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Jim R.’s Duodenal Switch Story

Last June 2019, after my daughter passed away in January 2019, I made a decision to start losing weight as I weighed 410 pounds.

To keep things short, we are now parents to my daughters 2-year-old, and I knew I need to live longer. I pressed on as Dr. Bishoff, my cancer doctor (Director of Urology at IMC) said I had to get the weight off, so go see Rocky Mountain Associated Physicians (RMAP), along with my Primary Care Physician, Dr. Sparks, who monitored me and helped me set goals. Dr. Rodrick McKinlay and his team delivered on November 18, 2019 my Duodenal Switch (DS)!

I weighed at home today at 202 pounds. I went from 54 size pants to a loose 38 and soon to be 34. Never in a million years…Wow! I’m eating better and due to being 65 years old, it’s taking me longer to gain my strength. But my diabetes is gone, high blood pressure gone, cholesterol gone, sleep apnea gone, kidney and bladder issues gone. I’m so blessed as so many are counting on me.

The staff and RMAP and Dr. McKinlay are all my heroes! Thank you for all you do! Greatest program ever and essential. Dr. McKinlay is the greatest ever. He saved my life. You all saved my life.

— Jim R.
Surgeon: Dr. Rodrick McKinlay
Surgery Date: 11/18/19
TWL: 208 (so far)

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Katelyn J.’s Duodenal Switch Story

Jan 15 By rmap nurse

Hello, my name is Katelyn Jackson and this is my story on why I chose to have the Duodenal Switch surgery. At 13 I was diagnosed with a Hypothyroid. I was the biggest kid in my grade and was wearing adult clothing. My weight kept going up the older I got and due to being bullied my depression kicked in and I turned to food for help.

By 16 I was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. Only way we found out about this is due to having a cyst burst and being in the ER in a large amount of pain. This also caused me to gain weight that I couldn’t control even working out. My senior year of high school I was ahead in everything and planned to graduate mid-year until I was told I had a mass growing inside me that looked cancerous. I was pulled out of school for 4 months. When they went in they found 2 masses. One was smaller but it was inside the large cyst that ended up being 8 pounds. They took my right ovary and fallopian tube. They wanted to do a hysterectomy but I was only 18 and wanted kids and not go through menopause so young. They did warn me that my chances of having children were slim due to removing my ovary.

By the time I graduated in 2015 I was over 300 pounds. I was depressed and always settled for what I got due to feeling like I would never have better. I finally sat my parents down when I was 19 and told them if something didn’t change with my weight, I was going to die. I could feel my body was giving up and my heart always hurt.

I started talking to my mom’s friend who had the same surgery and she was a great influence. So, I started going to classes and all the seminars so I could have the surgery as soon as possible. Seventeen days before my 21^st birthday, I had weight loss surgery. It was the most emotional and crazy thing I have ever done. I weighed in the day of surgery at 345 pounds. The surgery went fast and recovery was hard. I wanted everything I couldn’t have, but I stayed strong.

By the end of my first year, I lost 100 pounds. I am now 2 years out and weigh 155. The smallest I’ve ever been since elementary. Within this last year I had fallen into some bad eating habits again due to my grandmother being ill. She encouraged me to go back to my diet because she was so happy to see me bettering my life.

Come February, 2019, I was really sick so I decided to take a pregnancy test. I didn’t think it would be positive but it was. I was pregnant with my beautiful baby girl. Little did I know that weight loss surgery makes you more fertile. This was the last thing I told my grandma due to her passing the day after. I’m happy that she was able to experience me changing my life and finding out I was going to be a mom after being told it would never happen due to PCOS and weight.

If it wasn’t for Dr. Steven Simper and my mom’s friend, I wouldn’t be the person I am today. So, thank you Rocky Mountain Associated Physicians. You saved my life and made me a mom.

–Katelyn J.
Surgeon: Dr. Steven C. Simper
Surgery Date: 12/01/2017
SW: 345 lbs.
CW: 155 lbs.
TWL: 190

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801-268-3800
1160 East 3900 South, Suite 4100
SLC, UT 84124

Sandra T.’s Duodenal Switch Story

Jan 8 By rmap nurse

I had Duodenal Switch (DS) surgery on 12/21/18, and lost a total of 160 pounds. I had health problems for two months after surgery, which included pulmonary embolism in March with a huge infection caused by a bacterium called Serratia marcescens.

