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My name is Olga, I had Gastric Tube surgery 1 year ago, I have lost 40 kg and it has changed my life.
1- How did you hear about us?
Over 20 years ago I had overweight problems. When I finished my studies and became independent, I began to neglect myself. Comfort, fast food… made me progressively gain weight. Although my closest relatives warned me of the risks of getting fat and advised me to take care of myself, I had never worried about my health. For me, at age 20, being overweight was more of an aesthetic problem than a health problem. Indeed, with the passage of time, the extra kilos began to make a dent and began the first problems: high cholesterol, triglycerides through the clouds and tension problems. The sedentary life he led didn’t help either. There came the first fears, the fears… I had always been physically self-conscious, I knew I was fat, but I had not yet hit bottom.
A little over a year and a half ago, at almost 40 years of age, we hired a personal trainer who came home several times a week and I started taking care of my food. Weight loss was very slow and demoralizing. It wasn’t the first time I tried it, but in the end, you always end up tired of making so much effort for so little reward.
When I decided to get married and went to try on bridal gowns, it was quite traumatizing. I didn’t look favored in any dress, I looked like a stretcher table. In addition, in several bridal gown firms, they didn’t have a single dress of large sizes to try me on. The face of my parents reflected an infinite sadness when in reality, to see your daughter dress as a bride, should be a reason for illusion and joy. That’s when my parents told me about the different methods for losing weight: gastric balloon, gastric tube… and advised me to inform myself and think about it. She was very overweight and alone would not be able to achieve optimal results. I needed help and they told me that maybe a gastric balloon would give me a little push to lose weight quickly and after the process, when I looked better, I would have more strength and illusion to continue taking care of myself. So I began to find out on the Internet about the different methods, and about the different clinics that carried out this type of intervention, among them, the Obesitas clinic.
2- Why did you choose to be treated at Clínica Obésitas? What makes us different?
I am a very scared person, and go through surgery, even if only for a simple endoscopy, I was terrified.
However, after watching many videos from many clinics, I saw a video of Dr. Ferrer, from the Obesitas clinic, and it inspired me with confidence, security, experience and professionalism. A few days later I took the initiative to call the clinic and make an appointment. I wanted to meet Dr. Ferrer and talk to him. To see if he was able to make me open my eyes and react to the problem I had, although I was not aware of the extent to which my overweight was serious … So I did and finally came the day of the appointment. I arrived at the clinic and the attention from the first second was exquisite. All the kindness of the team, their closeness, the tact with which they dealt with the subject… captivated me. I entered Dr. Ferrer’s office, who not only explained to me the different methods that exist to lose weight, but also informed me about which of them would be the most recommendable and successful for me. Evidently when he told me that my solution was to go through the operating room and perform the gastric tube operation, I thought that was too extreme an alternative for my case (I was still not aware of the serious health problems I had and that I could continue to have if I did not). He then explained to me that I was a morbid kisser! He had a BMI of almost 40 and that was a serious problem. I thought that morbid Obese were only those people who are bedridden, with reduced mobility and who cannot even walk. But no, I was so wrong. Me, I was morbidly obese at 40. That word scared the hell out of me, but I was even more scared of the list of diseases I could get if I didn’t listen to Dr. Ferrer and he didn’t operate me. That night I didn’t sleep, I turned my head a thousand and one times, I talked to my relatives, to my partner, everyone supported me, and I ended up convincing myself. My health is the most important thing and I was destroying myself by myself. Something had to be done, and besides, it had to be done now… Suddenly I realized that I had opened my eyes… Yes, Dr. Ferrer had succeeded.
3- Broadly speaking, what physical and emotional problems caused obesity?
I’ve really always had more emotional than physical problems with my overweight. Since I was little I’ve always taken dance classes and I’ve had good flexibility and my muscle mass was actually quite high for the degree of obesity I was in. Although it’s true that climbing 10 steps was too much for me. I was suffocating and short of breath for the next 10 minutes, which is why I didn’t dare go to a gym, I didn’t see myself physically or morally capable of holding a whole cardio class with sculptural bodies all around me. It was pretty frustrating. But as I have never been a great athlete or sportsman, it was not something that made me go a step further. On an emotional level, however, it’s always been more complicated. Not being able to buy clothes in any fashion store, not being able to find high boots because the zipper stopped at the height of my ankles, never going to the beach with family or friends because I have a complex of my physique, having the feeling that you are always being judged by your overweight, not being able to sit with my legs crossed … were everyday things, which in the long run, only did more than increase all my complexes.
4- What treatments did you try before the operation?
Since I was 20, I don’t know how many times I’ve tried dieting… but always in vain. I did it for maybe 1 or 2 months, but in the end I got tired because the weight loss was never fast and the sacrifice it meant for me to follow those diets was very big.
