BEFORE & AFTER GALLERY

Greg R

Procedure: Gastric Sleeve

In my mid 20s I started gaining weight. By time I hit 35 I had gone from 185 to 250. I started working out and eating right and lost most of the weight. Then I got comfortable again and put all of it back on plus some. I hit 280 and decided to start looking for a permanent solution. Lots of my friends and Co workers have had the sleeve so I started looking into it. I decided that I wanted the sleeve and called DFW. The ladies in the office were great to work with. I needed to fast track the process in order to assure time off work before busy season started. The staff at DFW worked with me to make that happen.

My starting weight was around 290lbs and 15 weeks later I am at 210. The pain of surgery for me was not that bad. I was back to work in 2 weeks but felt like I could have went back after 1 week. The hardest part for me was the pre op and post op diet but with the wonderful support group (who are now considered my extended family) that comes with DFW I made it through. I would encourage anyone thinking of getting this done to do your research, talk to your loved ones, and then go for it! I only regret not doing it sooner. I’m loving my new life off of the couch.