“Ellen, do I sound like I’m slurring my words?” asked Julia Rush during a phone call with sister, Ellen Atkins of Colombia, MO. “Yes, Julia – you do,” said Atkins. Having a stroke was not ...
"NOTHING CHANGES IF NOTHING CHANGES,” said CVMC gastric bypass patient Jennifer Lane. “You can’t keep doing the same things and expect different results.” By age 25, Jennifer had been struggling ...
It’s been five and a half years since she underwent a surgical weightloss procedure at CVMC, and Cheryl Cook is not only excited about shedding more than 135 pounds, but she is also proud to be maintaining that healthy ...
“I had been clinically obese for 12 years. I was diagnosed with multiple health issues like high cholesterol, diabetes, borderline high blood pressure, severe heartburn, and severe sleep apnea. These issues caused ...
Continuing to Thrive Despite Her Cancer Diagnosis When Barbara Moose (Bobbi) had a chest X-ray in 2017 and heard she had stage IV lung cancer at 78 years old, she was shocked and scared. But her doctor, Deji Okuboye, DO, ...
“I have struggled with my weight my whole life. Due to my weight, I developed problems with my feet and ankles and could not exercise. I knew that I could not lose the weight with dieting alone. My mom had the surgery ...
Julie Cook Receives a Weight Loss Wake Up Call After being overweight for most of her life, Julie Cook, age 46, received a wake-up call following a colonoscopy last year that revealed five precancerous polyps. Considering ...
“The Surgical Weight Management Program at Catawba Valley Medical Center changed my life for the better. Because of my weight, I had bad knee problems, worsening asthma, and rising blood pressure and cholesterol. I used ...
“Today we are a totally different couple! Together, we have lost a total of 288 pounds! The “light-bulb” moment for us came when we do what many parents take for granted and took our children to Carowinds. ...
“I decided to get the surgery because I had a weight problem for most of my life and I had tried everything you can imagine to lose the weight. I eventually developed hypertension and diabetes. I did not want to die ...
At age 34, Danny Yancey weighed in at 350 pounds and was not only frustrated but also unhealthy. He had lost and regained weight more than once in an effort to get his weight under control, mainly to be there for his wife and ...
“I’m a food addict, and my addiction was killing me. I knew I had to do something about it, but nothing worked. I’d always been heavy; I weighed 160 pounds in first grade, and before my surgery, I was taking ...
“Super Morbidly Obese”- the term used to describe Roger Whisnant on the medical record given to him by his family doctor. As weeks passed Roger found himself still haunted by those words and decided to discuss it ...
Although Abby Lutz of Newton, NC had gastric bypass surgery at CVMC a little over nine years ago, the surgery was but one of the tools she credits for the major personal transformation that resulted. Ultimately losing more ...
In 2013, Kellie Kirby was a wife, a mother of two, and had a job she had always enjoyed. But a somewhat rare condition took away the quality of her life, leaving her with a very limited amount of enjoyment in any part of her ...
Surgical Weight Loss Has Opened New Doors After being overweight for most of her life, Sabrina Muncy, 35, decided she was ready to make a drastic lifestyle change and undergo surgical weight loss at Catawba Valley Medical ...