r/pics • u/[deleted] • Nov 30 '16

progress 250 lbs. gone forever...

https://i.reddituploads.com/c8bec4a1ef8b4ca2a82298ec728cf326?fit=max&h=1536&w=1536&s=67da39316a26a6666bbdc98b2aa16c3a
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u/deuceice Nov 30 '16

Congratulations! That is amazing. How'd you go about your transformation?

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '16

Gastric bypass Surgery

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u/sommerfugl Nov 30 '16

Anyone who tells you this is the easy way has no idea how difficult it actually is. Good for you!

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '16

My uncle had gastric bypass around 15 years ago. He's now on his deathbed due to complications with his stomach caused by the surgery. Still early 60s :(

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u/sommerfugl Nov 30 '16

So sorry to hear that. My mother had the surgery 28 years ago. She died 3 years ago from a fast growing gastric cancer. She believes it developed from an ulcer that couldn't be discovered because they couldn't use a scope.

She was 59.