A thin Joe Hockey

[ladydeburg]

Joe has had lap band surgery. He looked great yesterday at the Press Club but I think it will take a bit of getting used to.

He was advised to go that route because he has a very young family & a very stressful job.

[bella_again]

Good on Hockey for looking after his health.  I think that this is a positive move and something that pollies need to be doing.  Looking after their health equals better performance so its great and a great example to the public.

[meh_too]

Joe Hockey actually had a gastric sleeve operation, where they remove most of your stomach, and leave a little sleeve for the food to pass through.

I had it done in November 2011 because I had heard that it is an instant cure for Type 2 Diabetes.  In my case that proved to be true and I had had normal blood sugars with no medication since the day of my operation.

I also lost 30 kgs as a side effect of losing the diabetes.  😄

I would thoroughly recommend this procedure to anyone, although its not an easy road to take, nor is it cheap. My out of pockets were about $10,000

[catsnknots]

I find the fact that he has been through this struggle reassuring that he understands the struggles of every day life for many Aussies.... 

I hope that his experience opens the door to more funding for this surgery for everyone else that needs it. 

[bright.ton42]

That's amazing surgery little stars.   Great that it worked so well

for you.  What a pity it's not available to all being the cost

that it is.  

And good for Joe Hockey for having it done, a healthy pollie

is better than an unhealthy pollie (maybe???????)