Living large: a personal story.
This is a personal account of the experience of a bariatric patient with a typical story of frustration with weight loss options who eventually sought bariatric surgery in desperation. Her story traces the steps of her journey to an ideal bariatric center where she derived the many benefits of competent medical care and personal support. She has been married for 7 years is an active mother of 5-year-old twin boys and is expecting her third child in May 2003.
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001828:Body Image; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D015390:Gastric Bypass / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology* / Q000601:surgery*; D011287:Prejudice; D012648:Self Care / Q000523:psychology; D012649:Self Concept