Video Website powered by Einstein IndustriesWestern Bariatric, AMC Douglas M. Krahn, M.D., F.A.C.S.

MALE VOICE: I thought I was having a heart attack driving to work, going through the—all the symptoms of a heart attack. Luckily made it to the hospital. I was told, luckily for me, it was an anxiety attack but, they told me right then and there that my weight was dangerous, to dangerous levels. I started here weighing in at 430 pounds. I was basically told there that, you know, you’re a candidate so I started the regimen. From there I pretty much began to lose weight. Becoming a lot more active and I lost 80 pound before my surgery. I had my surgery on August 16th, of 2006. Weight in at 364 pounds and now, a year out, I’m weighing about 218. It wasn’t easy and, you know, I—it was defiantly a challenge and, but, I think it was just a matter of putting my mind to it and setting a goal for myself and realizing that there is—my life style before was killing me.