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Awww, well maybe someone will show up.

Not sure if this counts for something, but I am a HUGE fan of Die Antwoord. (no pun intended). hehehehehe

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Hi,

I had my Roux-en-Y done by Dr Potgieter in Cape Town in 2007. We have an active support group in our area and on Face Book. How are things up in JHB??

regards

Helen

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I'm American but I'm living in Johannesburg for work. I had sleeve surgery about a year ago in the States, and am going back there to have a revision surgery to bypass because of severe GERD. But, I'll be back here after that for four years! I'd love some tips from you guys on Protein shakes/bars and food in general here. The brands are all different and you use kj instead of calories so it's a bit of a struggle sometimes. Anyways, glad to see there's a SA thread!

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HI everyone, looking for a great surgeon to have the sleeve surgery done in the new year,

Any recommendations and success stories???

Thanks

freshi

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I'm in Centurion Gauteng. [emoji5]

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