Testimonial
On June 12th I had my DS surgery and had no problems. At 5 ft tall, I was at an all time record high of 210 lbs. I felt horrible and I looked worse.

Dr. Husted performed the surgery on me and I had no problems. However little did I know that only a few days later when I had returned to my home I would begin my real journey!!!!!

I developed a leak in my intestine and found myself unable to "void" I was in excruciating pain and truly thought I was going to die.

I contacted Dr. Husted's office and told Jamie (his nurse) that I had not been able to urinate nor have a bowel movement in 2 days, I was constantly thirsty and drinking my water as much as I could yet it was going "nowhere"!!!

She consulted with Dr. Husted and told me to get to my local hospital ASAP. I was unable to go by car and had to be ambulanced to the ER where I was tested and found to have a leak. It was terrifying for me but more so for my husband and family.

I was then ambulanced to Nashville where I was reopened and repaired.

I remained in the hospital for almost 2 1/2 months with every complication that could be had.

Dr Husted and Dr. Anderson where both very attentive and gave me every courtesy I could ask. Today I am 6 months past surgery and feel wonderful I have lost 80 lbs and have a whole new life ahead of me.

"I" would never recommend surgery to someone for weight loss, however I would recommend that anyone considering it examine all of the pros and cons pray about it, as I did pray for guidance in finding the very best surgeon they can. I would say that Drs. Husted and Anderson are outstanding in their field and they are men of God.

I thank God every day for their presence in my life as well as the support of my husband who stayed with me at the hospital during my ordeal and my family for their love, support, and prayers.

A special thanks to my little sister and her husband who brought me home and helped me regain my sanity after my 2 1/2 months in the hospital.

Let me also say that Dr. Husted's staff are all first rate and the staff at Baptist Hospital are wonderful...my story has so much more to it, but this is the super short version!!!!

God bless all who may take this journey and the hands that help them along the way.

UPDATE April 2005 - I am doing wonderful. I now weigh a whopping 104.5 lbs. I eat very well and have had no problems to speak of. I feel great and am enjoying life as never before because I am not constantly thinking about my weight, what I can or cannot eat and how much I wish I could lose weight. It is just a wonderful feeling!