What is Gastric-Bypass-Surgery
Gastric bypass (GBP) is any of a group of similar operative procedures used to treat morbid obesity, a condition which arises from severe accumulation of excess weight as fatty tis...
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Thursday November 26, 2009
Educational Stories
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This piece was written by one of the early pioneer Dr's in the field of Bariatrics. Though this article was written about 10 years ago, the information is still 'the norm, or usual' practice today!
Some place I have the Dr's name that wrote this, but I'll have to look for it. I collected this piece early in my research and at the time I was collecting 'just for ...
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After yesterday when i think i found out what some of my problems are i talked them out with my partner. i needed to let him know what was going on and part of the reason that our relationship wasnt very good was becuase i am co dependant. he understands and i told him that i know it will be a hard thing to deal with until i get help and that if he wants to leave that i understand tha...1 Recommendation3 Comments
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Giving Up Wine...
I was walking down the street when I was accosted by a particularly dirty and shabby-looking homeless woman who asked me for a couple of dollars for dinner.
I took out my wallet, got out ten dollars and asked, 'If I give you this money, will you buy wine with it instead of dinner?'
'No, I had to stop drinking years ago', the homeless woman told me.
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Subject: Tennessee Salesman
Well, the boss liked the kid and gave him the job. 'You start tomorrow.
> I'll come down after we close and see how you did.'
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> His first day on the job was rough, but he got through it.
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> After the store was locked up, the boss came down.
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> 'How many customers bought something from you today?'
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Who is your real friend?
This really works...!
If you don't believe it, just try this experiment:
Put your dog and your spouse in the trunk of the car for an hour.
When you open the trunk, who is really happy to see you??1 Recommendation5 Comments -
158 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK.
Do you know what happened this week back in 1850, 158 years ago?
California became a state.
The State had no electricity.
The State had no money.
Almost everyone spoke Spanish.
There were gunfights in the streets.
So basically, it was just like it is today, except the women had real breasts and the men didn't hold hands.1 Recommendation3 Comments -
Snowplow
One winter morning a husband and wife in northern Michigan were listening to the radio during breakfast. They heard the announcer say, "We are going to have 8 to 10 inches of snow today. You must park your car on the even-numbered side of the street, so the snowplows can get through."
So the good wife went out and moved her car. A week later while they are eating breakfast again...1 Recommendation3 Comments -
'Well you see, Norm, it's like this . . . A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo. And when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole group keeps improving by the regular killing of the weakest members. In much the...1 Recommendation6 Comments -
TODAY WAS THE DAY I HAD THE EDUCATIONAL 3 HOUR CLASS. IT WAS VERY EDUCATIONAL, AND I HAD ALOT OF QUESTIONS TO ASK, AND THEY GAVE ME SOME MOST NEEDED INFO AS WEL. I FINALLY MET, THE EXERCISE GUY, THE NUTRITIONIST, AND THE PSYCHOLOGIST, THEY WERE ALL NICE.
I AM MOVING RIGHT ALONG IN MYPRE OP, REQUIREMENTS, BUT LET METELL YOU WHAT HAD ME NERVOUS THE OTHER DAY!!!! I HAD AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY RE...1 Recommendation5 Comments
