Gastric Bypass

cdharr spent $35,000 in Phoenix, AZ Updated 7 days ago

I’m one of those people that have been obese since middle school. I was always the last to be selected on a team in PE class and avoided social gatherings because I lacked confidence. Over the years I did the typical yo-yo dieting and dieted myself up to 371 pounds by the time I was 43.My... Read more

dmwittenhagen spent $15,000 in Honolulu, HI Updated 7 days ago

I had the RNY so that I could be able to have a normal life and be active with my son and present and future grandkids. I was always a thinner child.I started out as 327 my lowest weight was 186. I was happy and I felt great! then July 2011 my son is rushed to the hospital. We thought it was a... Read more

thgschg12 spent $1,700 in Dallas, TX Updated 9 days ago

As an overweight child, and then an overweight adult, I found it difficult to keep up with the demands that a 12 hour nursing shift placed on my morbidly obese body. After years of yo-yo dieting, and frustrated with feeling like I wasn’t able to give my patients the care they needed, I made... Read more

Diva Taunia spent $25,000 in Boston, MA Updated 11 days ago

I will never forget the moment that I knew I had to do something about my weight: I was performing onstage and talking in between songs. I was not moving - I was just talking. And yet, all you could hear was my BREATHING. Heavy, arduous breathing into a microphone that boomed around the... Read more

Xtiney spent $25,000 in San Jose, CA Updated 11 days ago

I spent years looking into options for weightloss. I tried everything you can think of to lose weight, and usually was successful in losing around 30lbs but that was never enough. Finally I was diagnosed type two diabetic and took the plunge when my gyno said I would not be able to carry a... Read more

ilovelions spent $1 in San Diego, CA Updated 11 days ago

I had diabetes, high blood pressure, sleep apnea and high cholesterol. My general practitioner suggested gastric bypass surgery would improve the quality of my life. While considering my options, I met Antonia Namnath on a cruise. She shared her experience with gastric bypass and became my... Read more

Chinaboo3 spent $30,000 in Pleasanton, CA Updated 11 days ago

Hello everyone I had Rny in 2010 at 25 years old. My start weight was 287 I now weigh 137 and have been maintaining my weight for a year and a half. My experience with my Rny is that it has been a life changing situation for me, I never would have imagine myself being able to do the things that... Read more

isabellamckinney spent $2,200 in Washington, DC Updated 19 days ago

The smile on my face today is more genuine when I look at myself in the mirror. I love being able to wear the same clothes as everyone else and actually enjoy going to the gym. I have lost over 120lbs and went from a size 26-28 to my current size of 14-16. Still losing and never felt better.... Read more

Antonia San Francisco spent $28,000 in Sacramento CA Updated 23 days ago

In May of 2009 after 46 years of loosing my battle with obesity and almost my life, I changed my life in every way a life can be changed. I had Gastric Bypass surgery. Over the following year I dropped 113 pounds and have maintained that loss for years now!I had lost the weight many times... Read more

Kimberlyt spent $230 in Hamilton, ON Updated 29 days ago

I have always had wait problems and it is getting harder to do the things i love . My job is very physical and it too is getting hard on me . I have reached my highest weight ever at 349lbs . It's time to start injoying life . I have 3 boys I want to be around for,for a long time.It has been one... Read more