Half the Person He Used to Be: Robert is Living Abundantly – and 230 Pounds Lighter – After Weight Loss Surgery
10/6/2025
“I’m literally half the person I used to be,” says Robert three years after his weight-loss surgery with Stephen Burpee, M.D., and the team at Northwest Bariatric and Foregut Surgery.
Robert, like so many others, had struggled with his weight since childhood – and he had a family history of obesity, heart disease, and arthritis. When he reached his mid-40s, with 430 pounds on his 6’4” frame and related problems with blood pressure, high blood sugar, and cholesterol levels, Robert began researching weight loss surgery.
“Dr. Burpee and his staff are all great,” Robert says. “They helped me talk through successes and failures – and not feel alone in the process. They were quick to respond to my questions.”
Robert, who is now maintaining a weight of about 200 pounds, has been able to stop taking the medications he needed to manage those obesity-related health conditions.
“It was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made in my life,” he says.
Congratulations to Robert on his great success – and thanks to the Bariatric team!
To learn more about surgical weight loss at Northwest Healthcare, or to request an appointment, please visit https://www.healthiertucson.com/bariatric-weight-loss.
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