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(click "testimonials"). Weighing Your Options Get help on your weight loss journey from UCH T here is no one-size-fits-all when he woke up unable to see one solution for weight loss. Some morning, and with a blood sugar level of us need to lose weight for above 400, he delayed the inevitable. health reasons, while others But when an embarrassing photo of want to drop a size for, say, an him at a sporting event was picked up upcoming reunion. Plus, weight and blasted by a national late-night can be affected by genes, talk show, John couldn't laugh off his metabolism, behavior, culture, environ- embarrassment anymore. Instead, he ment and socioeconomic status, which became motivated to lose weight. differ greatly from person to person. "I knew I needed to do this for Whatever the case, losing weight takes myself, my wife and my daughters," dedication and a positive attitude. he says. John went to the experts at When Surgery IS the Only OptIOn Upper Chesapeake Bariatric Surgery to discuss how they could help him with his particular case, as well as expec- John Stansfield, 47, knows what it's like tations that needed to be met even to be significantly overweight. With his before the surgery could take place. busy schedule as a firefighter, an EMT "Weight loss through surgery is a very and a Verizon technician, he put his personal and long journey that individu- own health on the back burner. Even als take along with their surgeons and the rest of the bariatrics team," says John Stansfield has already lost 133 pounds after having vertical sleeve gastrectomy. Sung Kim, MD, FACS, medical director of Upper Chesapeake Bariatric Surgery. "They don't come to us thinking, 'I want uchs.org | Winter 2013 7 http://www.uchs.org

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Maryland's Health Matters - Upper Chesapeake - Winter 2013

Maryland's Health Matters - Upper Chesapeake - Winter 2013
Contents
A Healthy Start
Head Strong
Weighing Your Options
A Lifesaving Gift
At a Glance
News and Events

Maryland's Health Matters - Upper Chesapeake - Winter 2013