Kyle Harrington is 34 and a science teacher of 4th, 5th, and 6th graders. He is also a father of twins, Jacob and Lilly, but he weighed 415 lbs and was struggling to do the things he needed to do. Fortunately, his wife and family were very supportive when he decided to have a Roux en-Y gastric bypass by Dr. Myers at Fresh Start Bariatrics at Riverside Methodist Hospital.
He did a great job before his bariatric operation losing 30 lbs so he could have his operation more safely. He weighed 385 lbs. at the time of his operation in December, 2009. He says having his operation was a “God send”. Kyle now weighs only 190 lbs!
He says he had a couple of “bumps” in the road including severe gout as he was losing his weight requiring prednisone and other anti-gout medicines. Also as he lost his weight it became clear he had a deformed coccyx that made it impossible to sit down. This was so difficult he had to have it removed by Dr. Myers surgically.
Now he is off several medicines including Benicar, Allopurinal, Cholchicine, Midrin, and the gabapentin he had been taking for fibromyalgia. He no longer has high blood pressure and is no longer having migraine headaches he no longer needs his CPAP machine for sleep apnea.
Now he is active in Scout’s and can even sit down in a normal position at the campsites!
Congratulations, Kyle, you have worked hard to get your best result from your operation and may God bless you and your family as you enjoy your fresh start life with your wife and twins.
can see the results which are amazing.The surgical advancements are very great if you are in the right hands.I am so glad to see the pictures of your true success.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your encouragement. Kyle has done everything we asked of him and he is rewarded with an amazing result. He can be very proud of his accomplishment.
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