http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_502_Weight_Loss_Surgery.mp3 Katy St. Clair decided to have weight loss surgery. She talks to Dick Gordon about how she came to that decision. Plone 2.0 http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_502_Weight_Loss_Surgery.mp3/logo.jpg http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_502_Weight_Loss_Surgery.mp3 <h4>Weight Loss Surgery<br /></h4><p class="imageleft"><img class="image-left" src="resolveuid/92547e1f32d190ab613617a751ffbe92" alt="Katy St. Clair" height="100" width="100" />Katy St. Clair - <a title="Katy St. Clair - 2 years after surgery" href="resolveuid/fd86bf97d737666e89064e8d2a52cc5a" target="_self">larger &gt;&gt;</a> (photo by <a href="http://www.trapaniphoto.com/" target="_self">Paul Trapani</a>)<br /></p><p>The number of people undergoing weight loss surgery skyrocketed by more than 600% between 1992 - 2005.  And that number continues to soar. Katy St. Clair is one person who's had such surgery.</p><p>At one point, Katy weighed more than 350 pounds. But she was actually comfortable in her own skin. In fact, she performed at peep shows featuring large women. It was other people who had a problem with her size.<br /></p><p>Yet Katy eventually made the decision to have gastric bypass surgery. She tells Dick Gordon how that decision changed her outlook on life and herself.<br /></p><ul><li>Read <a href="http://www.sfweekly.com/2008-01-02/news/my-body-my-self/" target="_self">Katy's column</a> about her experience and see photos of her.<br /></li></ul><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a><br /><h4>Swampy Laptop</h4><p class="imageleft"><img class="image-left" src="resolveuid/1ef3e8ab685d4522da7bd0ae4c02e7ca" alt="Bonnie Nevel" height="100" width="100" />Bonnie Nevel</p><p>Bonnie Nevel has lived through the fear everyone has: losing all your work on a computer. Bonnie lost hers in spectacular fashion - while doing environmental research, she fell into a swamp with her laptop.</p><p>She tells Dick that she felt like disappearing herself. But she wound up using a remarkable low-tech solution that astonishes her to this day.</p><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a> <br /> Fri, 25 Apr 2008 05:00:00