A year ago, Lesley Johnston weighed 298 pounds. At 30, the Norman (Okla.) resident suffered from hypertension, a rapid heart rate, and sleep apnea so severe she slept attached to a machine. In July, Johnston had bariatric surgery to shrink the size of her stomach. So far she's lost 72 pounds, and the apnea and hypertension are gone. "I don't worry about dying in my sleep," she says. Now her husband, Josh, wants the same surgery. And you might be able to profit from it.
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