A Before and After Celebration: Featuring Jody Rielly OH Username: Butterfly56 Weight loss: 185 lbs. in total, 160 lbs. of that after surgery on October 17, 2011 Beginning and current stats: 320 lbs. size 30, currently 135 lbs. and size 4/6. Height: 5'5" Surgeon: Dr. Sheila Partridge, Newton Wellesley Hospital,
Last month I attended my local Medical Society’s meeting in Denver. The title of the meeting was, “The New Insurance Exchange—What Physicians Need to Know.” Representatives from Connect for Health Colorado, the CO Division of Insurance, and Denver Public Health were on the panel to help explain how the insurance
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Bariatric Foodie writer Nikki Massie defines the period between being a new and long-term post-op as "bariatric adolescence" and says it comes complete with rebellion. How do you stay the course during this tricky post-op developmental stage? Read what she has to say and join the conversation! Bariatric adolescence. I
Shrinking Evie via her video blogs! 40-year-old OH Member shrinkingeve had weight loss surgery (WLS) on November 15, 2012. She has been sharing her pre-op and post-op WLS journey in inspiring video blogs in hopes that her progress and honest account of her journey will be helpful to others considering
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Bariatric Surgery Is Like A Three-Legged Stool by Traci Baker Certified Life Coach My entire past is full of countless diet attempts, hundreds of pounds in weight loss, with hundred pounds more of weight re-gain over a lifetime. In 2005, my family and I moved back home to Indiana after
Ask The Expert Bariatric surgeon Sergey Lyass, MD answers the questions that are important to you. Do you have a question you would like to ask of a plastic surgeon, bariatric surgeon, fitness expert, dietician, psychologist, or other bariatric professional? Send your questions to [email protected]. Q: I'm almost four months
A Before And After Celebration: Steven “Richard” Dennis Patient: Steven “Richard” Dennis Surgery: LRYGB Surgery Date: 07/27/2011 Surgeon: Kent Sasse, MD, MPH, FACS, FACRS My weight topped out at 308lbs. I had a difficult time getting out of bed. I was out of breath all of the time. I could
Video: Martita's WLS Journey In Inspiring Snippets ObesityHelp.com's Featured Blogger for January, Martita AKA Martitalinda, shares her inspirational weight loss journey in her latest photo blog: Sometimes I Just Like To Go Back! Now you can enjoy even more of Martita's WLS journey in this beautiful video below! Not only
