Archive for April, 2010

Successful patients follow St. Joseph’s Center for Weight Management’s guidelines in keeping follow-up appointments with their surgeon and team. Your team will want to see you at least one week after discharge, six weeks post-operative, at three months, and then annually. St. Joseph’s Center for Weight Management wants success for all patients. Getting to your [...]

Barbara Thompson battled a weight problem from the day she was born. When she finally admitted to herself in her late twenties that her “baby fat” was turning into a serious problem, she began dieting earnestly, only to diet her way to morbid obesity. When her weight reached 264 pounds, and a herniated disk in her [...]

“I no longer feel invisible. People now see the person I always knew was inside. I have my life back. I am more confident and stronger physically and mentally. My husband tells me the girl he married is back!” – Linda (left) — 4 years since surgery “Success to me means being more comfortable in my body, [...]

The primary concern of overweight and obesity is one of health and not appearance. PREMATURE DEATH An estimated 300,000 deaths per year may be attributable to obesity. The risk of death rises with increasing weight. Even moderate weight excess (10 to 20 pounds for a person of average height) increases the risk of death, particularly among adults aged 30 [...]