bariatric surgery Archive

  • Four years ago today, right about now, I was being wheeled towards the operating room. My surgery was supposed to be about 1pm, but my surgeon, the wonderful Dr. Johnson...

    Four Years Ago Today

    Four years ago today, right about now, I was being wheeled towards the operating room. My surgery was supposed to be about 1pm, but my surgeon, the wonderful Dr. Johnson...

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  • I know it’s been a bit since I posted one of these… I have other folks I’m hitting up and will continue to pop these up as I get them...

    Ask the Pros: Dr. Jacqueline Jacques

    I know it’s been a bit since I posted one of these… I have other folks I’m hitting up and will continue to pop these up as I get them...

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  • So I’m in the shower… (no, this isn’t gonna be THAT kind of a post) and my thoughts wander to some stuff I want to post about today, cause it’s...

    Thoughts From The Shower

    So I’m in the shower… (no, this isn’t gonna be THAT kind of a post) and my thoughts wander to some stuff I want to post about today, cause it’s...

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  • There’s a recent video interview and slideshow video out about a girl name Betsy. A couple years ago, at the age of 12, Betsy had a gastric sleeve procedure done...

    Performing Bariatric Surgery On Kids

    There’s a recent video interview and slideshow video out about a girl name Betsy. A couple years ago, at the age of 12, Betsy had a gastric sleeve procedure done...

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  • How do we know we’re doing the right thing? That we’ve made the right decision? Can we ever? With my foray in to the world of nutrition as a career...

    Social Activism and Internal Conflicts

    How do we know we’re doing the right thing? That we’ve made the right decision? Can we ever? With my foray in to the world of nutrition as a career...

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  • A lot of folks who have had weight loss surgery were affected by diabetes, many of them maybe dealt with insulin… so many of them likely had medical alert bracelets...

    Hope For The Best, Prepare For The Worst

    A lot of folks who have had weight loss surgery were affected by diabetes, many of them maybe dealt with insulin… so many of them likely had medical alert bracelets...

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  • Three years ago, I spent the summer NOT enjoying one of my favorite activities, playing paintball, because I was at my heaviest weight ever at over 380 pounds, and just...

    A Bizarre Turn Of Events

    Three years ago, I spent the summer NOT enjoying one of my favorite activities, playing paintball, because I was at my heaviest weight ever at over 380 pounds, and just...

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  • Ok, sure. Fat people are one of the last groups of people where it seems to be socially acceptable to joke about, deride, and outright make fun of. Reading comments...

    Choosing Not To Be A Victim

    Ok, sure. Fat people are one of the last groups of people where it seems to be socially acceptable to joke about, deride, and outright make fun of. Reading comments...

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  • Joe Nadglowski and others from the Obesity Action Coalition (OAC) at are the annual American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) conference in Orlando this week, and so they...

    OAC Membership Special!

    Joe Nadglowski and others from the Obesity Action Coalition (OAC) at are the annual American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) conference in Orlando this week, and so they...

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