Yes, I am alive and healthy. Thank you, God, and to all the amazing doctors who took care of me. I learned to respect my body, nurture it with only what I need. Also, I learned how to love myself again, and every pound lost was a big celebration. If you ask me was it worth it? OH YESSSS!

Never give up, never regret, and you will succeed!

–Sandra T.
Surgeon: Dr. Rodrick D. McKinlay
Surgery Date: 12/21/18
TWL: 160 lbs.

Michelle B.’s Gastric Bypass Story

Oct 30 By rmap nurse

My name is Michelle Batchelor. I’m 35 years old and I have battled with being overweight since I was in high school. So for almost 20 years. I was on monitored diets all throughout high school because my doctors said I was obese and that I needed to be placed on a strict diet.

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I played sports during this time and joined two softball teams to get more exercise. That helped, but it was a lot of work. After high school there was college, and I played softball there too, but was beginning to gain weight because I wasn’t on two teams working out two times a day, sometimes three. So I joined a fitness class in college and a nutrition class in hopes that could teach me the right way to not be overweight. That was still a tough battle and I took a lot of weight loss pills to help.

After college, I wasn’t playing any sports and I quickly gained a ton of weight. I tried eating healthy, trying portion control, but I was ALWAYS hungry. I was embarrassed as I was always the last to finish eating and could eat more than most. I sought medical help when I was in my 20’s since I was already 100 pounds overweight, and I didn’t want to be overweight anymore. They started me on phentermine and I started to lose weight. I was so excited! Then I was told I couldn’t take it anymore for medical reasons, so I stopped taking it. I took B12 shots, hydroxy cut, as well as other diet pills, but had no success. I gained everything and some back.

I put thousands of dollars into Herbalife which helped for about a year, but my body gained tolerance to it and it stopped working. I felt helpless, unhappy, and like a failure. I didn’t know what was wrong with me. I was embarrassed. I was told all you have to do is eat less and only healthy meals. But it was never that easy for me. I didn’t like that I didn’t fit on roller coasters. I was the person that people didn’t want to sit by on the airplane because I took up my space plus more. It made me not want to travel. I envied people that were cold because I was always hot. I never like clothes shopping because I would discover I went up a size or two, and I’d put the clothes back refusing to buy them until I was forced to.

Then, a friend of mine told me about her husband’s success with bariatric surgery. At first I was scared because I had looked into this year’s back and ran because it scared me. I was inspired to look into it because of my friend’s husband’s success and passion behind his new life. I thought to myself, “What could it hurt? I can do the classes and worst case, I learn more about it and choose not to do it.” That wasn’t the case. I learned more about it and thought it was still scary, but the benefits of the surgery outweighed the fears and enabled me to be able to make a healthier life changing decision.

I committed to doing the Gastric Bypass Roux-en-Y on May 30^th, 2019. It was the best decision I could have ever made for myself because I do have my life back again. I can keep up with my niece and nephew again. I go hiking, camping, and I’m more confident and happy because I feel and look healthier. I’m challenging myself to new things and completed my first ever 5K in a terrain race. I made it to the end winning a medal! I am committed to my new lifestyle and motivated to be a better healthier version of me.

The journey has been one of the hardest experiences but one of the most memorable and amazing experience I’ve ever had. I have no regrets and I wouldn’t change my mind on my new life. Before this surgery, I committed to myself that if I do this, there’s no going back. I will commit 100% or not at all. Though I was challenged, I stayed strong and honest to myself. Because of that I’m now around five months post-op and I’ve lost 88 pounds! When I started I was 283 pounds and I’m now 195 pounds. I still have more to lose to reach my goal weight of 145, but I will get there and I will success because there is no other option!

I have been given a tool that won’t fail unless I fail myself and that WILL NOT HAPPEN! I will success for myself because I deserve that! I deserve to be the best version of me and no one will do that for me except me. I can’t say enough how grateful I am for the opportunity I have been given, and for Rocky Mountain Associated Physicians (RMAP) for making it happen and preparing me for success. Now, it’s up to me. I won’t let myself or my surgeon down.

