Patient Weight Loss Stories

Hear What Patients Say

Maureen Lost 87.5 Pounds
It's been one year since Maureen had a vertical sleeve gastrectomy and she's lost 87.5 pounds—that's 100 percent of her excess weight. Before her surgery at Northridge Hospital her life was exhausting and now she describes herself as confident and happy.

Laurie Lost 95 Pounds
Laurie had her "aha moment" when she was forty and her father died after a heart attack due to obesity. "I don't want my children to sit by my bedside and feel like I was feeling," said Laurie. She chose to have her gastric bypass surgery at Northridge Hospital in June, 2008. "I was impressed with how prepared they were to my find of surgery. It was one of the best decisions I have made for myself."

Jessica Lost 100 Pounds
Jessica was a mother of two and had struggled with her weight all her life. "If I had to sum up it up in one word weight loss surgery is amazing, said Jessica." She had gastric bypass surgery at Northridge Hospital in June 2009 and has lost 100 pounds.