Testimonial
I was your typical person who said, "No surgery for me. No way. I can do it on my own. I've lost some weight before; I just need to work harder." Then after trying to lose weight for the 'umpteenth' time in 16 years I was again unsuccessful.

I was a nursing student at the time and began to look into the options and to find out more about the surgeries available and what the side effects were. I found Dr. Husted and Dr. Anderson's web site and learned that for what I personally needed; Duodenal Switch looked like the surgery for me.

Since then, I've lost almost 100 lbs!! and for the first time in over 16 years, my BMI is under 30! I am no longer considered obese!!! I am merely overweight!! and on my way to normal!

It was a painful surgery, but as an RN, I know all surgeries hurt. But the team here is superb and so are all the nurses at Baptist Hospital.

The bottom line is, I can now do my job as a Registered Nurse without extra back pain, my feet don't hurt, and I am not sweating within minutes of beginning my shift. I can actually wear makeup to work and not have it all sweated off a few hours later!

This was the single best choice I have ever made! Nothing else, short of marriage or having children, has made so much of an impact on my life, in an overwhelming positive way.

Think about this and speak with your doctors and the nurses and doctors here. Good Luck!!

UPDATE - September 2005:
It's been two fabulous years since my surgery. I now weight about 175 lbs and my BMI is down to 26.6! I literally jumped up and down the day I calculated my BMI and it no longer used the word "obese!" What a great day that was!

In June 2005 my husband & I cruised to the Caribbean. What a great trip that was, as you can see on our faces in my after picture. We were on a shore excursion, sailing 12-metre America's Cup sailboats. What a fabulous time that was in St. Maarten, Netherland Antilles!!

But by far my favorite part of the trip was shopping in South Beach, Miami! I was able to walk into stores like Banana Republic, Guess, and others and find clothes to fit!!! My second after picture is me on our cruise in my favorite outfit...one I bought in South Beach at Banana Republic! What a thrill that was to be able to try on clothes in a store that never would have been an option 125 lbs ago!!! And an even bigger thrill to be able to buy something too!


All I can say is THANK YOU to everyone at Dr. Husted's office! I am a healthy active woman now, thanks to losing about 125 lbs...and still going...slow and steady!