Success Stories
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What Our Patients Say About Us
The positive life changes that are a result of bariatric surgery and medically supervised weight loss can only be described by our patients. Patients get their health back, their freedom back and their lives back. Here are a few of their stories.
Sarah R.
"If you put your mind to it, you will be successful."
Kari H.
"My weight-loss experience gave me the confidence to help others through their own."
Tyler F.
"The good folks at Columbus saved my life."
Corey S.
"This journey not only made me a new man physically but mentally and emotionally as well."
Paul M.
"This weight loss journey has been a life-changing milestone for me.”
Nettie R.
"My kids and grandkids and I go on walks in the evening, and I jog back.”
Leah N.
"I have been able to stop several of my medications, and I just feel healthier.”
Stephen G.
"I love being able to chase after my daughter.”
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Like Mother, Like Daughter: A Family Success Story.
Anita B.
“I decided it was not good to be this young with small children and have all these health problems.”
Bach J.
“People don’t even recognize you. I’m not shy about saying I had the surgery.”
Brandy W.
“I'll walk by a store and say, 'I can't shop in there.' And my husband will say, 'Yes, you can!'”
Brian & Jennifer H.
“We can do things with our kids now we couldn’t do before. Now we can actually join in playing.”
Bruce F.
“I was not going to be around to see my grandchildren get married.”
Earl S.
“It's a fantastic transformation, both mentally and physically.”
Glynn G.
“This surgery was a chance to live a little longer and help raise my granddaughters.”
Kay F.
“I’m an active part of my family again.”
Linda T.
“My mom hugs me and says, 'I can't believe you're so small!'”
Lisa P.
“I couldn’t carry my baby granddaughter without running out of breath.”
Matt and Sandra H.
“I feel a thousand times better. I have more energy, I have higher self-esteem.”
Rhonda M.
“I was just finally tired of being tired. I wasn't ready to be dead yet.”
Richard L.
“It’s all about getting to know what your body is telling you and knowing when to stop eating.”
Sara G.
“It was hard for us to travel and do anything comfortably. My husband had to push me in a wheelchair.”
Stacie V.
“When we went to an amusement park, I could barely get into the roller coaster.”
Stacy P.
“Life had been a certain way for so long, and now it was going to be different.”
Tamara B.
“Now I’m the teacher on the playground playing tag. I do cartwheels with the kids.”
Lynn B.
“I was able to do things with my kids I hadn't been able to do for 10 years.”
Vanessa P.
"I have a whole lot of living left to do!"