UT Health Tyler Bariatric Center Blog
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Our goal is to help individuals achieve better health through surgical management of obesity. UT Health Tyler Bariatric Center Blog specialize in Gastric Bypass Surgery and Sleeve Gastrectomy. They are located in Tyler and treat patients from Longview, Athens, Jacksonville, Palestine, Kilgore, Marshall, Gilmer and many other locations in East Texas.
UT Health Tyler Bariatric Center Blog
8M ago
Blake had dealt with her weight for many years. She was “big and athletic” during high school while playing softball, basketball and volleyball, but started gaining weight after ..read more
UT Health Tyler Bariatric Center Blog
8M ago
Merribeth Norman, who with her husband shares a love for driving and showing their antique car (above), had similar health concerns that led her to take serious steps to get back into good health ..read more
UT Health Tyler Bariatric Center Blog
8M ago
The two live in Chandler and are patients of , a board-certified bariatric surgeon at the UT Health Tyler Bariatric Center. Don is 49 and is an English teacher and coach at Jacksonville High School. Lori, 52, is a dental ..read more
UT Health Tyler Bariatric Center Blog
8M ago
“I found that I couldn’t even walk from my front door to the mailbox without being out of breath,” William said ..read more
UT Health Tyler Bariatric Center Blog
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During her career hauling dog food, oil and even slot machines for national companies, Marie weighed as much as 290 ..read more
UT Health Tyler Bariatric Center Blog
8M ago
“At my smallest, I probably weighed around 160 pounds,” said the 5’ 6” adult, known as “Miss Von” to so many in ..read more
UT Health Tyler Bariatric Center Blog
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“My mindset then was always ‘What's going to be my ..read more
UT Health Tyler Bariatric Center Blog
8M ago
As he grew up, Mike said he carried some extra weight as a kid, despite being active. As an adult with his own business, however, it was more ..read more
UT Health Tyler Bariatric Center Blog
8M ago
“In grade school, my mother kept me out of gym class because of my weight. I guess she wanted to keep the other students from making fun of me. But now that I think about it, I could have tried harder and pushed through all the comments. It could have changed my ..read more
UT Health Tyler Bariatric Center Blog
8M ago
“As a kid, I had an awesome godmother who lived next door to my grandmother,” explained Chism. “She never had children of her own, so I became the ‘apple of her eye.’ I always looked up to her, so I decided to be the same type of person whom children could trust and come to me for anything, no matter if it was something good ..read more