Amy Jo Johnson
UPDATED ON 9-15-09:
Hello, my name is Amy Jo. I am from Dalton, Georgia. I was banded in 2003. I lost 44 - 62 pounds. I had my band removed December 2007, due to large hernia and tear in my esophagus. I was very sick after having the Lap band removed. I was diagnosed with GERD, Reflux, Barrett's Esophagus and Gastroparsis ( slowing of food from stomach) and regained 70 pounds. I am also a diabetic and was on an insulin pump. Dr. John Sweeney at Emory Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia was my surgeon! He is awesome, great bedside manner and a cutie! LOL! He performed my RNY on December 22ND 2008! My insurance paid 100 percent!. I am very blessed. I have a wonderful husband for the past 24 years! Two beautiful daughters and a very special son-on-law, who was deployed to Iraq, July this year (09). I love to travel, camp, read, shop and be with family and friends! I am a nurse, homeschooling mom and a college student! I am also an OH Support Group Leader for the group, NWGASG ( Northwest Georgia Support Group). I have an on-line group and getting together a local group here in Dalton, Georgia! As of this writing , I have lost 71.5 pounds and feel great! Health and wellness is my profession and my long term goal!
