Our patients will likely tell you the same story — we have helped change their lives. Weight loss is very personal for everyone, and we make sure we tailor your experience to your goals, expectations and lifestyle. While surgery is a key part of each of our patients’ journey to their healthy weight, each of them realizes they are making changes that often go far beyond just weight loss. Let them tell you themselves.
“I struggled with obesity most of my life. I became a high school athlete, and I did lose some weight and got in shape. But then once I went away to college, I gained the freshman 15 and struggled with my weight from my early 20s to my late 30s.”
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Art Gonsalves, a 58-year-old financial advisor from East Setauket, worked on Wall Street in his 20s and 30s as a regional salesperson. “I was constantly entertaining, wining and dining, eating rich foods and having a grand old time.”
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Samantha met with the team and recalls that the Medical Director of the Center spoke to her and put his hand on her shoulder and said, ‘Don’t worry. We’re going to help you.’ This gave Samantha a lot of confidence that they were going to help her change her life.
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“I’ve been on and off diets my whole life. I was bullied my whole life due to being overweight. This was the best thing I ever did for myself,” she said. “I’m 68 and I’m living my best life now. I was about 325 pounds. Now I’m between 175 and 180.”
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I suffered with obesity for more than 20 years. My kids were getting older and I realized it was time for me to get my own life since I had lived my life for them for the last 20 years.
The gastric sleeve surgery changed my life in so many ways. I’m a different person. I’m more confident walking into a room. I’m more open to making new friends and new relationships. People look at you differently when you’re morbidly obese. They treat you differently.
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When Russell Brown was admitted to Mather Hospital in 2015 with an infection in his foot and his sugars spiraling, he knew it was time for a change. “I had tried dieting. I’ve dieted and lost a hundred pounds and gained it right back,” said Mr. Brown. After developing diabetes at 30 years old, he decided it was time for a more permanent solution to keep the weight off and his sugars under control. Mr. Brown was then introduced to the director of Mather Hospital’s Center of Excellence in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery™.
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