Why I Decided to Have WLS We don’t often get the chance to impact a large group of people, but here goes nothing. I grew up in a Mexican-American household. Although my name is Angela I was most often called “gorda” or “fea,” which translates into “fat girl” or “ugly
Why I Decided to Have WLS I was very thin, I was a size 0 in my senior year of high school. However, when I went to college, I gained almost 100 pounds in a year after being placed on a series of medications. Once I was married, in 2001,
Why I Decided to Have WLS As a child, I remember always being made fun of because of my weight. At the young age of 5 years old, I weighed an outstanding 97 pounds and things only got worse as the years went by. Food was a coping mechanism for
Why I Decided to Have WLS My struggle with weight started after the birth of my second child in 1994 at the age of 23. I had not had an issue with weight in the past and I felt like something was off. I remember going to my primary doctor
Why I Decided to Have WLS I decided one day, I could not live the habits and life that I was living as it was slowly killing me inside. I woke up one day and decided I did not want to feel fat anymore nor did I want to continue
Why I Decided to Have WLS The Journey of Reinventing Kellie started in August 2015 when I walked into the Bailey Medical Center in Owasso, OK weighing 351 pounds. I first learned about VSG years ago when my husband's cousin, a GP Doctor, had the surgery. Several of my friends
Why I Decided to Have WLS It seems like just yesterday when I got married and started a family. My life was great. I had a nice house, a new car, a successful business and a social life. Who can ask for anything more, I was living the American dream,
Why I Decided to Have WLS I’ve struggled with my weight since 2nd grade. I remember my teacher looking at me and saying “you’re gonna pop out of them clothes.” From then on, my parents tried hard to help me lose weight. Back in the early 90’s, low-fat diets were
Why I Decided to Have WLS I have always struggled with my weight. As almost anyone that has struggled with their weight will tell you, there are many different reasons/circumstances/excuses that overweight people use. The first is hereditary, then environment, then age, etc. and etc. My struggles started in the
Why I Decided To Have WLS Hi, everyone I am 64 years old and an obesity surgeon. In addition, I'm a Sleeve Gastrectomy post-op since 2012. I want to share my Sleeve Gastrectomy experience with you. Being an obesity surgeon, I was not afraid of the surgery or its potential
