FEATURE: Gastric bypass surgery

~..~..~..~..~..~..~..~..~..~..~..~..~..~..~..~..~..~..~..~..~..~..~..~.~ W E L C O M E T O U S N E W S . C O M ~..~..~..~..~..~..~..~..~..~..~..~..~..~..~..~..~..~..~..~..~..~..~..~.~ Health Smart: Consumer Health News Volume 6, Issue 12 - March 22, 2006 =================================== FEATURE: Gastric bypass surgery This summer, Sherrianne Swartz plans to do something that most people take for granted: ride a roller coaster with her teenage son. It's not fear that has kept Swartz, 36, on the ground for the better part of a decade--but fat. At over 400 pounds, she has been too big to fit into the seat. Until now, that is.

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