more good news from Cleveland Clinic

dianeseattle · Jan 10, 2022

MedPage Today: Bariatric Surgery Linked to Protection Against Severe COVID-19.

Bariatric Surgery Linked to Protection Against Severe COVID-19

Obesity is a 'modifiable risk factor' for severe COVID-19, researchers say

www.medpagetoday.com

Bill sperry · Jan 10, 2022

Good to know

KarenWV · Jan 10, 2022

Yeah they had this story on our noon news today. Pretty cool knowing another good result from WLS. I liked the part in this article about some researchers/mds feeling bariatric surgery should be classified as medically necessary rather than elective surgery, esp in light of the better Covid outcomes. Thanks Diane for posting this.

Elidh · Jan 10, 2022

Great article! Thanks for sharing.

missyinacage · Jan 11, 2022

YAY! Also, I 100% agree with Karen. I think it's ridiculous that WLS is still considered "elective" when it has so many proven immediate and long-term health benefits.

dianeseattle · Jan 13, 2022

We had 16,000 new COVID cases in one day here. Most of these attacked the unvaccinated. WTF? Two years into the pandemic and people are holding out?

Over and over, survivors say, "Get vaccinated!"

We live in a free country but some days I long for those "line-up-in-the-hallway and get your polio shot with no parental consent" days of childhood. I know, I know, there's a big flip side there. I raised a kid and had to deliberate about vaxxing.

This pandemic is terrifying, but lack of caring for your neighbors is worse.

Listen, my dear friends who are in the path of horrible weather right now, I hope you're well-stocked and warm. Seems we have to prepare to stay safe more than ever.

Roni · Jan 13, 2022

I am about not getting sick. My stand my perspective. The article is great and yes WLS should not be classified as elective silly dr. If my neighbors are stupid enough to not be preventative I find it hard to be sympathetic for them. I am sad people are being so stupid.

KarenWV · Jan 14, 2022

What really worries me about the unvaccinated is they are spreading Covid to the rest of us who've done the right thing.

Our governor of WV, despite being fully vaxxed & boosted, came down with it this week. He was pretty severely ill for a few days but received the monoclonal treatment & is recovering. He probably weighs over 300 lbs, and morbid obesity puts anyone with Covid in extreme danger. Some unvaccinated yahoo put his life at high risk. So sad.

And who knows what long haul effects any of us will suffer, even if we just get a mild case of Covid from our "I don't care about you" neighbors. Grrrrr!