Rhonda Scherer
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I've been overweight ever since I can remember. I used to walk with my head down. I was so ashamed of my appearance. I hated shopping for clothes—it was embarrassing.
I would come home from works so exhausted. I would collapse on the sofa. Even worse, my kids' friends would say things about how fat I was. So we all suffered.
I tried every weight loss program, drug and tool on the market. None of them worked. With each failure, I became more discouraged.
I heard about gastric bypass weight loss surgery from one of my friends and decided this could be the answer for me.
One day following surgery in 2004, I was up walking, and over the next two weeks, the discomfort went away. Dr. Joyce and his staff were incredible. They treated me like family, always there to answer my questions and give me encouragement. They helped me change my body, my eating habits, and deal with my emotions.
Today, my life is wonderful. I've lost 137 pounds and kept it off. I've dropped from a size 22 to a size 4. I have energy to spare—I even go to the park to play with my kids. I walk around with my head up and say to myself, "I'm all that and a bag of chips."