Gastric Bypass Surgery Patient – Bobbi

Bobbi is a gastric bypass patient from Orange County. Since her bariatric surgery two years ago, she has lost more than 110 pounds. She originally had the surgery to see if it would help improve recurring symptoms from a different chronic condition.

I had my surgery gastric bypass two years ago this August and what led me to do the surgery was I have a 16-year history of a chronic illness called pseudotumor cerebri which is basically high brain pressure, uncontrolled, and this was an experiment for me after multiple surgeries that did not work. My neurosurgeon after multiple shunt placements and failures my neurosurgeon suggested I have gastric bypass as a way that could possibly not cure me but relieve all the symptoms, and I have lost 110 pounds and I have been symptom-free for two years. With Dr. LePort and his staff all the other associated doctors have been amazing through this whole process. They have been supportive, any questions I have ever had no matter what time I needed a question answered, I could call up and be reassured. From the moment that I stepped through the door, they supported me a 100%.