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Recent Success Stories
Virginia Holochwost
Virginia “Ginny” Holochwost was living a life of debilitating pain from rheumatoid arthritis, which required her to walk with the help of a walker since she was 18 years old. Her disease contributed to weight gain which further exacerbated her symptoms ~ so that by the time she decided to get bariatric surgery in January 2010, Ginny weighed 260 pounds and was in constant pain.
Two years...
One Patient’s Story
By day, she’s a staff writer for a disaster relief and development organization. But there is a lot more to Nikki Massie than that!
Perhaps most interestingly for physicians who work with bariatric patients, she is the creator of Bariatric Foodie. This lavishly photographed blog is a great source of information for post-bariatric patients and includes innovative, delicious recipes,...
Patients Reunite to Celebrate Losses
Marcelette Jacquet was among the more than 150 former bariatric patients who returned to Saint Agnes Hospital last month to celebrate life and the strides they made following bariatric surgery.
Jacquet reunited with Dr. Kuldeep Singh, who performed her gastric bypass in April 2009. During that important time, Jacquet found Dr. Singh to be friendly and informative, and able to explain a...
Walking the Walk
Karen was a 38-year-old facing double knee replacement surgery and a complete hysterectomy if she failed to lose a significant amount of weight. After unsuccessfully trying seemingly all of the diets, pills and supplements on the market, her orthopedist referred the 5’1”, 260-pound woman to Dr. Kuldeep Singh and she immediately trusted him.
After meetings with therapists and dieticians and...
Joseph’s Story
Five years after surgery, Joseph remembers his life vividly.
“I was miserable,” recalls the 47-year-old. “I was really heavy and had a lot of health problems. My primary doctor told me if I wanted to live, I had to do something about the weight.”
He was nearly 380 pounds, needed a knee replacement but was told he was too young, had high blood pressure and needed a machine to help him...
A Life Back on Track
Patricia has battled with her weight her entire life, just like the rest of her family. She tried “every diet known to mankind,” and successfully lost some weight before being diagnosed with diabetes at 25 years old.
After taking high doses of insulin for eight months, she had gained 100 pounds. After two lost pregnancies, food was her only comfort, in the form of sugars, starches and...
Kristin Jezierski & Kristy Frashure
Kristin Jezierski wanted only one thing for her 30th birthday – bariatric surgery and an end to the weight gain which had sidelined her from life. Four years ago, in February 2008, Kristin got her birthday wish with lap band surgery from Dr. Kuldeep Singh at the Saint Agnes Bariatric Center of Excellence.
At age 33, Kristin has now lost more than 130 pounds since her surgery, and her only...
