I knew that I needed to have weight loss surgery and weighed out the myriad of options and spoke to several doctors. I decided against lap-band and gastric sleeve surgeries based on long-term success rates. I decided that a gastric bypass was right for me. I found Phoenix Bariatric Center online and met with Dr Sprunger who explained everything to me. I was very fortunate that my insurance paid over 90% of the cost of the surgery. I only paid $800 out of pocket for everything.
I was of course concerned about everything, but everything turned out to be great. I was apprehensive about St Luke's Hospital downtown, but after my pre-op visit I felt very comfortable with it and when I was a patient there, the staff was fantastic. It's been just over three months since my surgery and I've lost 70lbs. I've gone from wearing size 44w to 32w jeans.I know my results aren't typical, but I've really been focused on getting back to the gym and dedicating myself to improving my health.
Since the surgery, I'm off all diabetes, blood pressure, cholesterol medications. I no longer have sleep apnea as well. My family doctor, who had to sign-off on my procedure, wanted to make sure I understood everything about the procedure, which he knew I would look into every aspect. He signed off and six weeks after the procedure I had a check-up with him and he was amazed at my progress and remission of all my "fat guy" illnesses.
I can't recommend Dr Sprunger enough. It's been a quick and dramatic change for me and I feel so much better, and people I know, don't recognize me and are amazed at my results.