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My weight loss center has partnered with Johns Hopkins University in a study on the cardiovascular effects of WLS on patients. They submitted my name and i just got a call saying I'll qualify to be in it. They do an EKG, lab work, echocardiogram and limited sleep study (you wear an oxygen sensor overnight at home) beforehand, then repeat these 6 mos and 18 mos after surgery. I'm happy to do it just to get a little more pre-anesthetic info like the echo, since I'm in my 50's and have hypertension. But they pay you a bit at each visit too, all the better! I go next week for my first visit with them. I'm in month 2 of my 3 month supervised weight loss trial so hoping for surgery in late May or early June.

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That's great. I think studies like that are very important and it's awesome you are going to get paid to contribute.

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Nice, sounds like a bonus. They should pay for your surgery too (considering you are their guinea pig) but hey, take what you can get

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Thank you for participating in the study! You may be helping many future patients!

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Awesome!

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