29 Sep Ami Schwarten

Ami Schwarten talks about the moment that became her turning point in the struggle against her weight and how having the surgery has changed her outlook on life....

07 Sep Theresa Burwick

Theresa Burwick shares the struggles she went through in her journey to lose weight, how she came across Dr. David Hargroder and the MGB surgery, and this tool has affected her life since she had her surgery seven years ago....

22 Aug Charyn Epling

Charyn Epling talks about how much her life has changed since having the mini gastric bypass surgery. She shares how she came to hear about the surgery and what led her to make the decision to undergo the MGB surgery....

15 Aug Shannon Walker

Shannon Walker discusses his life before and after the mini gastric bypass surgery, how the surgery affected him, some of the changes in his life, and things he wasn't able to do before the surgery but now is capable of doing. My little boy he liked...

17 Apr Mark Joyner

I literally stumbled on Dr. Hargroder’s office by mistake.  I was out training a UPS driver in the late fall of 2014 and we pulled up in front of P.J.’s Big and Tall Shop with Dr. Hargroders right next door . I jokingly thought to...

17 Apr Rose Pelak

17 Apr Steve Pelak

My name is Steve Pelak and I am a 53 year old contractor and a real estate investor.   At age seven I started gaining weight and growing larger than my other classmates. Soda became a habit. Fatty foods were a common source at meals. Snack cakes,...

17 Apr Carla Hubenthal

The deal breaker for me occurred in November, 2002, when entering the Scott Trade Center to attend the charity event of a dear friend called “Guns & Hoses”, I got stuck in the turnstile in front of all of my family and friends. It was...

04 Apr Crystal Woodward

[vc_video link='https://youtu.be/qwadjhaSbb0']   Surgery Date: 05/28/2008 Crystal dreaded getting ready for church on Sunday mornings and struggled with diet and excercise while maintaining her home for her children and husband.  In this video, Crystal explains how the Mini-Gastric Bypass has impacted her life....

04 Apr Mike McBroom

[vc_video link='https://youtu.be/aVgIMCuYswM'] Surgery Date: 07/25/2005 From couch potato to triathlon competitor, Mike McBroom discusses his experience after Mini-Gastric Bypass Surgery....