Testimonios
Dr. Göran Hellers
Dear Dr.
Hellers,
I am writing you
to let you know how pleased I am with my Swedish
Adjustable Gastric Band. The operation was a
success and I am very pleased with my results.
Before the operation in May 1997, I weighed 232
pounds and was a size 24. I had heel spurs, it
was hard to walk, getting in and out of my car
was a problem, etc. Now I weigh 125 pounds. I
lost 107 pounds in one year and am a size 8 now.
I love the way I look now. I feel fabulous.
Stockholm was
wonderful. The hotel was very comfortable and
everyone spoke English so there was no language
problem. I enjoyed the museums and sightseeing.
The hospital was
very clean and bright with plenty of flowers. The
nursing staff was excellent. YOU WERE FABULOUS. I
would have the operation again with no
hesitation. Hopefully I'll get to see you again
when you visit the US. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Jenniffer
A. Welliver.
January 30, 2001
Hi,
My name is Vuokko
Tuura and I am 50 years old (2000). I have been
big since I was young. I tried many different
weight loss programs, felt bad, and went up and
down like a yoyo. I weighed 108 kg (238 pounds)
and I am only 158 cm tall (5’2").
My legs and knees
started hurting and I had palpitations.
I lost many
workdays by staying home sick, felt very
inferior, and felt that I always had to pretend
to be happy to show that I was like everyone
else.
Then, one day, I
read an ad in the newspaper regarding adjustable
gastric banding. I had my surgery done on Oct.
17, 1991. and my new life started from then on.
I have lost 40 kg
(88 pounds). Also, I had a tummy tuck. I am very
happy with my life. It has not been a "dance
on roses", but I would do it all over again
if I had to.
One has to think
of what one eats, and how one eats it, slowly and
in small portions.
The palpitations
have disappeared completely, and I rarely feel
the hurt in the knees anymore. Now I am very
rarely away from work.
I have
become an open and harmonious person.
Vuokko
Tuura.
I was not fat when
I was young. But I had a car accident in 1971,
and could not work anymore after that. I started
gaining weight. Like for so many others, life was
sitting at home watching TV, and eat good food,
coffee and pastry. Then, one day, I heard about
this operation, and I thought it was great. This
was in 1994, and I weighed 103 kg (227 pounds).
On my 45th
birthday, Oct 10, 1996, I was lying on the
operating table at the Huddinge Hospital. After
that, the weight loss started with ½-1 kg (1.2
– 2.2 pounds) per week. Today, December
2000, I weigh 61 kg (134 pounds). I got a great
present on my 45th birthday.
Today, I feel
great, and eat minerals and vitamins every day.
Some days, there is no problem in eating, other
days, it is more difficult to get it down. By
this I mean that I even feel great when I eat
very little. I feel great, and feel good about
myself. Nothing is heavy or tiresome anymore. And
it’s not only food that I think of anymore
but of everything that I want to do. The whole
world lies open to me now. Even all other people
seem to notice me now, even if I am much smaller
now. They even take notice when I give my opinion
on things. There is nothing I regret in doing
this operation.
Renée
Rudja
I am 22 years old.
I had my gastric banding operation in May 2000.
Life before the operation was a "heavy"
life.
I carried around
165 kg (363 pounds) and am 190cm tall
(6’3"). I have always been big. I seem
to have started gaining weight at the age of 10,
when my father died. I believe that I started
eating to compensate for my grief.
The way to the
operation was long. After 2 years’ waiting
in the county that I belonged to, I was informed
that there were no more public resources to cover
the cost of the procedure. I thought that was the
end of it, when I heard that Dr. Göran Hellers
had no waiting lists.
I had to argue
substantially with the county that I was going to
have the operation made at a private clinic, but
with the help of television and newspapers, I got
the go-ahead. I was so determined to have this
operation, that I would have taken a bank loan,
if the social security hadn’t covered the
cost. Today, January 2001, I am writing this
story, with 43 kg less (95 pounds).
Life after the
operation is completely different. I much less
tired, and I can go to a regular store and buy
clothes.
And my self-esteem
is greatly improved. I can converse normally to
people, giving my own opinions on things,
something I never dared before.
Also, my
weightloss is working great. I now lose 2 kg (4.4
pounds) per month, and feel better than ever. I
can eat almost anything. I have to be take it
easy with white bread.
It feels as if I
got a second chance in life, and I cannot
describe with words how thankful I am to Dr.
Hellers.
