Friends who nurse together get surgery together. That was the case for Jess Saxby, Tai Lolohea and BJ Taare, who now have more than a nursing degree in common. The three close friends have lost more than 200 kilograms between them. BJ  had a partial gastrectomy in 2021 through the public system. She is now 80 kg lighter than her heaviest weight of 152 kgs. She has worked at De Lautour Medical for over seven years and is the nurses' team leader. Her decision to get weight loss surgery was about getting her own health on track.

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