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American 'happy' after weight loss surgery in Jamaica
By Nadine Wilson Observer staff reporter*
wilsonn@jamaicaobserver.com*
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
MANY people come to Jamaica for sun, sea and sand, but when 57-year-old Mathew Robinson came to the island in mid-September last year, it was for a new lease on life.
The Manhattan architect told his brother he was coming to Jamaica on vacation, but instead, he spent three days at the Medical Associates Hospital in Kingston, where he underwent an hour-long weight loss surgery that has drastically altered his eating patterns.
Robinson did a sleeve gastrectomy, which was carried out by local obesity and laparoscopic surgeon Dr Alfred Dawes and his team.
In just five months Robinson has managed to lose almost 50 pounds and has reduced his pants size from 45 inches to 38 inches, as a result of the surgery.
"I am happy as a punch," said Robinson, who, prior to surgery, weighed in at 268 pounds.
"When I look at the life I have now, my life is completely different," he told the Jamaica Observer.
A sleeve gastrectomy is an invasive surgery whereby doctors remove a part of the stomach so that an individual will eat less. The procedure is one of the fastest-growing weight loss surgeries in North America and Asia.
More: http://m.jamaicaobserver.com/mobile/...maica_15836578
By Nadine Wilson Observer staff reporter*
wilsonn@jamaicaobserver.com*
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
MANY people come to Jamaica for sun, sea and sand, but when 57-year-old Mathew Robinson came to the island in mid-September last year, it was for a new lease on life.
The Manhattan architect told his brother he was coming to Jamaica on vacation, but instead, he spent three days at the Medical Associates Hospital in Kingston, where he underwent an hour-long weight loss surgery that has drastically altered his eating patterns.
Robinson did a sleeve gastrectomy, which was carried out by local obesity and laparoscopic surgeon Dr Alfred Dawes and his team.
In just five months Robinson has managed to lose almost 50 pounds and has reduced his pants size from 45 inches to 38 inches, as a result of the surgery.
"I am happy as a punch," said Robinson, who, prior to surgery, weighed in at 268 pounds.
"When I look at the life I have now, my life is completely different," he told the Jamaica Observer.
A sleeve gastrectomy is an invasive surgery whereby doctors remove a part of the stomach so that an individual will eat less. The procedure is one of the fastest-growing weight loss surgeries in North America and Asia.
More: http://m.jamaicaobserver.com/mobile/...maica_15836578
wasn't sure if this procedure was available in Jamaica. And at 36% of the cost if done in the US!
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