Increasing Weight, Declining Health
Lisa’s hectic lifestyle caught up with her pretty quickly. She picked up nearly 75 pounds of additional weight, and her cholesterol, blood glucose, and liver enzymes were all far outside the healthy range. Her doctor put her on a whole range of medications to try to improve her health with minimal success. Shortly thereafter, Lisa began to struggle with back and neck pain as well as knee problems—all of which she knew were aggravated by her excess weight.
Lisa knew it was time to do something, so she quit smoking and tried numerous diet and nutrition programs. While her efforts helped her lose a little weight, she still couldn’t lose the last 50+ pounds needed in order to get back on the path to good health.
Shifting From Bariatric Surgery to ESG
After numerous unsuccessful attempts to change the course of her declining health, Lisa felt like her only remaining option was to have bariatric surgery. She scheduled a consultation and learned that due to her reflux, her best option would be to undergo a gastric bypass procedure. While she wasn’t thrilled with the idea, Lisa continued down the surgical path—fulfilling all the pre-surgical requirements including numerous appointments, a psychiatric evaluation, lab work, nutrition consult, etc. When Lisa got to her last pre-op appointment, she started to feel really nervous about the finality and drastic nature of what she was about to do. She asked the bariatric surgeon to put her date on hold while she gave it more consideration. Then, Lisa did what all of us do—she turned to Dr. Google for advice.
Somehow, she stumbled upon a link that led her to learn about the Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty (ESG) procedure and came to the True You Weight Loss website. Within a week, Lisa had spoken with Dr. McGowan and the team numerous times and had a procedure date scheduled that would take her from Delaware to Cary, North Carolina. She and her husband felt much better about a non-surgical approach.
By this time, Lisa was feeling full of hope and so relieved that she’d found an option that showed great promise. She and her husband felt much better about a non-surgical approach.
