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[achiro]

Am I remembering right that you did some research of some sort regarding Gastric Bypass Surgeries? If so, I was watching biggest loser last night and the doctor they use was saying that the statistics show 1 in 10 that have the surgery die in the first year following. Is that similar to what you were finding?

If I am remembering wrong then disregard this question. :D

[OUDoc]

My nurse's cousin won Biggest Loser last night, BTW.

[stoops the eternal pimp]

Any big loser competition that doesnt have any member of soonerfans in the running is a fraud.

[NormanPride]

We'd all get our asses kicked by SicEm. Baylor wins a championship! Not in tennis!

[achiro]

My nurse's cousin won Biggest Loser last night, BTW.

Danny is from Tulsa. Lost freakin 55% of his body weight in 7 months. From over 400 pounds to under 200...unreal.

[OUDoc]

So now Tulsa weighs < OKC?

[Chuck Bao]

My cousin had the procedure done and it almost killed her. If I remember correctly, there was an infection and then other complications.

[achiro]

My cousin had the procedure done and it almost killed her. If I remember correctly, there was an infection and then other complications.

I have two friends that have had nothing but serious problems since having it done.

[Boarder]

My wife's cousin had it done, lost a bunch of weight, decided since she wasn't (as) fat she could go clubbing, hooked up with random guy, had kid, got married, got smacked around a bit, got divorce, is now baby mama.

[Viking Kitten]

I'm trying this new fad diet called "not eating like a ginormous pig all the time." I'll let you know how it works, assuming it too doesn't kill me or land me on welfare.

[Okla-homey]

Am I remembering right that you did some research of some sort regarding Gastric Bypass Surgeries? If so, I was watching biggest loser last night and the doctor they use was saying that the statistics show 1 in 10 that have the surgery die in the first year following. Is that similar to what you were finding?

If I am remembering wrong then disregard this question. :D

I don't recall having seen such data, but there are typically a lot of complications. I studied one of the more drastic procedures once in order to get my brain around it for a case. The specific procedure I studied was the "Roux Y" procedure which basically isolates most of the stomach by creating a small coin purse size pouch at the base of the esophagus, the contents of which dumps into the small intestine. i can say this, that procedure drastically changes a person's life, and not neccessarily in a good way.

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[Soonerwake]

I don't know about dying and stuff, but I think 9.9 out of 10 end up just as fat as before within 5 or so years. I know my sister-in-law is creeping back to big'un status.

It never ceases to amaze me what we as a society will pay for when we could do the "stop stuffing your face" diet for free. It has always worked for me.:D

[RacerX]

I worked with a lady that had it done and died.

I also worked with a lady that had it done and is somewhat thinner, not drastically thinner.

[soonerinabilene]

its safer to just eat a tape worm.