Success Story Colleen

Colleen Griffith-Regal

I hope Dr. Clarey remembers me.  I last saw her in 1997, after having (non-lap) Roux-en-Y and losing 111 pounds.  I've since changed life styles and lost, and kept off, an additional 40.  What have I gained?  I've learned to ride horses and dance swing.  I've climbed the Great Wall of China and hiked the English countryside.  I've scaled butterfly-filled hills in Malaysia and stayed on an English saddle while crossing riverbanks in Africa .  I've had the self confidence to pursue a career in Washington D.C. and I was physically able to escape on 911.  That was one day after returning from my honeymoon.  Two years earlier, my husband-to-be was standing by a dance floor and, having lost over 100 pounds, I had the courage to think he would dance, if I asked him.  He did.  I've begun the surgeries to remove excess skin and even had them throw in an eye job while giving me toned arms.  The truth is, I don't look at all bad for a 56 year old grandmother.  I'm in better condition than anytime since my twenties.  Had I not had the surgery, I would be staring at an early death.  Instead, I just came from the gym.  Thank you, Dr. Clarey.  You gave me a life I only dreamed about.

Colleen Griffith-Regal

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