Gastric Bypass Surgery For Konishiki
Former sumo wrestler Konishiki, who can often be seen on Japanese TV, has undergone gastric bypass surgery:
During his 15 years as a sumo wrestler, Konishiki weighed nearly 600 pounds. He was hard to miss. But the next time you see him, he may be, unrecognizeable.
“I finally had the courage to finally go take care of myself,” he said.
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“I just told myself it’s time to make a change with my health and plus my body’s broken. I got broken fingers from sumo.
He says his doctors are surprised that he’s pretty healthy for his size. No high blood pressure, and a strong heart. But diabetes does run in his family.
We come from a state where food is ono and you have barbecues every weekend, your hamburger steaks. We live, wherever you go, there’s food. If you go to a party for ten, you actually got food for 100 people.”
The 44-year-old says he’s been heavy all his life. He’s ready for a new life.
According to TokyoGraph, the surgery was performed last week and went smoothly.
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