398 pound Max Jean-Gilles gets lap band surgery

[brdawk20]

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/Eagles-lineman-Max-Jean-Gilles-loses-weight-the-?urn=nfl-263715

I hope he gets down to about 340, that is too much weight to carry!

[tiger187126]

he should just man up and work it off like BMW. that man is a hero.

[DButz65]

I have a few friends who have had this done..aren't people not supposed to do any kind of heavy lifting , or anything strenuous for a few months after surgery?

[HighOnHendrix]

Even though the band is way safer than the old gastric bypass method, it's way out of the ordinary for an athlete to take such a risky route to weight-loss. I have read that about 10% of recipients of this surgery experience a complication, which seems like a lot to me. It seems safe to assume that he would be more likely to have complications since he is more active than your typical lap band recipient.

[Forehead]

he should just man up and work it off like BMW. that man is a hero.

What BMW did to lose all that weight was impressive and a good standard for others in his (previous) situation to look at and try to emulate.

There is nothing heroic about letting yourself get to that point in the first place.

[nonniey]

I have a few friends who have had this done..aren't people not supposed to do any kind of heavy lifting , or anything strenuous for a few months after surgery?

Its already been a few months, he had the surgery in April. He's down to 345 according to the article.