Gastric bypass, extreme edition

[sigma7]

The 850-pound woman in Texas who decided to have gastric bypass surgery? Died last night of a massive heart attack, almost two weeks after the surgery. Turns out the risks are much greater for people whose body mass index is over 60, and hers was 137.5....

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[blemt.livejournal.com]

You know, you are touching on something that was discussed a lot at the event I was at this weekend. Making the mental shift from fat person to skinny person is not easy. Everything changes.

How people relate to you, what they say, what they expect, all change. I mean the first time I stopped a car in traffic and got a "hey baby" was by turns amazing and scary as hell. It's worse when you've never been skinny and never thought of yourself as attractive.

It's hard work, and it's something I work on daily. The nice thing is that with time as my confidence grows it's a bit easier to stay out of "fat head" mode. Little steps at a time move me forward. But it's never going to be gone.

Congrats on what sounds like a great job over time. :)

[dvandom.livejournal.com]

I got an honest "I didn't recognize you at first" today from someone I haven't seen since last summer. "I wondered who that was in Dave's office," he said.

[blemt.livejournal.com]

Oh that is so cool! I still get lost periodically when I go out with friends. I'm not as big as they expect. :)

And serious congrats. That's awesome.