–Michelle B.
Surgeon: Dr. Steven C. Simper
Surgery Date: 5/30/19
SW: 283
CW: 195
TWL: 88 (so far)

Read more patient stories here.
Interested in learning more about weight loss surgery? Learn more information here .
If you would like to share your weight loss surgery story with others and on Rocky Mountain Associated Physicians (RMAP) other social media outlets, contact Jessica at Jessica@rmapinc.com.

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Rocky Mountain Associated Physicians
801-268-3800
1160 East 3900 South, Suite 4100
SLC, UT 84124

Danielle W.’s Duodenal Switch Story

Oct 23 By rmap nurse

Well my story begins on September 17, 2018, with Dr. Rodrick McKinlay when he helped me with the best surgery of my life. I had the Duodenal Switch surgery.

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I have been a cardiac patient since birth and my weight was getting very out of control. I couldn’t do very much to take care of it. But this surgery was the best thing I did in my life. It has made my health a lot better in the long run.

Thank you to Dr. McKinlay and the staff of Rocky Mountain Associated Physicians (RMAP). The progress is hard but so worth it! The pictures don’t do the progress justice. Just know if you are thinking about doing this surgery, don’t question it. Just make the risky jump to better your life. Again, thank you Dr. McKinlay and staff.

–Danielle W.
Surgeon: Dr. Rodrick D. McKinlay
Surgery Date: September 17, 2018

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801-268-3800
1160 East 3900 South, Suite 4100
SLC, UT 84124

Finding Support and Being Aware

Oct 2 By rmap nurse

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Weight loss surgery not only transforms the physical body but also the emotional, social, and spiritual elements of an individual. There won’t be a single area of your life that goes untouched from the many changes that occur after weight loss surgery. You will be experiencing many emotional changes and feelings. For some patients, it can be a very difficult time. It can be strange to look in the mirror and realize that you are suddenly thinner, or seeing your clothes hanging differently on your body. It’s a time of transformation. You will be making decisions and become aware of what works and what doesn’t as you transition to a healthier lifestyle.

Losing weight and becoming healthier sounds ideal and wonderful, however, along with the fact of change, even when good, it can present obstacles and barriers of its own that must be overcome. Even with all of these positive changes, you may feel overwhelmed, alone, guilty, or just sad. Most surgery patients find that they have to redefine how they look at and feel about the world and themselves. The world may also look and treat you differently than you are used to.

After surgery, you will have the same life experiences, some joys but also same stressors that you held prior to surgery. In some ways, with your transitioning body, you will become a different person. Be positive. Co-morbidities will start resolving and you find that you want to do more. You will have more energy to deal with life challenges. New interests are apt to develop. You may find that you are attracted to doing things that in the past held no interest for you at all.

Sometimes we think that if only we were thin our problems will be solved, or we won’t have any problems. Yet, to our surprise, the weight is coming off, and the problems are still there. Weight loss may even present new issues.

Relationships with friends and family members may have to transition to new levels of understanding and areas of common interest. Increased intimacy with spouses is a common report among patients. However, the divorce rate among weight loss surgery patients is a cause for concern. If you are experiencing marital or relationship difficulties, consider seeking professional counseling. It is important to keep core beliefs and values in sight as the body makes the transition to health. Avoid important life altering decisions during the first eighteen months after surgery. Use this time to build new skills and implement practices that support and transition you to a lifestyle of health.

There will surely be relationship changes with spouses, family, friends, co-workers, and relatives. As you are getting out and doing more it might possibly be harder on them. It may even be their issue, but remember they are also dealing with these changes. It is possible that you may feel guilty over losing weight, when there are other people close to you who are still struggling with being overweight.

Weight loss and improved health is positive change. Success changes lives, circumstances and relationships. Reactions to an individual’s weight loss and change may vary. Keep in mind you cannot control the reactions of others. Some people may not know how to approach you anymore. Others may be jealous or envious and you may have to decide if you want to continue the relationship. These are normal reactions to major changes. Talk with people you are closest to and let them encourage you. Much is changing in your world. There will be people that don’t acknowledge your weight loss and others who seem to go on about it forever. Notice your responses to others and find positive ways to interact with them.

Clothing presents new opportunities of awareness. Dressing yourself will help you to acknowledge you weight loss success. Try new colors, cuts, and lengths. Realize that your style choices may change as your weight drops. Purchasing inexpensive clothing provides you with the opportunity to change your style and preferences as your weight and clothing size drops lower.