In January 2000, I
got a daughter. Think how wonderful it is to be
able to play around with her, without having a
sensation of getting a heart attack. Wonderful!
If someone asked
me whether I would undergo this operation again,
There is only one answer: Of course!
Anders
Karlsson
I am a 60-year-old woman, married,
with two adult sons. On April 1998, when I
weighed 120 kg (260 pounds), I met for the first
time Dr. Goran Hellers and my life changed
dramatically. I was operated on May 7.
One week later, I weighed 2.5 pounds
less. I decided to buy myself a red rose for
every 2 pounds that I lost. The scale showed
ever-decreasing numbers. I became so happy when
my clothes started hanging loose.
These are some of the most
positive experiences that I have had since the
operation:
- Previously, I
had asthma and allergies, and now I feel
great and I don’t take any
medication anymore
- I can bend
down and play with kids on the floor.
- I can turn in
the bed without feeling like a sea lion.
- To go up
stairs is no problem. Not like before,
when I had to rest at each step.
- I is great to
sit down on a chair without thinking that
it might break (which has happened!)
- Previously,
when we traveled on holiday and I sat
down in the seat of the plane, I had
difficulty in getting out of it.
- I had not
been able to use a gold necklace that I
once received from my family long ago,
but now I can. Same thing with my wedding
ring.
- My husband
even gave me a motorcycle! He loves
riding motorcycles, and he is now so
happy that I ride one myself next to him.
- I have now
even tried riding horses, and I will
continue with that (we live in the
countryside, and our neighbor has
horses).
- My
hairdresser says that he now needs to
tighten the sheet around my neck much
tighter.
- My expenses
for clothing have gone up dramatically,
but what does that matter, now that I
have so many more clothes to choose from!
- I feel so
much happier and positive.
- I take more
time and interest in dressing better and
having my hair done properly, and people
comment on this and give me compliments.
I am so grateful for having
had the privilege of having this operation and
met Dr. Hellers and his wonderful nurse Gunvor
who always is available for a little
conversation.
Today, June 4, 2000, I
weigh 105 pounds less, and I feel great! Thanks
to Dr. Hellers and his staff!
Siv Andersson,
Eskilstuna, Sweden
Dr. Shrihari Dhore-Patil
" I lost 106 pounds
within 12 months and got rid of my high blood
sugar within three months. I suffered from many
ailments like eczema and intertrigo and was
hospitalized for it. Now I look good and feel
good both physically and mentally. It's been new
lease on life for me. As I was psychologically
depressed earlier and not very physically active,
my job and family life suffered a lot. Dr.
Dhore-Patil is the greatest boon to obese people
like us."
Shyamali Deb
" I was miserable with
my 264 pounds and was fed up of hearing the snide
remarks people passed. Working in my shop located
in the busy MG road, was becoming a painful
experience. This surgery has return my life
around and I
have become a much healthier person. I was
operated on in April 2000 and now weight 150
pounds."
Farzana Khan
" I have come down to
206 pounds and feel and look great. I wish every
obese person would seriously consider this option
and feel the difference."
Dinesh Chandra
Dr. Carlos Casalnuovo
A
menudo escuchamos decir a alguien “volví a
vivir” cuando salva su vida de un gran
accidente o cosa similar, agradeciendo a Dios de
una nueva oportunidad. Personalmente dije en
Septiembre de 1999 “volví a vivir”,
pero en mi caso no fue por un accidente sino
porque la vida (hasta ese momento) me había
condenado a luchar con o contra la obesidad.
Es una lucha desigual casi
con conocimiento del final, se pone esperanza,
sacrificio, fe y en la mayoría de los casos la
esperanza se esfuma, el sacrificio no sirve y la
fe se convierte en depresión cuando vemos que no
hay resultados y que la brecha dentro de la
expectativa se achica cada día convirtiéndonos
en enfermos incurables.
La constante búsqueda, mi
familia en especial mi esposo y mi hija hicieron
posible las cosas, cuando conocí al Dr. Carlos
Casalnuovo, cuando después de las charlas, los
estudios, los análisis, me dijo con la serenidad
que ocupa el saber... quiero operarte el 13 de
septiembre, y a partir de ahí vas a estar bien.
Entonces supe que me daba la oportunidad de vivir
como la vida merece ser vivida. No tuve dudas...
