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spinbaby

(15,378 posts) Tue May 7, 2013, 06:55 AM May 2013

So Chris Christie had lap-band surgery [View all]

http://www.politico.com/story/2013/05/chris-christie-weight-loss-90992.html?hp=r3

He certainly needed it, although I do wonder why he chose a surgery with such a high failure rate.

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So Chris Christie had lap-band surgery [View all] spinbaby May 2013 OP

Maybe It Was One Of The Few Options He Had Left... KharmaTrain May 2013 #1

Diets don't work spinbaby May 2013 #6

Thank You For Your Insight... KharmaTrain May 2013 #11

my wife lost 40 lbs, no surgery needed... snooper2 May 2013 #28

Nice that it worked for her WI_DEM May 2013 #40

Losing weight isn't the issue spinbaby May 2013 #44

Diet and exercise? tridim May 2013 #7

It's not a quick fix spinbaby May 2013 #8

+1 well said lunasun May 2013 #34

Purely pre presidential preparation...Nt Ninga May 2013 #2

+1 nt bunnies May 2013 #10

Yep. He's definitely going to run for president in 2016. BlueCaliDem May 2013 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author truebluegreen May 2013 #22

Absolutely. He will be president. Safetykitten May 2013 #36

I just saw a Christie for governor HappyMe May 2013 #46

wow, it sounds like his doctor read him the riot act...and got him very, very scared... CTyankee May 2013 #3

I've known people who were as big as him, some of them LuvNewcastle May 2013 #21

+1 I disagree with his politics but wish him good health anyway. LiberalLoner May 2013 #29

Because he's running in 2016. nt msanthrope May 2013 #4

I wish him well in this. HappyMe May 2013 #5

I wish the bastard no success in anything. HERVEPA May 2013 #9

Okay then. HappyMe May 2013 #12

Politics is important Yo_Mama May 2013 #14

I did not have (or need) lap band surgery, but I did have a complication from a procedure CTyankee May 2013 #13

I think the whole point of the surgery HappyMe May 2013 #15

Oh, yes, thank you I am. CTyankee May 2013 #16

My guess is probably not laundry_queen May 2013 #20

well, with the surgery, that problem can most likely be solved. He won't be able to eat CTyankee May 2013 #25

Well, it's unfortunate that he felt it had to come to that Arkana May 2013 #17

Another of a handful of DU's ugly 'ha-ha's'... nt Earth_First May 2013 #18

Yep. nt laundry_queen May 2013 #24

So the doctor was correct malaise May 2013 #23

Wasn't he playing down the idea that he was "unhealthy" a while back? CTyankee May 2013 #30

No Christie attacked former White House physician Connie Mariano malaise May 2013 #41

Ah, yes, I remember that now... CTyankee May 2013 #43

Did he even try to diet and exercise? warrior1 May 2013 #26

Who cares? His health choices are his choices. pinboy3niner May 2013 #32

If a person seeks the most powerful position in the world, health is an issue BlueStreak May 2013 #37

Diet and exercise DO work ... ananda May 2013 #27

I am told that my surgery means I can't get diverticulitis again. CTyankee May 2013 #31

I have diverticulosis and you really have to watch what you sunwyn May 2013 #33

What works for you HappyMe May 2013 #35

Good for him. I hope it helps. GoCubsGo May 2013 #38

"although I do wonder why he chose a surgery with such a high failure rate." NCTraveler May 2013 #39

Part of this is mental.. HipChick May 2013 #42

Nothing wrong with steaks spinbaby May 2013 #45