Success Stories

Barbara Harris
Address: Wichita, KS
Surgical Procedure: Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass
Total pounds lost: 136

Body Mass Index before surgery: 48
Body Mass Index after surgery: 23.9
Percentage of excess body weight lost: 104%
Physical activity before surgery: 0
Physical activity after surgery: 3-4 times / week
Triglycerides before surgery: 453
Triglycerides after surgery:
Blood pressure before surgery: 132/92
Blood pressure after surgery: 122/90

"The changes in my life and health have both changed greatly. Prior to surgery, I had high blood pressure and was on medication for that. I had pain in my back and legs from the extra weight in addition to anxiety and depression issues. Immediately following my surgery I was able to stop taking medication for blood pressure."

"As I started to lose weight, I noticed a significant increase in activities that I was able to do. I began to exercise and have made that a part of my everyday life, in addition to counting my caloric intake on a daily basis. I found that I had unlimited energy and was a much happier and out-going person."

"I feel like the real me was finally able to come out, without the anxiety and depression that I had been feeling for so long. I had lost over 150 pounds (down to 120) within 18 months following surgery, but have now regulated my weight at 135 pounds. I have been at that weight for over a year now and it is a healthier weight for me than the 120 pounds."

"I can’t begin to describe all of the changes I have seen in myself. I no longer have any health issues, I have more confidence and have allowed myself to take on new challenges, including earning my MBA and getting a new job with a company that I have always wanted to work for, but didn’t believe it could happen, not to mention having a boyfriend for the first time in years."

"I enjoy talking to others about my experience with surgical weight loss and coach my friends and family on how to live a healthier lifestyle with diet and exercise. I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to participate in the Solutions for Life surgical weight loss program and have referred several friends to the program."

"I feel very fortunate to have gotten a second chance to live my life the way I always wanted to and to enjoy all of the activities I wasn’t able to before. I am able to walk up stairs without being winded, run over a mile, play sports with my friends and family, and so many other things that I would never have been able to do when I was overweight. I used to not be able to keep up with them, and now they have to keep up with me. This program gave me a new outlook on life and I fear that if I hadn’t had the surgery, I would be looking at multiple, serious health conditions and a probable early death as another obesity related statistic. Since surgery I have also had plastic surgery to correct some issues related to losing so much weight. I have had a tummy tuck and breast augmentation and will have one more surgery for my legs in the future. I could go on eternally about all of the great experiences I had in the process of the surgery and everything since."