Weight Loss Surgery Directory

Daryl D.
Millington, TN, USA
Post Op - BMI: 25.8
Surgery Type: RNY
Member ID: Davidson932200243
Web Site: http://darylgdav.tripod.com
Surgeon: George S. M. Cowan, Jr. M.D.


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WLS Nov 1998, one year later I have lost 177 pounds, my waist has gone from 62" down to 40", my cholesterol number has gone from 488 before surgery to 131 now, before surgery I was an out of control diabetic taking maximum dosages of medication to try to control my blood sugar levels but now I pass the glucose tolerance test and take no diabetic medication: I am cured of diabetes, my hypertension is now control with a single medication, low back and other joint pain is gone, and among many other things I am now more socially accepted by family - friends - and even strangers!

Please visit my web site where you can find lots of information for the pre-op as well as the post-op WLS patient. When you get to my web site scroll down to the "Table of Contents" and just scan over all the topics I have to offer. If you are looking for something that I do not have, just drop me an email and I will try to help you find what you are looking for.

I weigh 180 pounds and have lost 182 pounds, I am now less than half of what I was before surgery.

Weight Loss Sugery is a good thing!

Thank You for taking the time to visit.

Photos

362 pounds
Before

185 pounds
This photo is 1 year after surgery- I am at my Goal Weight




Weight History
    Before Surgery362
    6 months after surgery235.3
Surgeon Info:
Surgeon: George S. M. Cowan, Jr. M.D.
George Cowan, Jr., M.D. Dr. Cowan is a Memphis bariatric surgeon and was recently President of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity. This federation consist of no less than 14 national and regional obesity surgery societies worldwide. Dr. Cowan is a professor of surgery at the University of Tennessee in Memphis. He serves as the director of the of the University of Tennessee Medical Group Obesity Wellness Center. Dr. Cowan is a member of the Board of the American College of Nutrition and is co-editor-in-chief of the international journal, Obesity Surgery. He is also the immediate past-president of the Memphis Surgical Society.
Insurer Info:
Blue Cross / Blue Shield PPO, Metro Care
Letter from doctor with all information mailed by doctor on Aug 3, 1998 - Approval Letter from Insurance Company dated Sept 3rd only 30 days later.