If you find that you have problems resolving situations in your life and your emotional state seems to be deteriorating, please seek some help. Professional counseling for just a short time has proven to be very helpful. We here at Rocky Mountain Associated Physicians are a great resource for referrals.

Communication and understanding with family and friends about side effects, health status, and emotional changes is imperative to help them alleviate fears and concerns about your well-being. Let your spouse, family, and friends support you. They may undergo a grieving process for the old lifestyle and patterns of food they were accustomed to. Spend time with them and develop new ways of interacting and socializing with each other.

Including your loved ones with your surgery can help both you and them long-term; the risks and the benefits. Discuss the nutritional changes that you will be implementing in your home and the roles they will play in your weight loss process. Invite your supporters to attend the informational classes, doctor appointments, and seminars. Having a support system will help you prepare both mentally and physically for changes, and for long-term success.

Attending support groups and classes are a great way to interact with others who have undergone weight loss surgery. Support groups and classes provide interaction and support with other patients. In these meetings the sharing of personal experiences helps provide support both emotionally and physically. Support group and education will help you ensure your long-term success.

The surgeons at Rocky Mountain Associated Physicians require that all patients invest real dollars into an educational program. Utilize your program, websites, classes and support groups to continually assist and remind you of the lifestyle of health that is essential for your success.

Here are some other ideas you could try to help find support:

Find a good listener, not necessarily an adviser, but someone who can listen and understand—maybe a spouse, a friend, a parent, a sibling, or someone who has been through the same experience.
Attend support group meetings in your area, or participate in our online support group on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/RMAPsupportgroup/.
Call your nearest support group leader; they are delighted to listen to you.
Practice enjoying compliments; don’t let yourself make excuses or reasons to not accept a compliment. Just say “Thank You” when a compliment is given.
Do something for a special person. Write a note, send a card or call a long lost friend. It will add a lot to your day. This will help you not to be so concerned about yourself.
Surround yourself with emotionally healthy people and become one yourself.
Exercise reduces depression and anxiety. It increases feelings of well-being by causing the body to produce more endorphins. It improves ones ability to handle stress, and improves self-image.

Change, even when positive, causes stress and may present obstacles that you need to overcome.

Discouraging thoughts are common to have after weight loss surgery. Some commonly reported thoughts are:

“How many times have I lost this much weight before only to regain it?”
“I’m afraid that I’ll stop losing.”
“Is it really going to stay off this time?”
Why do people tell me I look ill?”

Stay out of the trap of negative self-talk. It serves no purpose. Implementing a lifestyle of health in combination with the surgery has put you in the position of success. Celebrate that fact and celebrate yourself.

For more information on RMAP’s support groups, go here.
For more information on RMAP’s seminars, go here.

Find more answers to Frequently Answered Questions here.

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801-268-3800
1160 East 3900 South, Suite 4100
SLC, UT 84124

Greg W.’s Sleeve Gastrectomy Story

Oct 2 By rmap nurse

My entire adult life I have battled obesity.

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I tried many diets, workout programs, ect. Most of the diets I initially had some success, but I was always defeated by the constant hunger. I finally surrendered and admitted I couldn’t do it by myself.

November 2018, I was 344 pounds and on my way to being disabled because I was so overweight and everything just hurt all the time. In February 2019 I had the Sleeve Gastrectomy surgery. This has been life changing for me. At this time, September 2019, I am down to 215 pounds. This surgery, along with proper diet and exercise, has forever changed my life.

–Greg W.
Surgeon: Dr. Nicholas J. Paulk
Surgery Date: February 5, 2019
HW: 344
CW: 215
TWL: 129 (so far)

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801-268-3800
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Christie H.’s Gastric Bypass Story

Jul 22 By rmap nurse

From June 12, 2018 to June 12, 2019—just one year—I lost over 100 pounds after having Gastric Bypass surgery with Dr. Steven Simper of Rocky Mountain Associated Physicians (RMAP). Writing that sentence seems a little unreal to me for a number of reasons. One, because I never thought I’d get to a place where I needed to lose 100 pounds. Two, because steady, consistent weight loss has been such a rare thing in my life. And three, because after just one year, a mere 365 days, I’m a different person physically!

