Weight-loss Surgery at TMC

You've tried everything else. Liquid diets. High protein / low carbs. Miracle herbal teas. Over-the-counter this and that. Sweating to everything. You've struggled and denied — again and again. Still the weight won't stay off. And with each passing diet, your life is getting shorter.

Now, it's possible to get minimally invasive bariatric surgery right here in Texoma, where you can also get the follow-up care and support so integral to success.

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Real Stories About Weight-Loss

A New Grandma Gets Healthy After Weight-Loss Surgery

After tipping the scales at 244 pounds, Pam Whitmire, vowed to get healthy when she learned that she was going to be a grandmother.

"I was always very active with my son when he was growing up," she says. "I wanted my grandsons to remember their ‘Mimi' running and playing with them, not just watching because she was too big."

It was that kind of motivation that made her an ideal patient for Ikram Kureshi, MD, a fellowship-trained weight loss surgeon at Texoma Medical Center.

"Pam also understood that surgery isn't a quick fix, but a tool that needs to be used properly," he says.

In August 2008, Ms. Whitmire had Lap-Band® surgery, in which a flexible tube was placed around her stomach to restrict the amount of food she could eat. She began losing weight steadily right after the procedure. What's more, she found that she could eat small amounts of most foods, and — surprisingly — many of her previous cravings had vanished.

So far, she's lost over 100 pounds, and her high blood pressure and sleep apnea have resolved. Best of all, she has no trouble keeping up with both of her grandsons!

Ms. Whitmire says that even though she continues to lose weight, she's already realized her fondest hopes. "I'm healthy, and I can play with my grandbabies," she says. "I've reached my most important goals."