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RSVP for Bailey Bariatrics Graduation
Read more: RSVP for Bailey Bariatrics GraduationPost-op patients, please join us for our Annual Bailey Bariatrics Graduation Saturday, January 10, 2015 from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. All post-op patients and spouses are invited to join us for one of the most uplifting events of the year where we celebrate your success! The graduation is held at the Bailey Education Foundation…
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Community Responds to Oklahoma Tornado Disaster Relief at Blood Drive
Read more: Community Responds to Oklahoma Tornado Disaster Relief at Blood DriveThe severe weather outbreak Monday afternoon and evening was felt from every corner of the state. As a massive EF5 Tornado ripped through Moore, OK, the skies in Owasso were beginning to stir. Before local media could report the widespread damage in the Oklahoma City suburb, a line of storms quickly developed, and tornado warnings were…
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Teresa’s Roux-en-Y Revision Story
Read more: Teresa’s Roux-en-Y Revision StoryMy story with bariatric surgery began when I had the Roux-en-Y procedure in August of 2004 at a different facility. I lost half of the weight I needed to lose, but ended up having another child 21 months post-op. For a few years I kept most of the weight off, but without support I gained…
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Life is fun!
Read more: Life is fun!Life is fun! I haven’t always felt that way. I was an obese child who grew into an obese adult. I call it “the family curse” because several family members also had a life-long struggle with excess weight and the complications and health issues that come with it, namely, Type 2 diabetes. My highest weight was 278…
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Spreading Hope – Brain Cancer Survivor Continues to Beat the Odds
Read more: Spreading Hope – Brain Cancer Survivor Continues to Beat the OddsTo those who have not been personally touched by brain cancer, the word glioblastoma may carry little meaning. For some, like Kathleen Rhodes, this word means everything. Glioblastoma has changed her life and threatened to take it twice. For 20 years, Kathleen has fought this rare disease. “They told me I had six to nine months,” she…
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Ashley Chapman’s Journey a Lasting Legacy for her Family
Read more: Ashley Chapman’s Journey a Lasting Legacy for her FamilyAshley Chapman remembers suddenly gaining weight unexpectedly at a young age. Weight loss was something she says she battled from that point on. “I tried everything since I was five years old to lose weight, but nothing ever worked,” she says. Her body, it seemed, appeared to resist weight loss despite her efforts of diet and exercise and…
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Volunteer at Heart
Read more: Volunteer at HeartWhen Glenda Riddle retired from retail, she actively pursued new opportunities to meet people and try new things. She began by inquiring about the Silver Elite club at Bailey Medical Center – a free program for seniors 60 and older offering monthly health seminars and in-hospital perks. Glenda walked into the lobby at the hospital to fill…
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The Number Isn’t the Goal
Read more: The Number Isn’t the GoalStanding before a room of hopeful hearts, family and the person she believes saved her life, Denise Sessions found herself changing the deal she had made. “I kept telling myself I wasn’t going to speak at group until I hit my goal weight,” she says. On the heels of the second anniversary of her bariatric…
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What Our Patients are Most Thankful For
Read more: What Our Patients are Most Thankful ForWhen you ask our patients what they are thankful for, the answers might surprise you if you have not been through the program at The Center for Bariatrics at Bailey Medical Center. “Better health. More energy. My family. My kids. Self-esteem. My joy is back!” are a few things that rise to the top. Then again, if…
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Recipe: Low Carb, Low Fat Pumpkin Custard
Read more: Recipe: Low Carb, Low Fat Pumpkin CustardRegistered dietitian Rene Norman, RD/LD, contributes weekly with her insightful Tips from Rene on our Bailey Bariatrics Facebook page. Today, as we head into the holidays, she shares a recipe perfect for patients at least six weeks after surgery. Enjoy! Servings: 6 Pre-heat oven to 350o F Equipment: 6 6-oz ramekins or custard cups (must be oven…
