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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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The Learning Channel (TLC) has just finished airing one of the best reality programs I have ever seen - Big Medicine. This program followed the gastric bypass patients of Dr. Garth Davis and Dr. Bob Davis at the Methodist Hospital in Houston. What a compelling series. The series showed the human side of not only […]
Gary Stocklaufer, the Missouri man who was denied the ability to adopt the son of his cousin because of his weight, underwent gastric bypass surgery on Friday. Dr Wade Barker and Renaissance Hospital of Dallas donated all services to make this possible. I reported this story originally on July 27th. Mr. Stocklaufer hopes that by […]
Sometimes I feel like Rodney Dangerfield. We get no respect!! There seems to be article after article about the dangers of weight loss surgery. We know that weight loss surgery has not only changed our lives, but in many cases, saved our lives. Yet the media continues to over-emphasize the dangers and complications.
Finally, the media is […]
A new device, an endobarrier gastrointestinal liner, is being tested to help the obese. The liner is put into the stomach down the throat. When you eat, the food goes into the liner. The digestive enzymes are on the outside of the liner and the food and the digestive juices do not mix until 2 feet […]
How do you find your ideal weight?
You may have had weight loss surgery and are watching the pounds fall off or you may be at the point where you weight has stalled. Do you know what weight you should be and why?
Your surgeon may have suggested a weight to you, but is it a […]
Ghrelin is a hormone which increases appetite, slows metabolism and decreases the body’s ability to burn fat. Ghrelin is a dieter’s nightmare. Studies have shown that ghrelin levels increase after a person diets which is why we regain weight plus additional weight. But ghrelin levels do not increase after a person has had weight loss surgery.
When ghrelin levels […]
The buzz today on all the talk shows involved whether employers should be able to charge employees for being overweight. With health care costs rising, and obesity causing so many health problems, employers reason that the higher costs should be passed onto the obese employee. Besides they have been charging smokers higher costs for years.
How […]
I had my weight loss surgery in January 2000. My surgeon at the time operated in a large university hospital and a smaller sister hospital. I had heard that the nurses were nicer in the sister hospital, so I decided to have my surgery there. The nurses were in fact nice and I had no […]