North Florida Regional Medical Center

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Patient Stories

Anetra's Story

Anetra Dexter is a busy woman. With a son who is 11 years old, a daughter who is 9 and 4-year-old twins, it is all she can do to keep up with her kids. These days, she is finding it easier to keep up with her children than she once did. Anetra credits that to being more than 150 pounds lighter following weight loss surgery at North Florida Regional Medical Center. Read Anetra's entire story...

Beverly's Story

In 2008, Beverly Cassell was in such poor health that breathing, the most natural of bodily functions, was a struggle. Simple tasks, such as walking, or even bending down to put a sock on, left Beverly out of breath. She was a severe diabetic, a consequence of her obesity. At her heaviest, Beverly, who stands just under 5-feet, weighed 248 pounds. Read Beverly's entire story...

Brenda's Story

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one third of all Americans are obese. Brenda Bagan is well aware of those startling statistics because she was included in those numbers. At her heaviest, Brenda weighed 308 pounds. She was tired of the way she felt, and she was afraid of what her weight would do to her health and her life. Read Brenda's entire story...

Jill's Story

Jill Johnson is a great dieter. Numerous times, she lost 100 pounds on a single diet and exercise plan. While she had little problem losing the weight, she struggled to keep the weight off. Within a year or so, she would manage to gain back all those hard-shed pounds. At her heaviest, 5-foot-7-inch Jill was 273 pounds and wore a plus-size 24. Read Jill's entire story...

Joans's Story

As recently as 2009, Joan Wilson was one of the 17 million Americans with diabetes. At 5-feet-tall and 217 pounds, she was a common Type 2 candidate, obese and physically inactive. Type 2 diabetes can cause heart disease, stroke, blindness, kidney failure and leg and foot amputations. If Joan, now 70, didn’t make some changes, she ran a huge risk of suffering from any of these afflictions, or worse, becoming one of the over 200,000 people who die from diabetes related complications each year. Read Joan's entire story...

Judibeth's Story

Looking back a few years ago, Judibeth Taylor was happy about most things in her life. She was happily married for nearly 50 years to the same man and enjoyed supporting his work as a United Methodist minister. She was proud of their 4 children, 12 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. But there was one thing she was definitely not happy about. She weighed 307 pounds. Read Judibeth's entire story...

Robert's Story

Robert Lee is a man who appreciates the value of tools. He uses very large and powerful tools in his work as a mechanic at a very large industrial facility not far from his home in Starke, Florida. When Robert first met the surgeon who would perform bariatric surgery for him, his doctor made it clear the procedure was a tool -- not a magic pill. Read Robert's entire story...

Stefanie's Story

In 2008, Stephanie Lanier was a 47-year-old obese diabetic who had been losing and gaining back weight her whole life with yo-yo dieting. Her health was holding her back from the little things, like walking to lunch with co-workers, keeping up with her husband, a Vietnam veteran, and shopping for clothes. At her heaviest, Stephanie, who is 5-foot-8, weighed 283 pounds. Read Stefanie's entire story...