if so, what is it?

what has been the hardest thing to overcome mentally due to your weight loss?

do you have any advice for people considering WLS, and the post-op "mental experience"?

your name and location

is it ok to contact you with any other questions regarding this subject?

if yes, please include your email address

dress is gorgeous but what happened to everybody's faces???

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i would've embedded it but it wouldn't give me the option.