Meana, Marta,  1957- <br/><br/>
Obesity surgery  stories of altered lives /  [electronic resource] : 
Marta Meana and Lindsey Ricciardi. 
 - Reno :  University of Nevada Press,  c2008. 
 - 1 online resource (x, 267 p.) 
<br/><br/> Description based on print version record. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-262) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780874177411 (electronic bk.) 0874177413 (electronic bk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Obesity--Surgery--Patients--Interviews.<br/>Bariatric Surgery--psychology--Interview.<br/>Obesity, Morbid--psychology--Interview.<br/>Obesity, Morbid--surgery--Interview.<br/>Weight Loss--Interview.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RD540  / .M432 2008eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>617.4/3 
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>2008 E-029 WD 210  / M483o 2008