My name
is Derek and seven
months ago I made a
decision which changed
the course of my life
forever. I have been an
overweight person as
long as I can remember.
I never ate more than
the other kids but I
gained more and more
weight each year. By
the time I was 18 I
weighed 350 pounds. By
21 I weighed 395
pounds.
I did
some
research
and was
referred
by a
friend
to Dr.
Marvin.
By the
time I
left the
seminar
I knew I
would
take
action
and not
let my
weight
control
my life
anymore.
I was a
prisoner
in my
own body
and was
dying
for a
way out.
After
fighting
with my
iron
levels
for two
months,
I
arrived
at
Renaissance
Hospital
to take
on a
procedure
that I
had only
dreamed
about
months
before.
A month
after my
surgery
I lost
45
pounds.
After
three
months I
lost 95
pounds
and had
never
felt
better.
I
learned
more
about
eating
foods in
small
portions,
maintained
a
healthy
diet and
exercised.
So
far I
have
lost 150
pounds,
12
inches
from my
waist
and gone
down 3
shirt
sizes!
I can
now do
anything
and will
go
wherever
life
takes
me. I
look and
feel
like a
totally
new
person.
Words
will
never
express
the
gratitude
I have
for Dr.
Marvin
and his
staff
for
saving
my life
and
showing
me how
to be
the
smaller
person I
am
today.
All I
want to
say is
"Thank
you" and
that
they
should
keep
smiles
on their
faces
knowing
that
each day
they
work to
save the
life of
another
obese
person.
I am now
working
with Dr.
Busselberg,
a
plastic
surgeon,
to have
my
excess
skin
removed
from all
areas of
my body.
I claim
that
today I
am a new
person!
- Derek