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I haven’t always struggled with my weight. During my childhood, teen years, and early young adult years, I was fit and active. But that all changed with my first pregnancy. I ate like I was eating for two or even maybe three, and not much of the weight came off after my son was born. But, boy, did I try! I ate right, I exercised daily. The weight hardly budged. Children numbers two and three came along, and the saga continued. Gain weight with pregnancy. Work and work and work to lose it. Lose a little. Get pregnant again. Repeat.

Although I only had three children, that didn’t keep my weight from creeping up and up and up. It also didn’t help that other aspects of my health started to crash in my 30’s. My knees hurt. I was tired ALL the time. It seemed like the more I exercised, the more pain and fatigue I dealt with. I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia at that point, but it wasn’t a condition doctors knew much about at the time. I basically pretended I didn’t have it and kept trying and trying and trying to lose weight.

In my 30’s I managed to keep my weight under 200 pounds. Not so much in my 40’s, but it wasn’t for lack of trying. A diagnosis of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) helped to explain my struggle to lose weight, as it is both a fertility and metabolic condition. Unfortunately, the diagnosis didn’t actually lead to weight loss. (Sigh.) I tried diet after diet. I exercised and stayed active. Again, I had small and temporary losses and followed by regain and then some. There were times I wanted to make a t-shirt that said, “I eat right and exercise to look like this.” But who would believe me?

In the two years preceding my surgery, my fibromyalgia flared, and my health worsened. But, ironically, it was the health of loved ones that helped me reach the pivotal moment where I decided to have weight loss surgery. I lost a close friend to cancer, and I watched a family member become almost immobilized with health problems. I looked at my family members and thought, “I share a lot of genetic conditions similar to yours. And I don’t want to be where you are when I’m 70. And I’m heavier now than you were at my age. Something has to change!”

I’m so grateful for the care and treatment I’ve received from RMAP. Surgery went as expected, and although that first week post-surgery was difficult (as predicted), everything else in this first year has gone great! No complications! I give credit for my success to the highly effective post-surgery system and support that RMAP has in place, and for my own preparation—I was VERY ready to try something different and mentally ready for a big change. Thanks, RMAP, for giving me the ability to get back my health!

–Christie H.
Surgeon: Dr. Steven Simper
Surgery Date: June 12, 2018
HW: 272 lbs. (265 officially)
CW: 155 lbs.
TWL: 110

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Interested in learning more about weight loss surgery? Learn more information here.

If you would like to share your weight loss surgery story with others and on Rocky Mountain Associated Physicians (RMAP) other social media outlets, contact Jessica at Jessica@rmapinc.com.

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Rocky Mountain Associated Physicians
801-268-3800
1160 East 3900 South, Suite 4100
SLC, UT 84124

Shelly F.’s Duodenal Switch Story

Feb 6 By rmap nurse

I had Duodenal Switch surgery on August 21, 2016 with Dr. Steven C. Simper, so I’m 2½ years out with a surgery starting weight of 275 and a goal weight of 150. My highest weight was 297. Although as a small child I was tiny. At about age 8 I began to get a little pudgy. I was referred to by my grandmother as her baby elephant and I was teased by kids at school for being fat. My mother took me to a pediatrician, and he prescribed my first diet; Atkins. The next diet was macrobiotic at about age 10. Then the parade of fads began.

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By the time I was 15 I really wanted to be skinny because it was obvious even then how discriminatory life was with regard to individual weight. People were always telling me I had a beautiful face and I knew the thought that was left unsaid; if only my body matched. I went to weight watchers for the first time and lost 25 pounds and got down to 120. That’s the lowest adult weight that I’ve ever achieved, and I was 18 at the time. This weight loss gradually dissipated as I married at 19, had a baby at ages 23 and 26. My mother constantly made comments and gave me diet ideas. She felt every health issue I had was weight related and even told me I was going to die, and she didn’t want to be raising my children. I yo-yo’d in my weight throughout my 20’s and 30’s and then had a third child, my own business and a series of unfortunate events in my life.

