https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/blog.php/18065-Ecclesnz Kiwi Biker - New Zealand motorcycle community en Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:27 GMT vBulletin 20 https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/images/BP-Brown/misc/rss.jpg https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/blog.php/18065-Ecclesnz https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/741-The-second-course Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:18:03 GMT Okay so time for the next post in my blog.

Okay, so it's 12:30 am on tuesday morning, I have to be at work in just over 8 hours and I'm jazzing.

I spent a fair bit of time on Sunday talking to the wife of a friend who has actually been through the procedure almost a year ago. It was very informative and she had some great advice. She openly admits she does not regret going through the procedure and has suggested I read some blogs from those who have been through it. I plan to read through some from those who have had good and bad experiences.

But then I have to say the only reason I don't think I would go through with it would be if I was not able to get the required support from work. Yes there is a chance I will not make it off the table. Yes there is a chance I will not have a huge loss in weight or spend a lot of time with complications from the procedure. But on the flip side there's a better than even chance that I will have a huge increase in my quality of life.

okay, so those of you who read this, what do you think? ]]> Ecclesnz https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/741-The-second-course https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/728-Welcome-welcome-welcome Thu, 26 Mar 2009 06:01:52 GMT Ok, so I have decided to do a blog, never done one before, find it somewhat intimidating but hey, let's all take a journey and see how it goes.

So what made me decide to do this? WellI have been given a huge chance to make a lifechanging decision. (Insert dramatic chords here). Given the seriousness of this I thought this could be a convenient way of keeping track of my thoughts and experiences.

Ok, so the decision - I have the chance to go for Gastric Bypass surgery through public health. Now for me this is not a decision based on esthetics (how I look) but quality of life. I weigh a lot and this has huge impact on a lot of aspects of my life and I don't seem able to loose enough weight for a major improvement on my health.

Last wed I had an appointment with the doc who decides who gets to have the procedure and he is the one who does it. He advised that because of my weight there is no guarantee I will survive the procedure, also that 70% of those who go through with it have very positive experiences. Some of those who don't wind up losing very little weight, there have also been those who comitted suicide. (Serious stuff eh reader?).

Currently I am 80% certain I will say yes to the chance to have this done. I need to make sure that work will allow me to go through this without being majorly financially scr*wed (and my team leader Anne is really pushing for this, yaaay) and that I will have enough of a support system at the other side.

Okay so enough for today, more to come in the next few days... ]]> Ecclesnz https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/728-Welcome-welcome-welcome