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I've gotten to the point in my life I need to do this surgery. I've put on close to 200 pounds since graduating high school. I'm so ashamed of how I look I rarely go out anymore. Ive tried exercising and eating right but I just can't do it. On top of that I have lost basically all my hair on my head.

Maybe this surgery will help me be more confident

One of the girls I met in college was especially weird about fitness. She researched foods diligently and only are very healthy meals. She worked out almost daily and took very good care of herself. I thought it was borderline obsessive especially for a 23 year old. I think she had better stamina than me, and I used to run a lot back then.

I was shocked when she told me she had that weight loss surgery in high school years before and that she used to be a bit chubby.

So apparently people do get this surgery and keep the weight off.

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Posted by tunechi

Member since Jun 2009

10205 posts

Posted on 11/6/15 at 1:08 pm to Walt OReilly

I would hope the admins would understand that we are boys though, walt

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Posted by Karnac

Colorado

Member since Aug 2010

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Posted on 11/6/15 at 10:55 pm to trom83

There is testing going on now for a Balloon-in-a-pill technology. Instead of invasive surgery, you swallow a small balloon, inflate it, and achieve the same sense of fullness as lap-bands or gastric bypass. The procedure lasts a few months and can easily be undone.

If it's approved, it should be available in 2-3 years.

Balloon in a pill

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Posted by nvcowboyfan

James Turner Street, Birmingham,UK

Member since Nov 2007

2955 posts

Posted on 11/6/15 at 11:04 pm to member12

I've seen at least 75% of my patients eat their way back to their previous weight or higher within 5 years. Surgery fixes them temporarily but if they don't change their eating it doesn't work long term

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