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Archive >  Bariatric Surgery 2005

What It's Like to Be a Bariatric Surgery Patient

A Surgery Center administrator looks back at what motivated her to undergo weight-loss surgery — and how the small things meant so much to her care.

Nancy Burden, RN, MS, SPAN, CAPA

If you've never been extremely overweight (okay, I'll say the dreaded "O" word - I was morbidly obese), it's nearly impossible to understand the emotions, fears and real physical needs that exist in the bariatric population. We are a group with tender emotions, physical challenges and health issues that can be quite complex.

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