Why do newspapers always think of the negatives - WLSurgery.com

Retfordmag · 21st February, 2012

Daily Mail today reporting of the death of a woman after gastric band op.

Why do they always only feel the need to report when this happens? As it says there is a 1 in 2000 chance of death on op , but this is the same with any op not just bariatric.

I feel sorry for the family left behind, but some of the comments from readers are just typical (just cut down etc - if only it were that easy eh?)

Clare White: 19-stone mother-of-three dies after gastric band surgery | Mail Online

fizzwoods · 21st February, 2012

Just read the article, people make my blood boil at times!!!! They want to look at the facts first and ask why we are all going for WLS.... All of us are different and like the majority of us on here, I had major food issues and an 'addiction'. The sooner people take us seriously and realise that this is just like being a smoker, alcholic or a drug addict and plenty enough money gets spent on them!!

Jos · 21st February, 2012

It is wrong that they highlight whenever it goes wrong! It is a scare tactic to try & give reason as to why no more funding should be allowed for people like us! I have just had a very successfull operation & think with the odds of 1-2% of deaths per the rate of successfull operations a year is very low. Food is an addiction to some, where a 'normal' person has the willpower & mind set to say no to food & stop eating when full or to eat the right things, obese people don't. Whether it's emotional or physical it is more then just an 'eat less & exercise more' regime for us. I wish everyone luck & not to be put off by bad press such as this & carry on with your journey.

Raynebubble · 21st February, 2012

Some people ned to understand what an addiction actually is...whether its food, drugs, alcohol, gambling etc... instead of attacking the people involved.. its very sad.
As said all surgery has its risks... but anyone thinking of or waiting for wls..think how many of these ops are done every single day.... thousands... the chances of sething going wrong are very very low... that is why you have s many tests etc done before.
The media are just bad they report on these things... but dont do the research... they dont have a clue xx

Sharonimo · 21st February, 2012

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Originally Posted by Retfordmag

Why do they always only feel the need to report when this happens?

Because it *is* news. It was the result of a coroner inquest of a death that occurred in 2010.

Likewise, the newspapers only report stories of plane crashes, or cruise ship disasters (like the Concordia) and NOT the thousands and thousands of people who take successful holidays by plane and cruise every year.

If we dared to ask them "Why don't you report on more successful bariatric ops?" they would say it is not news -- thousands of people get banded, bypassed or sleeved every day and the *majority* survive and the *majority* lose weight.

They would only have reason to report a successful band or bypass op if there was some other reason involved to make it newsworthy, e.g.

1. winning a "Slimmer of the Year" comp -- but those only exist for WW, SW, and RConley etc and I'm sure anyone who had a bariatric op would be deemed to be ineligible (perhaps BOSPA or someone could start up a "Best Bariatric Success" of the year competition ???)

2. the post band or post-bypass patient goes and does something newsworthy, likes undertakes 10 marathons in a year.

The only good thing I can see about this article is that despite a number of dumb-ass negative comments, there seem to be about the same number of positive ones, and a lot of the dumb-ass ones have been red arrowed !!!

Retfordmag · 21st February, 2012

Cheers for all the comments, weight and food is an addiction the same as drugs and alcohol are

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Retfordmag Likes to post Retfordmag's Profile Albums Retfordmag's Photo Gallery Join Date: 19th January, 2012 Location: Retford, Notts Posts: 178 Thanks: 0 Thanked 12 Times in 12 Posts Rep Power: 2 Consultant: Ackroyd Funding: NHS Surgery Type: Bypass Height: 5' 9" Gender: Male Start Weight: 343lb	Why do newspapers always think of the negatives Daily Mail today reporting of the death of a woman after gastric band op. Why do they always only feel the need to report when this happens? As it says there is a 1 in 2000 chance of death on op , but this is the same with any op not just bariatric. I feel sorry for the family left behind, but some of the comments from readers are just typical (just cut down etc - if only it were that easy eh?) Clare White: 19-stone mother-of-three dies after gastric band surgery \| Mail Online Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ November 2011 - Referred to Northern General, Sheffield 19.1.12 - Group Session at NGH Sheffield 21.3.12 - Seen Mr Ackroyd - bypass agreed 18.4.12 - Pre op assessment

