The Denver Center for Bariatric Surgery transforms the lives of patients with an experienced and compassionate staff headed by Dr. Michael Snyder. They provide leading edge and caring bariatric services and the physicians have exceptional experience.
After a long selection and competition process, Judy C. of Bennett was selected as the winner of the MIX 100 Lap Band surgery contest! Check back here on a regular basis for Judy's updates before, during and after the procedure and watch her change her life!
PRE SURGERY
Height: 5’7” Weight: 319.8 pounds
I have been researching this for years. Many of my friends have had the procedure and I have been so jealous of their success. I have three kids, 6, 6, and an 8 year old and cannot afford such a procedure and still keep up with bills. My husband is obese as well and I really want him to understand how important it is that we lose weight before we orphan our kids.
I am a professional firefighter and I am ridiculed every day for being an obese female firefighter. In fact I have been pushed into leaving the firehouse because of it. I just want my life back. My doctor recently told me that I will die if I don’t lose weight. That had a very huge impact on me. My insurance won’t cover the procedure but I really need help.
I have tried Atkins, Body for Life, Weight Watchers, and every other think that has come along. I even tried eating like my friends that have had the procedure and I just need help. I can’t do it alone. I pray every day for some miracle to help me.
I want to get back to being healthy. I want to have something permanent that will stay with me when I feel like I don’t want to eat right. I know having this surgery will help me make the right choices every day. I want to teach my kids how to eat right.
I want to lose enough weight so that I can do the kind of workout I used to do. I used to bench 225 pounds and now I’m too embarrassed to even walk in the gym. I want to change my life! I want to feel good about myself again. I want to buy clothes that aren’t T-shirt and sweats. I want to get back to the firehouse. I want to stop having back and joint pain. I want to live life again without fear and embarrassment.
I want a life altering experience. I want to feel like we can adopt another child and I will live long enough to see all my kids grow up.
POST SURGERY:
Weight: 267 pounds
December 4, 2009
Hi Mix100!
I just wanted to give you a quick update. I had my Lap Band surgery on September 25, 2009. I have lost 52 pounds! I feel great. It is amazing how much more energy I have already. I feel better, sleep better, and eat better than I have in a long time. Dr. Snyder, Dr. Perlman, and their staff at the Denver Center of Bariatric Surgery have been absolutely wonderful. They have the system down to a science, so it is apparent why they have such a well-respected reputation. I cannot thank you all enough for what you have done for me and my family.
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