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Couple Who Underwent Same Bariatric Surgery Get Engaged Exactly One Year Later
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First reported by N12 · 8 hours ago
What happened
Ofek Kainer and Shay Nachmani, who underwent bariatric surgery on the same day without knowing each other, connected through a support group and got engaged one year later after losing 135 kilograms together.
- 01Ofek Kainer and Shay Nachmani had bariatric surgery on the same day in adjacent rooms.
- 02They lost a combined total of 135 kilograms within a year after surgery.
- 03They met in a post-surgery Zoom support group and began communicating.
- 04Shay initiated contact with a humorous message offering mutual support.
- 05Their relationship developed into a romantic engagement.
- 06Shay proposed exactly one year after their surgeries.
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