Got a story to tell? We'd love to hear from you!
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Sharon |
| "...I can't remember a door being held open for me, someone offering to help me with my shopping or to carry my excess luggage. People seemed to view me as 'thick', uneducated, lazy or someone who sat all day stuffing her face..." |
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Sam |
| "...My sister was reading Woman magazine and came across Sharon's story. The rest is history. I was booked into the hospital for my op less than a month later..." |
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Jenny |
| "...The net result from all these Yo-Yo diets was that at the age of 36 I had finally reached 20 stone and a size 26/28 and knew that I had to do something once and for all..." |
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Tina |
| "...The date arrived, 25th February 2004. I couldn't wait; it was to be the start of a new chapter in my life. I was very lucky; as my mother had decided to have the same surgery as myself and that we had the operations on the same day..." |
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Mike |
| "...Having suffered with high weight/obesity for most of my life, having tried just about every diet going, I was encouraged to read of Sharon's success and given that my wife had already started to do some investigations into surgery-based weightloss solutions, I decided to look into in myself..." |
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Scott |
| "...Once I received my fills I was suddenly liberated - I no longer fantasized about food and was able to control myself and my hunger. I no longer take medication for type 2 Diabetes, high blood pressure or high cholesterol..." |
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Shirley |
| "...When reading another magazine one afternoon in 2003 there was an article about a woman who had been banded - what a load of rubbish! I turned over - I was fat and a hopeless fat case..." |
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Jacqui |
| "...I have struggled with my weight all my life. I was a chubby child and never really lost my puppy fat! In my teens and early 20's I pretended it didn't matter..." |
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Liz |
| "...Restriction is done over a series of fills and so the amount and type of food you are able to eat is reduced over a period of time. It also means the weight loss is slower but at a constant pace, which I believe is a healthier way for your body to lose weight..." |
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Angelina |
| "...The whole experience was excellent - they are so professional in this clinic. Dr. Frering put me at ease, showed me the band and answered any questions my mum had..." |
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Charlotte |
| "...In a nutshell - you name it I tried it. I took up Marathon running, did aerobics, swimming, yoga etc - all to try and lose weight but the more exercise I did the more I ate..." |
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Cathy |
| "...I saved about £6000 by having the operation abroad and the hospital standards of care and cleanliness were far superior to treatment I had in the UK..." |
