Testimonial
Well I don't know where to begin really. I guess my journey started when I ran into some girls I went to high school with. They asked me "Aww when are you due?" And I am not pregnant. After getting over the sudden urge to beat them with my purse I took a long look at myself in the mirror.

I had not always been overweight. I started to pack it on when I started college. (I was also diagnosed with depression that year.) Instead of the "freshman 15" I put on the "freshman 50". Every year it seems I added another 50 pounds. Every time I lost weight, I put more back on plus some. I was miserable. I was drinking 12 sodas a day, eating out at fast food restaurants every day, smoking at least 2 packs a day; basically, I was doing everything unhealthy possible. I was dying inside, literally. If I didn't do something, and soon, I knew I was going to end up with blood pressure problems and diabetes, since both run in my family.

I started doing some research on the net, and stumbled across gastric bypass. I found a surgeon in Georgia and discussed having the lap band with my husband. That night, a 20/20 program aired discussing the pros and cons of the lap band and my husband said "That doesn't have a very high success rate, what about the surgery that Wilson chic had?"

I researched some more and stumbled across Dr. Husted's site. I immediately informed my family I WAS having this done and no one would change my mind. I contacted my insurance company and attended a seminar and stopped smoking that day cold turkey.

Dr. Husted and his staff are total lifesavers. I was so worried as the surgery date approached because I had never had surgery, not even a tooth filling! Dr. Husted and Baptist Hospital totally eased all my fears.

I am so excited to have my life back. I do not regret anything, and I am more and more glad every day that God led me to Dr. Husted.