March 2011
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considering weight loss surgery?
Intra-Abdominal Bleeding
Leaks and Sepsis
Obstruction
Pulmonary Embolism
Vomiting and Abdominal Pain
Abdominal Compartment Syndrome
Emergencies suffered by Weight Loss Surgery Patients according to the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.
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“Unfortuntely as a society, we’re focusing on the wrong “W”. We’re focusing on...”
– Dr Rick Kausman on Triple J’s Hack
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everything hurts
Attending to the body, paying attention to it,can be painful physically and emotionally. Our instinct is to let our defense mechanisms protect us without our having to suffer by acknowledging what’s really going on. It hurts to let down one’s defense mechanisms.It hurts to sit upright and feel one’s butt burning.It hurts to suddenly use muscles that have been underused for...
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My fat is not your problem
When you emphasize that “obesity” is a huge social problem, what you are saying, whether you want to or not, is that fat people are a huge social problem. - Megan McArdle
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Fat is not the problem. →
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