Being obese is like being in a cage, trapped inside a body suit of fat that prevents you from doing all the things in life you would like to do. My wife and I came to the conclusion that we couldn’t live like this anymore, so we both signed up for a weight loss seminar with Dr. Nick. I had my surgery in April of 2013. I weighed almost 400lbs. Now, 13 months later, I am 160lbs lighter and I feel wonderful. The surgery has given me back my life.
Since the surgery, I have done many of the things I either couldn’t or wouldn’t have done before. I had stopped traveling by air, too embarrassed that I might need a seat belt extension or purchase an extra seat – but since the surgery, I have flown three times. In the past few months, we have taken our children to visit Hollywood and to experience Disney World. Imagine the satisfaction of being able to ride a roller coaster with your children! I find it is the little things that reward me: not having to worry if I will fit into the restaurant booth, or break the plastic lawn chair. I have started running, and I have never felt better in my life. I really do feel free now: free to live and enjoy my life.
~ Ryan
When you dial 911 you expect a firefighter to come running in to save the day. What you are not looking for is an overweight fireman that needs to take a moment to catch his breath before he helps you. I had become that firefighter. I was very out of shape and I was about as unhealthy as you could be. I tried dieting and working out but it was never enough.
Following an injury on the job I made the choice to contact the Nicholson Clinic. That one phone call was the best I ever made. My life has changed. 12 weeks post-surgery I feel better than I have in 20 years. Before my surgery I could barely make it to walk a mile. I am now jogging 4-5 miles a day and since my surgery I am up to 104 miles. I have a total weight loss of about 50 pounds and still counting. I’m sorry to break it to my Chief but I will need new uniforms and gear.
If you are apprehensive about the surgery I challenge you to make the appointment with either doctor at the Nicholson Clinic. I promise all your fears will be gone and all your questions will be answered. Nicholson Clinic was the best I could have asked for. He took the time to answer every question and go over every detail. I never felt like he was rushing me to get to the next patient. To say I have had a positive experience would be such an understatement. As a father they have given me back time with my children and energy to enjoy the activities that come with teenagers. As a husband I am on the path to a healthy new me for my wife. As a firefighter I now have the energy and the stamina to respond like I did in my 20s. I no longer fear that I will not be able to do my job due to my weight.
I challenge every firefighter out there who is quietly struggling to keep up. You do not have to continue to struggle. Give Nicholson Clinic a call and I promise it will change your life. The life you save may be your own.
My family and I cannot say thank you enough to the Nicholson Clinic. You guys are the real heroes in this story.
~ Kevin C.
At Thanksgiving in 2011, I was walking out of work with my boss and missed a step going outside the building and fell down. I found that I could not get up by myself. My boss went into the crouch position like he was about to lift a piano off the ground and helped me up. It was that moment that I decided I needed to lose weight.
I took a new year’s resolution at the start of the year to work out and loose weight. However, I found that my knees and ankles could not take the punishment of working out. As they swelled up and started hurting I knew I had to get surgical help. I went to see Dr. Nicholson and got the ball started and they really helped me get the approvals needed through my insurance company to get the surgery approved.
I weighed 468 lbs. when I first walked into Dr. Nick’s office. I was on an even dozen medications for hypertension, high cholesterol and diabetes. In March, I had the gastric sleeve surgery and on the day I went home from the hospital I was off all but 3 of my medications. The recovery went great and I was fully aware of what to expect thanks to Dr. Nick and his great staff. I started walking a little at a time just around my living room and kitchen. After about a month I was up to walking close to a mile a day. After 9 months, I was walking 3 to 5 miles a day loosing weight at a rapid pace. Between 9 months and one year I started jogging. Something I had not done in years. I found that I liked being outside and in the fresh air. At one year, I had lost a total of 190 lbs. was totally off all my prescription medications and was running 5K races.
Now after 2 years, I am still maintaining the 190 – 200 lbs lost and going through a pair of running shoes every two months! My life has been totally reshaped by the weight loss and I feel blessed to have been a patient of Dr. Nick Nicholson.
~ Harold
Tim Morgan is an inspiration to us all. In the spring of 2016, Tim made the decision to get healthy and had gastric sleeve surgery with the Nicholson Clinic. Since then he refuses to say he can’t. We are so thrilled to share his journey with you and how his life has changed. Watch his story below.
