<div>Hello my name is Jake.  Im 32 from Ontario and over the past couple years ive lost 300+ lbs. 
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<div>All of my life ive been " bigger" but it finally came to a point where my doctors told me if i didnt do something about it i would most likely not see the age of 50. And at the time a young 28 year old man with a wife and young daughter, i knew i had one chance to change my life forever. At my heaviest I weighed in a astronomical 530 lbs. I was type 2 diabetic, and even though I tried the fad diets and workouts nothing stuck. 
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<div>After years of medical testing and waiting i was finally approved to have a gastric bypass. I needed to have a liquid only diet for 8 weeks which was absolute torture but i knew if I could do this, I could do anything. 
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<div>I underwent surgery April 17 2023 for a gastric bypass and it changed my life forever.  Since then ive lost over 300 lbs and got the life back that I deserved and wanted. Not just for me but for my wife and my daughter.
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<div>That being said with it comes alot of downsides. One being an excessive amount of loose skin. I told myself in the beginning id rather have the loose skin and be alive then not. I said it wouldn't bother me and that I saw it as a reminder of my hard work and effort. Well all that was true .. to an extent. 
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<div>To be honest the amount of loose skin I have on my torso and stomach and legs is my biggest insecurity.  Ive never had an issue taking off my shirt in public before surgery but now I cant bring myself go do it. I pull at the skin and hate the way I look in the mirror. Its always there and its beginning to become a hyperfixation on something I am disgusted by.
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<div> Ive looked into getting it removed but with that comes cost. Its extremely expensive to get the skin removed because its not covered fully under canadian OHIP insurance because its " cosmetic" and not medically needed. To that I say my mental health being effected is sufficient enough but the laws state other wise. 
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<div>The money collected here will go directly to funding my surgery to start the removal process. Anything helps. The smallest amount will make the biggest difference. Even a share of this will be helping immensely.  Ill be updating regularly. 
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<div>I appreciate if you took the time to read this. I know it was a lot. 
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<div>Thank you, 
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<div>Jake
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