Why I decided to have WLS Surgery: Before & After VSG with Khaleesi Sleeved Simple... to save my life! My name is Jaclyn, and I am a 37-year-old single mother who has been obese since I was about 10 years old. No matter what I did, however many fad diets
Vertical Sleeve - Does Bougie Size Matter? The Vertical Sleeve Surgery Calibration Tube The calibration tube is made out of soft and flexible silicone with the capacity for internal aspiration. This serves to aspirate the stomach during vertical sleeve surgery. It is inserted through the mouth once the patient has
Celebrating Rhonda's VSG Journey! I have been overweight my entire life. I grew up being called "Thunder Thighs" by my brother, who was a body builder. Even at around 140 lbs when I graduated high school, I was teased about being fat. I did diets over the years, even twice
Congratulations to Jane H. (OH Username: janielynne) from Illinois for being the ObesityHelp Conference Super Early Bird Winner! Jane won the FREE 3-night stay at the Embassy Suites Raleigh-Durham during the ObesityHelp 2015 National Conference! "What a wonderful surprise! Thank you for this wonderful news. This has put a BIG smile on my
A Before and After Celebration: Featuring Jillian C. OH Username: JLB15 Weight loss: 105 pounds Surgery type: VSG Surgeon: Michael Potter, MD Fat, Fat, Fat, that's what I've been all my life. At 26 years old, I was sick and tired of it. I couldn't move around easy, couldn't go
Last month I attended my local Medical Society’s meeting in Denver. The title of the meeting was, “The New Insurance Exchange—What Physicians Need to Know.” Representatives from Connect for Health Colorado, the CO Division of Insurance, and Denver Public Health were on the panel to help explain how the insurance
