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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Jeff Raven: [QB] I am big. While I don't exactly look like I'm 500lbs, I have a lot of muscle from my years playing football. I can still get around, but I have constant back pain and walking for more than 30 minutes is very rough. Imagine having to carry around 15 20lb bricks with you everywhere you go. That's what I'm doing right now. Lap band was another solution but it is not as effective, and it can be defeated much easier than bariatric. Bariatric patients usually see 50% loss of their excess body fat over time, and usually permanently. I don't know the figures but from what I was told it's less than that for lap band. Plus I plan to get rid of most of my excess body fat. I want to get back into weight lifting again. My thyroid medication wasn't the sole problem and it won't be the sole solution either. I can't imagine them holding it against me. I'm not doing this for cosmetic reasons, I'm doing it for health reasons. In the long run, the healthier I am, the better I'll be at coming to work, and the less sick time I'll be using. As for the excess skin, that's handled later, usually by a plastic surgeon. Again, the key is having it done for health reasons and not cosmetic reasons. A good primary care physician will help me there, and document the health risks of excess skin. Most insurance will cover abdominoplasty, but the arms and legs aren't. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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