Life After Gastric Bypass Headlines

'They're playing with my life': 25-stone woman fears she will die after gastric bypass op is cancelled for the second ...

Louise Hastings, from Birmingham, was set to undergo surgery on the NHS at Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham this March in a bid to shed the pounds.

Long term, gastric bypass beats out banding: study

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Among weight-loss surgery options, gastric bypass comes with more complications shortly after surgery than gastric banding, but makes up for it with fewer long-term side effects and repeat operations, new research suggests. People who got bypass surgery also lost weight faster, and more kept it off, in the study of more than 400 obese Swiss patients. "What we would ...

Wilmington Diva stars in her own show

One Wilmington woman started taking strides four years ago to better herself and her overall health. Now, having lost 150 pounds, she has a new vision in life to help other women celebrate their unique gifts through the arts. (With VIDEO !)

Surgery that changed my life

A local 22-year-old woman had gastric bypass surgery last year & since has lost 150 pounds. She's been so happy with her results & the team at Sanford that she sent her doctor a thank you letter. She's

Remembering Etta James, "The Matriarch of the Blues"

The legendary soul singer, best known for her searing take on "At Last," died Friday from complications of leukemia at the age of 73