12/27/2023

Derek Jones Testimonial

"At 45 years old and 367 lbs, my body just started to hurt everywhere! I would walk down the stairs backwards at times fearing my knee would give out. I needed to make a change - my quality of life was declining at a rapid pace. Regular diets would last a month or two, but I would always resort back to my old ways and gain back the weight I lost and more.

Visiting the Center for Weight Management and Bariatric Surgery at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital was the best decision I ever made. From my first meeting until this present day, the Center has supported me the whole way! From managing a pre-surgery diet to choosing which surgery was right for me.

I had the gastric bypass on November 7, 2022, and losing weight was never so easy. I followed the guidelines set forth by the Center and the weight just melted off. In one year, I have lost 152 lbs and now weigh 215 lbs and continue to maintain this weight.

The Center for Weight Management and Bariatric Surgery at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital gave me the tools to succeed. From pre-surgery diets, being in the right state of mental health, gastric bypass surgery, post-surgery diets and nutrition, and support and exercise group meetings, I can’t thank the center enough for the tools they gave me to succeed and these same tools they can give to you!"