Case Study 11 Age - 20 Location - Middlesbrough  Occupation - Student  Procedure - Gastric Bypass Weight Lost - 15st  "I had always been overweight. At the age seven I weighted a hefty 10st and by the age of 11 I was 13st." "I remember going on my first diet when I was only seven - but it never worked. During my teens my weight continued to increase. As a lonely 18 year old teenager I got to 28st 7lbs and a size 28." "I lost all confidence and hated going into college while I was studying for her A-levels." "Apart from college I rarely left the house. I also developed high blood pressure and sleep apnoea, which caused me to stop breathing in the night." "As I got bigger I got more and more depressed. I preferred to hide in my bedroom and eat chocolate to comfort myself." "Before I had the gastric bypass, I was so fat I didn't care whether I lived or died - I knew I needed to get help as a result I had a gastric band." "During the operation the surgeon discovered a large ball of fat which had to be removed as it was strangling my liver - this would have killed me eventually." "With the bypass I lost 15st. I now eat much healthier and go to the gym, my lifestyle is so much healthier. I'm now able to live a full life and I don't have to hide anymore." "I've got so much more confidence and I've even inspired my mum, sister and auntie to have gastric bands, they are now all losing weight very successfully too."