Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy Success Story at Denver Health (:06)
Nurse Meghan Malecki realized her lifelong dream of becoming a flight nurse after coming to Denver Health's Bariatric Surgery Center for vertical sleeve gastrectomy surgery in 2017. Malecki lost more than 100 pounds after her surgery, which allowed her to meet the strict weight requirements for becoming a flight nurse.
Watch her story about how bariatric surgery, commonly known as weight-loss surgery, changed her life for the better, including making her more active and turning her into an avid runner.
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To read more about Meghan's weight-loss journey: [ Ссылка ]
To register for an upcoming informational seminar on bariatric and weight-loss surgery at Denver Health, visit: DenverHealth.org/Bariatrics or call 303-710-8276.
If you want to share your patient story at Denver Health, email Patient_Stories@dhha.org.
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