by rmap nurse | Mar 29, 2017 | DUODENAL SWITCH (DS), INSPIRATION, PATIENT STORIES
I wasn’t always overweight. As a kid, I was active and participated in sports. When our family moved back to the U.S., the weight started to creep on slowly. I kept telling myself that I wasn’t fat and that eventually I would lose weight. Fast forward to...
by rmap nurse | Mar 22, 2017 | INSPIRATION, SUPPORT GROUP
Success vs Struggle After Weight Loss Surgery “Bariatric surgery is a big decision. Unfortunately, many people who have surgery end up regaining some or most of the weight they lose. In this video, I explain one simple thing that helps patients to be...
by rmap nurse | Mar 20, 2017 | INSPIRATION
Springtime is finally here! Get out of the house and go for a walk, jog, run or play some basketball, tennis or any kind of sport. Enjoy the nice warm weather by moving around outside. Do some spring cleaning, fly a kite, walk the dog; just get moving. Physical...
by rmap nurse | Mar 14, 2017 | INSPIRATION, PATIENT STORIES, SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY
My name is Candace McBride, and I have been overweight most of my life. But at the age of 25 I was tipping the scales at 417 pounds. I could literally feel my body shutting down slowly. That is when I decided to change my life for the better. I put my...
by rmap nurse | Mar 8, 2017 | GASTRIC BYPASS, INSPIRATION, PATIENT STORIES
I have always been overweight, from the day of my birth I was a fat kid. Never really thought much about it. It never bothered me that I was fat. I had learned over the years to use it to my advantage at work and while participating in athletics. I was raised with a...
by rmap nurse | Feb 14, 2017 | GASTRIC BYPASS, INSPIRATION, PATIENT STORIES
I had my Gastric Bypass surgery on October 21, 1994. In 19998 I had a two-page article written in Rocky Mountain Associated Physician (RMAP) letter, New “YOU” News. I am now 18 years older, but have maintained my weight and am more active than I was back then! The...
