Nov 6, 2018 | Bariatrics, Success, Uncategorized, Weight Loss Surgery
From Fort Sanders Regional Health & Lifestyles Rex Veach, a quality representative/engineer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, decided a lifetime of yo-yo dieting was enough. So he chose quality over quantity, turning to Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center and...
Jun 29, 2018 | Bariatrics, Success, Weight Loss Surgery
It was disappointing. Christine Sabb of Maryville applied for a position as a massage therapist but didn’t get the job. She was told it was because she hadn’t had her license long enough. It seemed like a reasonable explanation. But when the job went to a classmate...
Jan 3, 2018 | Obesity, Success, Weight Loss Surgery
Fort Sanders Regional Health & Lifestyles Carrying an extra 100 pounds on your body is literally a heavy burden to bear. For Summer Martin, the health problems that came as a result of that extra weight made bearing that burden even harder. “I was on two blood...
Nov 16, 2017 | Bariatrics, Obesity, Success, Weight Loss Surgery
News from Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center He said he wanted “a second chance at life.” She said she wanted a family. Together, Caleb and Danielle Neeley are on their way after surgeries by Jonathan Ray, MD, a bariatric surgeon at Fort Sanders Center for Bariatric...
Oct 14, 2017 | Bariatrics, Community, Success
Undergoing bariatric surgery is a major event. It is a big step in a person’s weight loss journey. Foothills Weight Loss Specialists provides local monthly support groups in Knoxville and Maryville for patients who have had bariatric surgery. Support groups are...
Aug 16, 2017 | Bariatrics, Diet, Exercise, Obesity, Success, Weight Loss Surgery
Thanks to gastric bypass surgery, Danny Hottle of Rogersville is 304 pounds lighter today than a year ago. He can now bathe himself, drive more comfortably, ride rollercoasters, sleep better and run a 5K race. But Hottle’s surgery had an extra ingredient for success:...
