Read the stories our patients wrote about their experience and journey through Summa's Bariatric Care Center.
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Lisa Burwell and her husband always wanted children, but her excess weight kept her from getting pregnant. After dieting for nine years with no success, she decided it was time for a different approach... Read More |
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Diana Harper was just 34 years old, but her weight made her feel that life had ended. She longed for a normal, healthy life and the energy to enjoy boating and swimming again. She was afraid weight loss surgery wouldn’t work for her until she discovered the comprehensive program at Summa’s Bariatric Care Center... Read More
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Nicole realized her weight was keeping her from doing what she enjoyed most...playing with her son, Dominic. Nicole also experienced physical problems like knee and back pain, shortness of breath and high blood pressure. It was time to get help. That's when Nicole made an appointment at Summa's Bariatric Care Center. Read More |
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Chuck Gough had never seriously considered weight loss surgery. He thought bariatric surgery was an option reserved for other people – until he attended an informational seminar at Summa Health System. What he learned that day changed his mind about bariatric surgery. Chuck realized that weight loss surgery offered not only a solution for his weight gain and mobility issues, but that the surgery could help him get his diabetes under control. Read More |
