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Barbara Thompson had weight loss surgery in 2000 and went on to write the first patient guidebook, Weight Loss Surgery; Finding the Thin Person Hiding Inside You now in it’s 3rd edition and Weight Loss Surgery for Dummies. Barbara also hosts an internet mentoring program, the Back on Track Program, for weight loss surgery patients who are starting to regain weight. In addition, Barbara is a much in demand national speaker for bariatric practices and patient events as well as speaking for hospitals on obesity sensitivity (what is it like to be an obese patient in a hospital). For speaking inquiries contact Barbara Thompson directly Barbara@BarbaraThompson.net |
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Yes, it is confirmed. Star Jones will talk about her August 2003 gastric bypass surgery in the August 7th issue of Glamour Magazine. In the article she cites reasons that we can all understand why she didn’t directly admit all these years that her 160 pound weight loss was the result of surgery.
She cites that she feared she […]
A verdict came down this week in a very high profile malpractice suit involving weight loss surgery. The suit was between surgeons from Massachusetts General Hospital and Charles Weis, the former offensive coordinator for the New England Patriots who is now the head coach for Notre Dame.
Mr. Weis had surgery in June 2002. His case was […]
Gary Stocklaufer of Missouri is a licensed foster care parent and the father of an adopted boy. Everyone agrees that he is an excellent father. He is now trying to adopt the 3-month old son of his cousin and he and his wife have been denied. They were denied not because Gary is a bad […]
Plateaus are the nemesis of weight loss surgery patients, and they can happen at any time. Just when you are humming along, losing great amounts of weight, bam a plateau hits. And then the self-doubt sets in. Am I one of those that weight loss surgery won’t work for? What am I dong wrong? Or, […]
Star Jones will be addressing her more than 100 pound weight loss and whether she had surgery in an upcoming Glamour magazine article. It will probably be a teaser for her soon to be published book, “Shine” that may once and for all end speculation.
Admitting to having had weight loss surgery is a very personal decision. […]
I was asked recently about donating blood after gastric bypass surgery. The question was, ” I was told that after having gastric bypass surgery you are not allowed to donate blood anymore. Is that correct and if so, why? ”
Many patients experience anemia after surgery because of a lack of B12. The part of the stomach […]
Would you like to have a robot for your surgeon? Well that is what can happen at Baltimore’s Sinai Hospital if you are a weight loss surgery patient of Dr. Alex Gandsas. But before you shake your head and say, “How impersonal!” Dr. Gandsas uses the robot in a very effective way. When Dr. Gandsas […]
Yesterday was one of those days when I felt like I could eat forever. I was hungry all day. Where does that come from? I’ve had weight loss surgery. Granted, it was 7 1/2 years ago. But 7 1/2 years ago my pouch was the size of a egg and my stoma, which is the […]
Weight loss surgery is a dream, an ambition, a goal as we approach it. But it is also a journey that begins with the first step we take in the hospital. We have hopes and expectations that we will be complication free and completely successful.
Through all of this, through our entire journey, it is important […]
“I had gastric bypass surgery almost a year ago and have lost 95 pounds. I am thrilled with the results but I have a new problem. It is painful to sit for more than a few hours. My tailbone hurts and I need to change positions very often. Does anyone else have this problem?”
Tailbone (coccyx) […]