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"Charlie Weis has filed a malpractice suit against five Massachusetts General surgeons who performed a gastric bypass operation that went awry in 2002. Weis was in a coma for two weeks and received last rites from a priest after he suffered excessive bleeding, septic shock, adult respiratory distress syndrome and ongoing leg problems as a result of care at MGH that his lawsuit charges "fell below the accepted standards." Weis weighed over 300 pounds and has tried Weight Watchers, Slim Fast, the Atkins Diet, the Cabbage Soup diet and many other weight-loss programs when he finally opted for the stomach-stapling surgery as a "last resort", although his wife is on record as saying his decision was made on the spur of the moment. Weis said his father died at age 56 after a second heart attack and he feared he would suffer a similar fate if he didn't take drastic action to reduce his weight. The surgeons' attorneys said the fact that Weis has kept his weight off and helped lead the Patriots to two Super Bowl wins might be taken as evidence the surgery was effective. Charlie and Maura have two children, Charles Joseph and Hannah Margaret."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Weis

9/17/2006 3:12:32 PM

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"as a result of care at MGH that his lawsuit charges "fell below the accepted standards.""

MGH care often IS the standard.

9/17/2006 3:13:41 PM

moose knuckle

9/17/2006 3:14:10 PM

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"the Cabbage Soup diet"

WTF, I would rather die of obesity.

9/17/2006 3:16:25 PM

bttt

9/17/2006 5:21:40 PM

lololol

9/17/2006 5:32:39 PM

entertaining

9/17/2006 6:49:19 PM

i'm on your wolfweb, hijacking your name.

9/17/2006 7:44:05 PM