I tried to combine diet and exercise, but when the overweight was already too much… And more of the same: too much effort for such slow results. In the end, as always, I was demoralized and thought that I would never get it because it was not a question of losing 10 kg … I already had 40 left.
5- What led you to make the decision to have us operate on you?
In the end, came the day I started the 15 days of liquid diet, prior to the operation. He operated on me on May 7, 2018. I never thought I’d be able to spend those 15 days without chewing anything at all. But the fear of going through surgery was so great, that’s what made me follow the guidelines they gave me. The first 2 days were the most complicated, but after that, I have to admit that I handled it very well. I was the first surprised. In those 15 days, I lost my first 7 kilos. I couldn’t believe it.
The day of the operation I was very nervous, but at the same time I was really looking forward to the moment and knowing that everything had gone well. In the blink of an eye, I was already in my room, operated on with a gastric tube and with little discomfort, the truth. Within half an hour of going up to the room, I was told I had to walk. And so I did. The corridors of the hospital ran up and down for about 15 minutes every hour. Slowly, at my own pace, but unbelievably fresh out of surgery.
I was discharged within 24 hours. The recovery was amazingly quick. Without pain, without complications of any kind, simply following each one of the guidelines that Dr. Ferrer and his team were setting for me.
After a while, I was able to introduce food into my meals. They tasted like glory to me after so many days on a liquid diet and milkshakes. The amounts I could ingest at first were minimal, but nothing I took felt bad. There is no food that you could not take after the operation. Yes, each in his own time. But nowadays, I can eat everything in dessert plate rations.
The first tests I did, two months after the operation, showed me that it was all worth it. I no longer had cholesterol, and the triglycerides had almost completely disappeared as well, and I no longer had tension problems. I was like when I was 15. Unbelievable, but true!!! The peace of mind you feel when you see such good analytics is indescribable. I had no deficiency in vitamins, no deficiency in iron… Everything was just great. On my own, I never would have made it.
Now, in addition, I eat much better and healthier than before. Apart from the fact that the quantity is lower, the team at the clinic has helped me a lot in raising my awareness to know how to eat everything, how to cook food and how to read the labels of each product.
Today, I’m more concerned about health than I am about physical appearance. Totally the other way around a few years ago. I feel better eating lighter, I have all the energy I need every day and one of my fears was that the operation would not allow me to make social life, going out to dinner with friends, and today I can say that it is totally compatible.
6- Regarding the quality of life with the operation: (comment on what you want):
In December, for my wedding, I had already lost more than 30kgs (in just 7 months). But on the wedding day, I saw my parents with that face of emotion and happiness that I had not seen in the dress tests… They were proud of me, of my process, of my involvement, of my radical change and of seeing me full and happy with my new appearance.
7-What changes have you experienced?
Today, 14 months later, I have lost 40kg, I have a normal weight and BMI. I’m so proud of myself and of having made the right decision. I don’t regret it at all, and even if it sounds like a cliché: “If I get to know it… I’ll do it sooner”. Not only have I gained peace of mind in terms of health, with very good results, without having to take daily medications for blood pressure and triglyceride tablets that I had been taking before the operation for several months. Besides, I’ve gained in self-esteem, which I had very low. That gives me confidence and allows me to do things I would have been unable to do before.
I managed to go to the beach with friends, and those were incredible moments. I have been able to buy high boots, even without a zipper… I can dress as I like and even sit with my legs crossed is very comfortable.
As I look good physically and climbing steps no longer takes my breath away, I’m already considering the possibility of joining a gym (unthinkable just a few months ago).
8-are you generally satisfied with the operation?
I can only say positive things about the results of the operation and words of thanks to Obesitas clinic and all its team, which have changed my life,
as well as for my family and friends who have been unconditional support throughout this process from the very first moment.
9-would you recommend that someone else have the operation? Yes
Why is that? I don’t know.
So, people who are considering going through the same thing that I went through, don’t hesitate for a minute. Inform yourselves with the magnificent professionals of Obésitas y adelante. The process I’m not going to say it’s easy, because we have to put on our side. But I can affirm that it is worth the effort, because in this case it is more than rewarded.
10- Other comments if desired
I would like to end by thanking Dr. Ferrer, Dr. Sanahuja and Dr. Oviedo for their experience and professionalism, for making me open my eyes and having given me the best opportunity of my life to change in all aspects. To Dr. Saiz for reassuring me in the moments before my operation, to Dr. Victor Fandos, for teaching me how to eat better and encouraging me in each consultation to move forward, to Dr. José Andrés Mateo, for our talks, Mindfullness moments and for making me see the importance of knowing how to enjoy each moment. And to you Inma… that you were my first impression of the clinic: Pure sweetness and affection for the patients. To all of you: THANK YOU MILLIONS!!!!!
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