Obesity surgery stories of altered lives /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Meana, Marta, 1957-
Other Authors: Ricciardi, Lindsey, 1976-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Reno : University of Nevada Press, c2008.
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Table of Contents:
  • Taking the leap: deciding on surgery
  • Responding to the kindness of strangers: now you don't see me, now you do
  • Changing the dynamics in your inner circle: your change becomes everybody else's
  • Deconstructing the self: who was I and who am I becoming?
  • Facing the music of self: when weight is no longer the reason
  • Greater than the weight of our parts: making sense of it all
  • Through thick and thin: planning for success
  • Concluding note: neither weight nor weight loss.