BMI Surgery at Silver Cross Hospital builds self-confidence of man who weighed 446 pounds.
For many years, Brad Schumacher, of Varna, Ill., had been successfully selling seed corn to farmers throughout north central Illinois, even though he was self-conscious about meeting people because he weighed 446 pounds. After losing 206 pounds in 18 months as a result of his weight-loss surgery, Schumacher is more self-assured than ever before in his life. "I have always been an outgoing person during my career as a salesman. But as a result of my weight loss surgery, I have more self-confidence now from how I look on the outside to how much healthier I feel in the inside," said the 45-year-old Schumacher. "I proudly interact with my clients and I am able to move many bags of seed with ease." A sponsored artcile by Silver Cross Hospital …
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BMI Surgery at Silver Cross Hospital changes life of Joliet man.
For many years Dan Brown of Joliet has been passionate about bass fishing. Unfortunately, because he weighed over 400 pounds, he was unable to participate in many fishing tournaments for years, as he was unable to endure the extreme heat. However, after losing 202 pounds in 11 months as a result of his weight loss surgery at Silver Cross Hospital, Brown is now able to fish in the warm weather because the extreme temperatures no longer bother him. “As a result of my weight loss surgery, I can now fully enjoy one of my life’s passions and competitively fish for hours while enjoying the beautiful outdoors,” said Brown, 49. A sponsored article by Silver Cross Hospital. In addition to fishing, Brown is able to vacation more often and do simple …
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S.Pike
7:13 pm on Monday, February 4, 2013
Linda, what about the possible risks of morbid obesity??? Stroke, diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure and, yes, death ! more ›