Case No: 1
Lisa was 29 years old and weighed 135 kg giving her a body mass index of 53.
She had been overweight for many years and was starting to suffer the ill
effects of this. She had arthritis of her knees and was feeling depressed.
She had tried many diets slimming regimes and medication but none of these
had worked effectively. She underwent a gastric bypass in May 2003. After
two months she had lost over 20 kg and ten months later weighed in at 92
kg giving her a total loss of 50 kilos. She is now much more active and able
to play with her children. She is very happy and delighted that she had the
operation performed. Her only problem now is excess skin hanging on her tummy
and under her arms for which she is awaiting plastic surgery to tidy this
up. Overall however, this operation has transformed her life and she is delighted
with the outcome.
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Case No: 2
Nicola was 31 years old when she underwent a gastric bypass. She weighed over
140 kg giving her a body mass index of 52. She had tried diets slimming regimes
and various medications but all to no avail. Her diet was poor and she was
eating lots of unhealthy food, particularly in the evenings, in fact she even took food to bed with her on some evenings. In desperation she sought
help and underwent a gastric bypass in July of last year. Following the surgery
she had lost 15 kg in the first six weeks. By six months the weight loss
was 46 kg and eleven months later she now weighs 80 kg, giving her a total
weight loss of 66 kilos. Her life is now transformed. She eats much more
healthily and she is able to do much more. She and her husband are very pleased
with the outcome.
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Case No: 3
Ann is a 61 year old lady who has been grossly overweight for over ten years.
In that time she has tried many diets, exercise regimes, slimming clubs and
drug therapies, but all to no avail. Having tried all other options she felt
that surgery was the only option. At the time of her operation she weighed
133kg giving her a body mass index of 46. She underwent a gastric bypass
in December 2003 following which she made an excellent and uncomplicated
recovery. After one month she had lost 15 kg and by three months had lost
over 20 kg. Six months later her weight has now dropped down to 99 kg giving
her a 34kg loss. Although she has to eat small amounts she eats very healthily
and is much fitter than she was. She is delighted with the weight loss which
has transformed her life and dropped her clothes sizes by many sizes. She
is currently continuing to lose weight.
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Case No: 4
Maureen was 45 years old and weighed 130kg when she underwent a laparoscopic
gastric band operation. She has been overweight for many years and had tried
many diets, drug therapy and exercise regimes, but despite all of these her
weight remained high. In desperation she sought surgical help and underwent
her operation in June 2002. She lost 30 kg in the first four months and by
one year was done to 84 kg giving her a weight loss of 45 kilos since her
surgery. Since that time she has maintained her weight around this level
and is obviously delighted with the outcome. She can now do all the things
she never used to be able to do and her exercise tolerance is much better.
She and her husband are delighted with the outcome.
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Case No: 5
Dawn is 33 year old lady who has had trouble with her weight for much of her
life and who was starting to develop the complications of being so overweight.
Eventually she decided she needed surgical help with her weight and opted
for a vertical banded gastroplasty. She underwent surgery in September of
last year and since that time has lost around 9 stones in weight. She is
restricted in what she can eat, but her life is so much better now. She has
so much more energy and is able to do much more than previously. She is delighted
with the outcome and is continuing to lose weight nearly one year later.
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