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I would hazard a guess that cartilage in their body got 'used up' so to speak from the pressure of their weight. When they move now, their bones rub together, which is painful. Just because the weight is gone, there is a lot of collateral damage that can't ever be reversed.

I wonder if Dr. Now goes about his business, and TLC people edit the footage however they want? There is so much more that happens in the 12 months than is able to be properly portrayed in the 1 hour (minus commercials) show, and he might not have any say in the matter. A friend had bariatric surgery (sleeve), and she has talked about the difficulties; healing from the initial surgery, re-learning how she can eat, and dealing with the mental/emotional issues that impact her ability to lose weight. She gets really irritated at people who believe having surgery to lose weight is cheating. Personally, I am intrigued by the family members. Do the obese family members benefit by eating better and losing weight along with the bariatric patient? What has happened in the lives of the skinny caretakers/enablers that cause them to be willing to accept a life being a caretaker? Wasn't it Bette Jo's husband that wanted to leave when she was becoming 'successful' and he was afraid she wouldn't need him anymore? And do these people keep the weight off? For how long? If there is only a 5% success rate, which ones make it? What helped them to succeed? Dr. Now is trained to do the plastic/ski removal surgeries that he does. I'm not a doctor (although I do watch them on tv! ?), but it seems to me, the initial skin removals aren't 'pretty' because they aren't meant to be the final one. As the person continues to lose weight, their body changes shape many time. So the initial skin removals are more about getting the excess skin out of the way in order to increase mobility, and any finessing will occur when patient is done losing weight (and maintained it for a period of time, I believe.). I am inspired in my daily life, by these individuals who take such huge, scary steps into the unknown; risking everything they know and love and find comfort in, to improve their lives. When I balk at cleaning my house, paying my bills, or exercising to maintain my health, I think about these people and am able to push myself in their honor