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Binding: DVDEAN: 0883629508214 Format: NTSC Label: TLC Manufacturer: TLC Publisher: TLC Release Date: May 29, 2008 Running Time: 60 minutes Studio: TLC Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Father and son surgeon team tackle obesity. Big Medicine chronicles the personal stories of severely obese patients who turn to the Houston Methodist Weight Management Center as a life-changing last resort. Season 1 - Episode 9: Robert Hogue has spent his entire life drinking beer, eating steak and living the high life. But suddenly, as he suffers from diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol, he realizes he must act now or die. Jimmy Pena was a 270 pound 7th grader. Now at age 32, he weighs well over 400 pounds. Afraid of dying young and not being there to raise his own children, Jimmy turns to Robert and Garth for gastric bypass surgery. Garth's sister, Kim Davis, recently had lap band surgery. After a botched procedure she's having complications and not getting the help she so desperately needs. Stuck in Ohio, Kim must fly to Houston, as Robert and Garth deal with the emotions and stress that come from operating on a loved one. This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply. |
