I have been overweight all my life. I have tried everything from Jenny
Craig, to low carbohydrates, grapefruit diet, Trim Away home delivered,
etc. etc. nothing worked. In final desperation after fracturing my ankle
and not being able to manage the crutches at 135Kgms I spoke to my GP
and he referred me to Leon. I also had type 2 Diabetes, High Blood
Pressure and Sleep Apnoea.
I had the bilio-pancreatic bypass 14 months ago.
For the first couple of months after I had the surgery I felt like
‘death warmed up’. I was pretty nauseated most of the time and I had a
post-op wound infection and had antibiotics which did not help the
nausea; I wondered if I should have done it! By about 3 months I was
reaping the benefits of my decision, because the hot weather had arrived
and I had a lot more energy. When I got down from a size 26 to a 20 I
felt positively ‘skinny’.
I have now lost around 60 Kgms. And I am a size 12-14. I am now free of
Diabetes, High Blood Pressure and Sleep Apnoea. It is wonderful to have
the energy to get around and do things and to live an active life I
would never have even dreamed of. The best part of all is that I know
that I will never put it on again. I recently had a ‘tummy tuck’ which
has left me flat in the front, something I have never ever been in my
whole life! What can I say? Miracles do happen!!
A friend of mine was asked recently, “Is that Jenny Simons over there?”
and she replied, “No, it’s half Jenny Simons!” What a wonderful way to
be joked about!!! I can’t thank Leon and the team at Mercy Bariatrics
enough. What has happened has changed my life in so many ways, and made
my life so much more enjoyable.
