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Surgeon quit before 25-stone Birmingham gran's gastric bypass op - Birmingham Mail

Surgeon quit before 25-stone Birmingham gran's gastric bypass op
Birmingham Mail
by Chris Henwood, Birmingham Mail A 25-STONE Birmingham grandmother claims her “last chance” gastric bypass operation was cancelled – after her surgeon quit his job. Louise Hastings, aged 45, was told she may die without the procedure, designed to help ...
'They're playing with my life': 25-stone woman fears she will die after ...Daily Mail

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Long term, gastric bypass beats out banding: study - Chicago Tribune

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Long term, gastric bypass beats out banding: study
Chicago Tribune
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.
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TLC's My 600 Pound Life: Turning Obesity Into Another Fat-Gawking Sideshow - BlissTree

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TLC's My 600 Pound Life: Turning Obesity Into Another Fat-Gawking Sideshow
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Following four different morbidly obese individuals who have become entirely dependent on others to exist, the show graphically details their lives before, during, and after gastric bypass surgery–which, they all say, is their only option.

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Woman's Journey to a Stunning 500 Pound Weight Loss - ABC News (blog)

ABC News (blog)

Woman's Journey to a Stunning 500 Pound Weight Loss
ABC News (blog)
Four years after her surgery, she had lost more than 400 pounds and was hired by the clinic that performed her own gastric bypass surgery to consult with new patients. “Everyday I look in the mirror I still see the 673 pound lady,” Morris said, ...

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Program helps woman lose weight, enjoy life - Bloomington Pantagraph

Program helps woman lose weight, enjoy life
Bloomington Pantagraph
After dancing for a few minutes, she handed Hannah a picture showing her at 330 pounds last Aug. 16. "That's what I was," she observed. "That person doesn't exist anymore." Swiskoski credits laparoscopic adjustable gastric band (commonly called lap ...