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fizzwoods NEED TO LOSE! fizzwoods's Profile Albums fizzwoods's Photo Gallery Join Date: 8th November, 2011 Location: St Helens, Merseyside Posts: 248 Thanks: 110 Thanked 14 Times in 14 Posts Rep Power: 3 Consultant: Mr Decadt. Spires Regency Macclesfield Funding: NHS Surgery Type: Gastric bypass Surgery Date: 30th January 2012 Height: 5' 2" Gender: Female Start Weight: 280lb Current Weight: 225lb Goal Weight: 150lb Goal Date: ???? BMI Information: Start BMI: 51.2 Current BMI: 41.1 Goal BMI: 27.4 Statistics: Total Weight Loss: 55lb Weight to Lose: 75lb % Lost: 19.64% %EWL: 38.2%	Just read the article, people make my blood boil at times!!!! They want to look at the facts first and ask why we are all going for WLS.... All of us are different and like the majority of us on here, I had major food issues and an 'addiction'. The sooner people take us seriously and realise that this is just like being a smoker, alcholic or a drug addict and plenty enough money gets spent on them!! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ Sarah xxx Starting weight 20 stone 13/1/12 19st 9 lb -5 lb 16/1/12 Start pre-op diet 30/1/12 Op day 18st 10lb 1 week post op 18st 7lb - 3lb 2 week post op 18st 2lb - 5lb 3 week post op 18st 0lb - 2lb 4 week post op 17st 9lb - 5lb 5 week post op 17st 9lb - 0 6 week post op 17st 6lb - 3lb 7 week post op 17st 5lb - 1lb 8 week post op 17st 2lb - 3lb 9 week post op 16st 8lb - 8lb 10 week post op 16st 8lb -0lb 11 week post op 16st 6lb -2lb 12 week post op 16st 4lb -2lb 13 week post op 16st 3lb -1lb 14 week post op 16st 2lb -1lb 15 week post op 16st 2lb -0lb

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Jos Regular Member Jos's Profile Albums Jos's Photo Gallery Join Date: 3rd November, 2011 Location: London Posts: 28 Thanks: 15 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 0 Consultant: Mr George Vasilikostas Funding: NHS Surgery Type: Gastric Bypass Surgery Date: 18th February 2012 Gender: Female	It is wrong that they highlight whenever it goes wrong! It is a scare tactic to try & give reason as to why no more funding should be allowed for people like us! I have just had a very successfull operation & think with the odds of 1-2% of deaths per the rate of successfull operations a year is very low. Food is an addiction to some, where a 'normal' person has the willpower & mind set to say no to food & stop eating when full or to eat the right things, obese people don't. Whether it's emotional or physical it is more then just an 'eat less & exercise more' regime for us. I wish everyone luck & not to be put off by bad press such as this & carry on with your journey. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ Josy

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Raynebubble Really Likes to post Raynebubble's Profile Albums Raynebubble's Photo Gallery Join Date: 1st December, 2011 Location: Milton Keynes Posts: 2,244 Thanks: 210 Thanked 186 Times in 186 Posts Rep Power: 120 Consultant: Dr Ahmed Charing Cross Funding: NHS Surgery Type: Gastric Bypass Surgery Date: 25th November 2011 Height: 5' 1" Gender: Female Start Date: 25th October 2011 Start Weight: 338lb Current Weight: 214lb Goal Weight: 140lb Goal Date: When i get there x BMI Information: Start BMI: 63.9 Current BMI: 40.4 Goal BMI: 26.4 Statistics: Total Weight Loss: 124lb Weight to Lose: 74lb % Lost: 36.69% %EWL: 60.1%	Some people ned to understand what an addiction actually is...whether its food, drugs, alcohol, gambling etc... instead of attacking the people involved.. its very sad. As said all surgery has its risks... but anyone thinking of or waiting for wls..think how many of these ops are done every single day.... thousands... the chances of sething going wrong are very very low... that is why you have s many tests etc done before. The media are just bad they report on these things... but dont do the research... they dont have a clue xx Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ Rayne xx Start weight: 24st 2lb pre-op: 22st 2lb 2 stone wk 1: 21st 10lb 6 lb wk 2: 21st 10 lb wk 3: 20st 5lb 9 lb wk 4: 19st 12 7 lb wk 5: 19st 12 ---- wk 6: 19st 8lb 4 lb wk 7: 19st 5lb 3lb wk 8: 18st 13lb 6lb wk 9: 18st 11lb 2lb wk10: 18st 7lb 4lb wk11: 18st 5lb 2lb wk12: 18st 3lb 2lb wk13: 18st .... 3lb wk14: 17st 11lb 3lb wk15: 17st 7lb 4lb wk16: 17st 3lb 4lb wk17: 17st 1lb 2lb wk18: 16st 11lb 4lb wk19: 16st 9lb 2lb wk20: 16st 7lb 2lb wk21: 16st 3lb 4lb wk22: 15st 12lb 5lb wk23: 15st 10lb 2lb wk24: 15st 7lb 3lb wk25: 15st 4lb 3lb

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Retfordmag Likes to post Retfordmag's Profile Albums Retfordmag's Photo Gallery Join Date: 19th January, 2012 Location: Retford, Notts Posts: 178 Thanks: 0 Thanked 12 Times in 12 Posts Rep Power: 2 Consultant: Ackroyd Funding: NHS Surgery Type: Bypass Height: 5' 9" Gender: Male Start Weight: 343lb	Cheers for all the comments, weight and food is an addiction the same as drugs and alcohol are Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ November 2011 - Referred to Northern General, Sheffield 19.1.12 - Group Session at NGH Sheffield 21.3.12 - Seen Mr Ackroyd - bypass agreed 18.4.12 - Pre op assessment

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