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A member asked:
Are there any doctors willing to do pro bono gastric sleeve surgery? i'm 29, 5 ft 8 in, and weigh 402lbs. been dieting off and on since i was 12.help?
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Sleeve: The surgeons fee is only part of your cost. The hospital facility fee can be $20-30, 000 alone, so even if a surgeon didn't charge you, you are still looking at some significant cost out of pocket if you don't have insurance.
Answered 4/19/2014
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Highly unlikely ;...: Even if you somehow found a doctor willing to donate his or her time you would still have to pay for hospital/nursing/anesthesiology/facility fees which would be substantial. One problem is you are dieting "off and on"; the only way to maintain weight loss is permanent diet changes that you never go off. I advise dr. Fuhrman's nutritarian diet as well as regular exercise. See http://bit.Ly/1dhw9ht.
Answered 5/2/2016
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