ORLANDO, Fla. — Monica Ramos lost about 200 pounds the hard way. In 2004, a doctor stapled her stomach and rerouted her intestines. A year later, Ramos collapsed in her home and was rushed to the hospital, where she needed another operation to stop internal bleeding. Her weight-loss surgery represents the gamble that legions of morbidly obese Americans are taking every year. For many, it ’s …
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