Joe's Story

Everybody came up to my wife and said: "He's a new man." And she said: "No. I have my husband back." I decided to have the bariatric surgery because of my grandkids and my quality of life. I had two grandkids at the time.They were six and five, seven and five, somewhere there about. And to go out and play with them, in about two or three steps, I would be winded. The best I could do was sit there and read a book with them. I was borderline diabetic, I had sleep apnea, high blood pressure, and just getting ready to go on insulin. It was all contributed, 100%, to the weight. Within two or three days, I changed. I mean, I was more active, because I knew I had to be active lose the weight. It's not only just the diet and the restrictions, it's the exercise that also has to do with it. Within the first three months I had dropped eighty pounds. Health wise, I used to be at the doctor's office about once a month. Now I see him once every seven or eight months. That means a lot you know. So the health benefits alone are just phenomenal. Everybody came up to my wife and said: "He's a new man." And she said: "No, I have my husband back." That was the best thing anyone has ever said. That was just great.