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Weight Loss Surgery
Learn some facts about bariatric surgery and how it has helped people enjoy more active lives,
After Weight Loss Surgery, a Foodie Couple Starts Their Family
Kyle Wilkerson is a classically trained chef who’s always been a “big guy.” By the time he reached his mid-thirties, the 40-year-old former football player wei ...
Identical Twins Credit Gastric Bypass with Changing Their Lives
Jamont and Javon Beatty’s struggles with their weight started when they were in middle school in Raeford, NC, and continued throughout their adult lives. The i ...
Four Weight Loss Surgery Facts You Should Know
There are many misconceptions about obesity, diet, and bariatric surgery. Some people perceive surgery to be “cheating” or an “easy way out.” Others feel like ...
GLP-1s and Weight Loss Surgery: What You Need to Know
GLP-1s, commonly called ‘weight loss injections,’ can help you lose weight, but how they fit into your weight loss treatment plan is best decided by a weight l ...
Gastric Sleeve Helps Teen Overcome Obesity and Get Her Life Back on Track
J’Asia Harrington was overweight as a little girl, but her weight ballooned when she entered her teen years. By the time she was 14 years old, she weighed 362 ...
Is Weight Loss Surgery Covered by Insurance?
Successful weight loss surgery can help you live a longer, healthier life with the freedom to do things you never thought possible. However, one of the bigges ...
Mom Makes Her Health and Well-Being a Priority
At 247 pounds, Tracie Green felt miserable thanks to a slew of weight-related health problems. When she couldn’t take it anymore, Green decided to try bariatri ...
Becoming Half the Man He Once Was
At 48 years old and 485 pounds, Jerry Quinn was on the verge of being completely immobile. His knee pain was so severe that he needed surgery. He wasn’t able t ...
Life After Adolescent Weight Loss Surgery
As a child, Faith Newsome of Sanford, NC, struggled with feeling different from her peers because of her weight. By the time she was 15, she weighed 273 pounds ...
Revision Weight Loss Surgery Offers Second Chance
Tyrone Fields was only 20 when he first had gastric bypass near his home in Fayetteville, NC. He lost 150 pounds but gained some of it back over the next 15 ye ...
Strong and Healthy After Weight Loss Surgery
One year after bariatric surgery, Jason Hunning was able to ride rollercoasters and skydive -- things he had unable to do before because of his weight. "I neve ...
Former Patient Offers 5 Insights You Need to Know Before Weight Loss Surgery
Susan Ferguson lost more than 120 pounds in two years following her weight loss surgery at Duke. Looking back on the experience, the Roanoke Rapids teacher rem ...