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FINANCING SURGERY

CARNIE WILSON

GASTRIC BYPASS

ASK THE SURGEON

ABOUT OBESITY

INFOMERCIALS

REAL STORIES

REAL STORIES: SHARE YOUR STORY ON Lite and Hope

Your story will be published here for others to gain first-hand knowledge about Gastric Bypass surgery, surgeons, or other related topics. You can also submitt your "Story On Video"

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ABOUT YOU - WILL NOT BE DISPLAYED
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CREATE A TITLE FOR YOUR STORY (You may want to come back to this after you've completed the rest of the page):
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TELL YOUR STORY Sample topics are provided to guide your story-telling. You may answer as few or as many as you'd like, or provide any other details pertinent to each section.
Introduction - Tell a little about who you are and in what way you are interested in gastric bypass or support for morbid obesity. (obesity of a family member, lifetime struggles with obesity, health crises, etc.)

Your Path So Far - What is the path or the steps you have taken so far to address your issue. (i.e., you have tried certain diets, have consulted with surgeons, doctors or sought other treatments or counseling, etc.). OR you have had the surgery... talk about pre-surgery steps.

The Surgery - If you've had the surgery, tell about it, recovery, side effects, whatever you like. Or speak about a love's ones surgery, etc.

Post-Surgery - If you've had the surgery, tell about how it's going now, how long it's been, how you feel, how much weight you've lost, changes in overall health, struggles, milestones, etc.

Your Relationships or Personal Comments - tell how your relationships are affected by your issues pre- or post-surgery (whether you've had the surgery or are thinking about it).

Advice - what advice or wisdom do you have for others?

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