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I Am on A New Journey in Life ... Looking For Gloria

Gloria Faye Brown Bates @GrannyGee (3517) • Louisburg, North Carolina 5 Jul 16

I've just come off the road of Grief. For 6 years I traveled it ... I fought my battles along the way. I made it out of the darkness ... I'm still a grieving mother but, in a good, positive way. I still have bouts of grief ......

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Weight loss surgery

Aimee P @apickett (123) • United States 5 May 16

Have you ever considered having weight loss surgery? Do you have any family and/or friends who have undergone weight loss surgery? I had the vertical sleeve gastrectomy procedure on January 4, 2016. I just hit my 4 month post op...

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Update on weight loss

winterose @winterose (39887) • Canada 18 Feb 16

For those of you who do not know I had weight lost surgery in the summer. I was afraid to weigh myself until now. The reason being I overdid it at Christmas, but I weight myself tonight and I lost more weight. I have no lost a...

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Breaking the stereotype that a weightloss surgery is the "easy way out"

sweetieny19 @sweetieny19 (20) • United States 25 Sep 12

I had the Lapband places around my stomach in March of 2010. I can not count the number of times I have heard people say "oh you took the easy way out" or I did it the hard way. I tried the "hard ways" as they see it. My next...

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Surgery or Not

Winona Morris @nonersays (3344) • United States 1 Feb 11

If you had to decide between gaining 13 pounds to qualify for weight loss surgery, or losing 100 pounds on your own without surgery, which one would you go for?

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How Far Will You Go?

Marie Anne @Ldyjarhead (10233) • United States 18 Jul 09

Have you struggled with weight loss for a long time? Have you considered bariatric/weight loss surgery? What else did you try that didn't work? Have you already had the procedure? Which type of surgery did you choose and...

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Has Anyone Has A Tummy Tuck?

jenseyedea @jenseyedea (579) • United States 24 Feb 09

I am going in on April 2nd to have a tummy tuck. I have lost 225 pounds and now I need to remove excess skin. I am excited and so nervous at the same time. I have had several surgeries, but each one is so different. I wondered if...

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Weight Loss Surgery

anjelskisses @anjelskisses (23) • United States 5 Nov 08

I am 5'1" tall and weigh 132 lbs. Back in April 2006 I weigheded 269 lbs just before I had the Gastric Mini Bypass Surgery by Dr. Osvoldo Anez in Fairfax, Virginia. I know that I took a risk with my life when I had this surgery...

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Liposuction or Lap Band surgery for a 12 yr old? What are your thoughts?

faln_angel1205 @faln_angel1205 (1192) • United States 17 Sep 08

I am watching the show DOCTORS. ITs bascially a talk show, and it has 4 well known doctors as the hosts/stars. One of the stories today is about a 12 yr old that was 232 pounds and wanted liposuction, and her parents allowed...

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I can't seem to stop!

youdontsay @youdontsay (3497) • United States 11 Sep 08

I must lose weight. I know it. If I am going to reduce the amount of pain I have every day I must lose weight. There is no getting around it. And I know how to lose weight. I've done it many times in the past - and always...

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Lap Band Procedure Information

sunnflr @sunnflr (2767) • United States 2 Jun 08

I know there was a lady on here that was thinking about getting the lap band procedure. I can't remember her name though! I thought that she might be interested in reading this article I did with a friend of mine who had the...

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My Insurance Will Cover My Surgery

Rozie37 @Rozie37 (15499) • Turkmenistan 15 Feb 08

I have been waiting for the right time to talk about this. But I guess now is as good a time as any. I mentioned this a while ago, but I never believed that my insurance would be willing to pay for it. I started seeing a new...

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Considering LapBand?

simplyperfect @simplyperfect (3) • United States 28 Jan 08

I had my Lapband surgery over a yr ago. So far so good! Any questions, feel free to ask. Only honest answers I promise. Maybe you want to know what to expect. Worried about what foods to eat? What kind of pain is involved? I...

Weight loss surgery and insurance

gracie73 @gracie73 (66) • United States 7 Oct 07

I am in the process of getting weight loss surgery and I am concerned about insurance coverage. Has anyone had the surgery? How hard was it to get approved by your insurance? If you were not approved what were the reasons?

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Has anyone considered weight loss surgery?

gracie73 @gracie73 (66) • United States 7 Oct 07

I have recently attended a weight loss surgery seminar and have my first appointment with a doctor next week. Has anyone had surgery? If so, what type and how was it.

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Donnyboy8 @Donnyboy8 (786) • United States 9 Jan 07

Has anyone here had DS weight loss surgery? I am scheduled to have it done in May of this year and I wanted to talk to someone who has gone through this type of surgery.

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Advice concerning weight loss surgery

Nrealitydenial @Nrealitydenial (46) • United States 2 Jan 07

Does anyone have experience with weight loss surgery as a patient or know someone who has? I'm looking into different types from Gastric bypass surgery to lapband surgery. How do they compare?

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Would You Consider Gastric Bypass After Seeing This?

mskim2u2004 @mskim2u2004 (355) • United States 3 Dec 06

I watched Inside Edition a few nights ago and there was a woman that had gastric bypass. Before the bypass, she weighed in at 400 lbs. after the bypass, she weighed 85 lbs. Her body rejectd the bypass. she got so sick until she...

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