Ken Lobe
Swedish Weight Loss Patient
"When I started I was at 367 pounds and just feeling like a slug. I was wearing a 58 to 60 inch jacket and 42 inch pants. Since I've been through this process working with the Swedish Bariatric Centre I'm down to 236 pounds. I'm down to a 46 inch jacket and a 36 inch pant. I haven't worn those since high school and still feeling better than I ever have in life. We did this trip last May to visit our son. We were just up and down and all over and often times I’m leading the pack instead of being behind and my wife actually said, 'you realize a year ago you wouldn't have been doing this with us. It's so nice to have my best friend back.'"
Lourdes Rivera Ortiz
Swedish Weight Loss Patient
“Since having weight loss surgery I’ve lost over 100 pounds. Actually, maybe 115 pounds and I went from a size 22-24 to a 10-12 which is amazing and feels amazing.The most positive change I’ve had since my weight loss surgery is being able to engage in activities with my grandchildren and keep up with them. I was not able to do those things in the past.”
Terry Corkery
Swedish Weight Loss Patient
"The team at Swedish offered me wonderful support which is actually one of the reasons why I chose Swedish. I wanted to have a resource that I hadn’t had before which was a Bariatric Specialty Group; the physician, the surgeon, the physician’s assistant, the dietician and the psychologist, they were wonderful with me, always available to me and very responsive to my questions."
Laura Hartless
Swedish Weight Loss Patient
“My friend encouraged me to go to the seminar and they said obesity is a disease and obesity is not a moral failing. And we can help you. And that was the first person to ever not tell me that I was the perpetrator of my own harm. The weight loss has given me energy I didn’t know I’d have and I don’t know what to do with the energy! It didn't occur to me that I'd have to be planning to have this extra energy because plopping in front of the TV doesn’t look any good anymore.”