Weight Loss Surgeries Stories

Kevin gendreau md 31 wrestled with a food addiction for more than a decade and was 306 pounds at his heaviest.

Weight loss surgeries stories. She adopted a high protein low carb diet and began exercising. Provides advanced surgical and nonsurgical options for sustained weight loss and a better quality of life for you and your family. Courtesy of kevin gendreau.

Amanda kurtz 29 struggled with her weight for most of her adult life even after making major lifestyle changes. The american society of metabolic and bariatric surgery state that the number of weight loss surgeries in the us increased from 13 000 in 1998 to over 200 000 in 2008. The ucla center for obesity and metabolic health program in los angeles ca.

Amanda kurtz lost 30 pounds with the help of weight loss surgery. When her weight hit 270lbs leveille considered getting weight loss surgery but first wanted to try her hand at losing it naturally. It was the end for my marriage.

More people are turning to other countries to get treated but at what risk. I was diagnosed with high blood pressure hypertension high cholesterol fatty liver disease and sleep apnea among other things gendreau told best life in october i knew they were all because of my eating habits but i just couldn t stop. There were several options but i decided on a vertical sleeve gastrectomy a type of weight loss surgery.

Posted by patrick domkowski on wed dec 19 2012 tweet. If i was going to lose weight i was going to have to do something major like surgery. As with most surgeries weight loss surgery can be expensive.

Surgeons say more operations would improve health and save the nhs money. Patient stories before and after photos ucla.