Un año y medio después
había perdido 62kg. y había ganado una
tonelada... (una tonelada de ganas de estar
viva). Si tengo que comentar lo no positivo de la
operación, quiero decir que existen algunos
inconvenientes, sobre todo en el nuevo hábito de
alimentación, en que debemos resignar un montón
de cosas, pero desde ya nada es comparable al
sufrimiento de lo anterior. Entiendo
perfectamente que la cirugía bariátrica es una
solución extrema, pero justamente para quienes
estamos en situación extrema.
Día a día agradezco a
Dios porque soy creyente, a mi familia quien me
dio total apoyo moral y económico, resignando
otras cosas, y al Doctor, a quien considero que
nunca podré pagar lo que por mí ha hecho. Su
vida llena de capacidad y sabiduría, está llena
de humildad y vocación de trabajo denodado en
pos de nosotros... los gordos, a quienes hoy la
ciencia dijo “hay algo para ustedes que los
va a llenar ....., pero esta vez de
felicidad”.
Sra. Liliana Fonseca
3 de Diciembre de 2001
Estimado
Doctor:
Me dirijo a usted para
agradecerle y comentarle cómo ha cambiado mi
vida desde la cirugía Bariátrica. Pesaba
142kgrs., con un IMC de 50. No podía caminar,
diabética tipo II, hipertensa, tenía
hipertrofia del ventrículo izquierdo,
dilatación de aurícula izquierda, problemas
respiratorios, alteraciones de los lípidos,
osteoartritis, infertilidad,... y mi lista
continúa...
Hoy la cirugía
bariátrica, me ha dado la oportunidad de volver
a la vida, un DERECHO de los OBESOS como
cualquier otra enfermedad. Bajé 32kg. en 6
meses, mi corazón revirtió la hipertrofia,
camino, hago bicicleta, y otros ejercicios,
decido cómo vivir, ante todo LIBRE.
Todo lo que expreso
está documentado en papeles, en mi alma y en mi
cuerpo.
Gracias Doctor.
Sra. Silvia Sosa
29 de Noviembre de 2001
Me he operado el 6 de
agosto de 1999. Es difícil para mí
encontrar palabras que realmente pueden expresar
lo que significa pesar 306 libras (139 kg.) un
día y después de perder 196 libras (89kg.),
pesando por primera vez desde que tenía 10
años, 110 libras (50kg.). ¿100%
satisfacción? ¡Cómo mínimo! ¡Estoy
asombrada, perpleja y muy feliz! Surgió en mi un
nuevo sentimiento de orgullo y logro, de sentirme
cómoda con mi cuerpo, por no mencionar la paz de
mi familia.
Después de convivir con problemas
de sobrepeso desde la adolescencia temprana,
después de pasar por cada dieta que cruzó mi
camino y píldoras que nunca funcionaron…,
se sabe lo que yo quiero decir: perdés 30 libras
(14kg.) con gran esfuerzo y en cuanto dejas de
hacer dieta ganás dos veces los kilos que
habías perdido. Perdí mi fe en los tratamientos
y simplemente dejé de intentar, me rendí, hasta
que comencé a buscar información sobre la
cirugía bariátrica y comprendí que había
encontrado una solución al problema de mi
vida. ¡Era casi demasiado bueno para ser
verdad… casi! ¡Esto era real!
Hay cosas que hay que
aprender: ¡cómo masticar!, ¡escuchar a tu
nuevo estómago! ¡y darte cuenta cuando estás
“llena” (qué es muy rápidamente)!.
Hay un equipo entero de
personas para ayudarte que lo único que quieren
es nuestro éxito. Debemos escuchar lo que
ellos tienen que decir hasta que nosotros
aprendamos a escuchar a nuestro propio cuerpo, es
una gran ayuda para lograr nuestra meta, por lo
menos así fue para mí. Considero que por estas
cosas se paga un precio muy pequeño en
comparación a los resultados que se
obtienen.
Es asombroso pensar que
hace sólo 2 años yo dudaba antes de sentarse en
una silla plástica por temor a romperla. O
que yo no cabalgaba porque pensaba que se me
vería cómo a una vaca montando un caballo (para
no mencionar la crueldad a los animales).
Hoy poder vestir un
pantalón de tamaño regular no es un milagro ni
un desafío, ocurre diariamente.
No me siento culpable si
quiero un helado o un chocolate. No paso
hambre ni estoy ansiosa. Mantener mi nuevo peso
así, es fácil y no tengo ese miedo constante de
comenzar a ganar peso nuevamente. ¡Por
primera vez en mi vida, realmente está bajo MI
CONTROL, y esto es ASOMBROSO!
Lucrecia Cordeiro
Diciembre 2001
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