I continue to yo-yo in my weight through my two divorces, a third marriage and into my 50’s. My health was beginning to show signs of serious co-morbidities. I had developed asthma, high blood pressure, pre-diabetic blood sugar levels, knee pain and injuries, a herniated disc in my back, ankle pain and injuries. I needed oxygen at night and I didn’t sleep well because my hips and back hurt all the time. Of course, all those things came with a list of prescription medications for various symptomatic relief. I could only get up a few steps before having to stop and catch my breath, and we lived in a three story townhouse at the time. My pulmonologist told me that although losing weight would alleviate the need for night time oxygen, my chances of losing weight and keeping it off were less than that of an alcoholic getting sober and staying sober.

Socially and professionally I was finding myself being passed over for promotions and positions, not included in gathers and special projects, not respected for my knowledge and professional experience. My son went to a private school and I wasn’t like the other moms. I was fat. The promotions and projects at work were going to the young and the attractive, with little or no experience and no education. I needed to make some hard decisions. I couldn’t do anything about aging, but I could get healthy and change my lifestyle.

I wanted to live a long time. My father had just died from an abdominal aneurysm at 71 and my mother had died previously from ovarian cancer at 62. I didn’t want to continue a pattern of unhealthy living that would lead me to an early death. I knew from what I had read that bariatric surgery was not an easy way out, but it was a permanent commitment to a lifestyle change, and the harshest reality is that it’s a solo journey. I didn’t want to diet anymore. I was done. I knew this was the path I needed to go down. Up until the moment I checked into the hospital for surgery, I wasn’t sure I’d go through with it though. I was petrified of the possible complications and very few people on the outside had positive things to say about the procedures available. All I heard were stories of failure. I was determined to be a success story.

It was scarier than I thought. But that’s okay. It was an amazing experience and it was effective. I reached my goal weight in less than a year, losing 120 pounds, and maintained it for 18 months prior to getting follow up plastic surgeries. My husband was the greatest support that anyone could ever hope to have. If it were not for him, I may not have persevered. He helped me through the emotional and physical trials. He most recently has supported me through skin removal surgery and other body modifications to put my parts back where nature intended.

My health is so much improved it’s truly a miracle to me. I stopped using oxygen immediately after surgery, and the only RX I take now is for mild emotional support. I am seeing a marked difference in how I’m treated at work, and in many social and public settings. I’ve also become something of an Oracle for women at work. Two friends in the office have had a bariatric procedure since mine, and one of their husbands also did it. I feel my results and openness about what I’ve done helped them make a positive choice for change in their lives.

The biggest change is on the inside. I am now able to say I’m comfortable in my skin. I’ve successfully manifested myself from the inside out.

–Shelly F.
Surgery Date: August 21, 2016
HW: 297
SW: 275
CW: 150
TWL: 125

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801-268-3800
1160 East 3900 South, Suite 4100
SLC, UT 84124

New Beginnings Ball 2019

Jan 23 By rmap nurse

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Rocky Mountain Associated Physicians‘ New Beginnings Ball will be held on Saturday, April 13th. Join us for an evening of socializing, dinner, dancing, and FUN! We invite all RMAP patients and adult supporters to join in this exciting event at The Gathering Place at Gardner Village.

Social Hour will be held from 5:30-7:00 PM. Dinner will be served at 7:00 PM and will be served buffet style with the choice of food listed below:

Coming Soon!

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Join us for the After Party! Dancing and socializing with a professional DJ to keep the night going!

This is your night! Dress is “Celebratory Wear!”
Wear what you feel most comfortable and confident in to celebrate your journey!

Book a room at the Crystal Inn Midvalley who we work with for our out of state patients. They will give all our patients a discounted room. You can call (801) 685-9300, and just say you are with the Rocky Mountain Associated Physicians group. Their address is 818 E Winchester St, Murray UT 84107.

*Event is for Adults Only*
*Ticket price is per person*

To purchase tickets, go here >> https://www.eventbrite.com/e/new-beginnings-ball-2019-tickets-55280168472

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801-268-3800
1160 East 3900 South, Suite 4100
SLC, UT 84124

Jim R.’s Duodenal Switch Story

Katelyn J.’s Duodenal Switch Story

Sandra T.’s Duodenal Switch Story

Michelle B.’s Gastric Bypass Story

Danielle W.’s Duodenal Switch Story

Finding Support and Being Aware

Greg W.’s Sleeve Gastrectomy Story

Christie H.’s Gastric Bypass Story

Shelly F.’s Duodenal Switch Story

New Beginnings Ball 2019

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