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A weight loss surgery blog by ParamedicDuke on BariatricPal. 2 entries on surgery, recovery and progress.

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Read more about Sleeved Nov. 16

Sleeved Nov. 16

I'm a girl, I know the name ParamedicDuke is confusing sometimes.   I opted for the sleeve because I didn't like the idea of a foreign object in my body, and didn't want bypass because I felt like it was almost an extreme (I know weird, but that's how I rationalized with myself, I didn't want my intestines re routed).   Although my BMI is less than 50, my insurance company covers it anyway, which is a score for me. I am also happy to get 85% of my stomach removed along with some of

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• ParamedicDuke
• November 3, 201015 yr

Read more about Introducing the Legend

Introducing the Legend

Well. Here we are. You and Me, Me and You. I bet you're wondering how you let your life come to this. How could you end up in front of the computer at this ungodly hour reading a blog about someone that you hardly know, or at least thought you knew. I'll tell you how. Fate. Fate has been a cruel mistress, that is, if I had mistresses, but also a fantastic one. My life began simply enough. I was born to a Paramedic Father, and Nurse Mother, with one older brother. I grew up normally. It

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• ParamedicDuke
• November 3, 201015 yr