[GeorgiaMa'am]

Bariatric surgery has been on my mind. I got a lecture about it from my ortho doctor, when he told me my knees are completely shot and I need knee replacements, but at my weight there's no way he can do it.

I just can't see a need for the bariatric surgery. I know lots of people on here have had it, and I'm wondering how it has worked for you? To me, it seems that the surgery just makes you do something (diet) that I could do on my own without the surgery. I have lost lots of weight in the past, but then gained it back. But I understand that this happens to about half of the people who have bariatric surgery too.

I also understand that they make you lose a lot of weight fast on a crash diet - like 50 pounds - before they will even do the surgery. I have lost 50 pounds in a single go before, and I don't understand why I can't just do that on my own, rather than go to doctor's appointments and pay them for something I can do myself.

I am going to start contacting people who have had the surgery and talk to them about their personal experiences. I have a while, since I'm going to lost this 50 pounds on my own. Once I reach that goal, I will decide.