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Getting Started with The Center for Bariatrics at Bailey Medical Center
Read more: Getting Started with The Center for Bariatrics at Bailey Medical CenterIf you are considering weight loss surgery and learning more about The Center for Bariatrics at Bailey Medical Center this year, here is a short video to introduce you to the program, as Bariatric Navigator Russell Vieaux takes you inside Bailey Medical Center and shows how you can get started by attending one of our…
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Born at Bailey – Double the Blessings
Read more: Born at Bailey – Double the BlessingsAt 6:03 p.m. August 19, 2013 baby girl Jimena was born, weighing 6 pounds 13 ounces. At 6:08 p.m. she was joined by her sister, Paloma, weighing 5 pounds 9 ounces. New parents Alma and Sean Larkin were overjoyed their daughters were healthy and here after 38 weeks of a pregnancy Alma says was “simple…
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Building a Community of Support along the Weight Loss Journey
Read more: Building a Community of Support along the Weight Loss JourneyJudy Mollenkamp and her husband welcome familiar faces, as well as new ones into their Bartlesville home every month. It all started when a small group of bariatric patients decided to start meeting to talk about their common experiences. Judy talked to Dr. JoeBob Kirk and he encouraged the idea of officially forming a support…
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Trip of a Lifetime Nearly Sidelined by Breast Cancer
Read more: Trip of a Lifetime Nearly Sidelined by Breast CancerKay Netta Allen, 65, and her husband talked about going on a cruise for years. Aside from trips to Branson, Mo., and other road trips, the couple had never taken a “big trip.” The Allens, who have been married for 47 years, had spent nearly two years planning and saving when Kay Netta received a…
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Patient Care like You’re a Member of the Family
Read more: Patient Care like You’re a Member of the FamilyThe oil and gas industry was booming and business was good. Work came first for Michele Thompson just a few short years ago. Turning 40 came and went and before she knew it, Michele was getting her first mammogram at the age of 45 in May 2012. Living in southern Oklahoma at the time, Michele…
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RSVP for Bailey Bariatrics Graduation
Read more: RSVP for Bailey Bariatrics GraduationPost-op patients, please join us for our Annual Bailey Bariatrics Graduation Saturday, January 10, 2015 from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. All post-op patients and spouses are invited to join us for one of the most uplifting events of the year where we celebrate your success! The graduation is held at the Bailey Education Foundation…
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Community Responds to Oklahoma Tornado Disaster Relief at Blood Drive
Read more: Community Responds to Oklahoma Tornado Disaster Relief at Blood DriveThe severe weather outbreak Monday afternoon and evening was felt from every corner of the state. As a massive EF5 Tornado ripped through Moore, OK, the skies in Owasso were beginning to stir. Before local media could report the widespread damage in the Oklahoma City suburb, a line of storms quickly developed, and tornado warnings were…
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Teresa’s Roux-en-Y Revision Story
Read more: Teresa’s Roux-en-Y Revision StoryMy story with bariatric surgery began when I had the Roux-en-Y procedure in August of 2004 at a different facility. I lost half of the weight I needed to lose, but ended up having another child 21 months post-op. For a few years I kept most of the weight off, but without support I gained…
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Life is fun!
Read more: Life is fun!Life is fun! I haven’t always felt that way. I was an obese child who grew into an obese adult. I call it “the family curse” because several family members also had a life-long struggle with excess weight and the complications and health issues that come with it, namely, Type 2 diabetes. My highest weight was 278…
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Spreading Hope – Brain Cancer Survivor Continues to Beat the Odds
Read more: Spreading Hope – Brain Cancer Survivor Continues to Beat the OddsTo those who have not been personally touched by brain cancer, the word glioblastoma may carry little meaning. For some, like Kathleen Rhodes, this word means everything. Glioblastoma has changed her life and threatened to take it twice. For 20 years, Kathleen has fought this rare disease. “They told me I had six to nine months,” she…
