Those of you who have either had or explored bariatric surgery with The Center for Bariatric Surgery at The Miriam Hospital have probably had contact with Kellie Armstrong, MSN, RN, CBN. But she’s not only the Program Manager. Kellie is also a bariatric patient, undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass 18 years ago. She recently shared her…
Bariatric Surgery
Bariatric Patient: Weight loss surgery saved my life; It’s not the easy way out
Christie Rudis, 37, said it was a “sobering” conversation with her primary care doctor several years that made her realize she needed to make a bigger change. The doctor told Christie, who weighed in excess of 450 pounds at the time, that the chances of seeing her 35th birthday were low if she didn’t do…
Orientation to Your Weight Loss Journey
If you’ve ever considered weight loss surgery but didn’t know where to start – our entire surgical team has put together the below virtual orientation that covers your different options. After watching the video, if you think surgery may be the right choice for you, be sure to take the online quiz. Once that step…
Controversies in Bariatric Surgery: Should the procedure be offered to prisoners?
The United States has seen a significant increase in the number of incarcerated individuals, increasing from 250,000 to 6.6 million prisoners over the last three decades. Given the obesity epidemic in the United States, it is not surprising that significant numbers of these prisoners are obese and have obesity-related co-morbidities. Brown Surgical Associates’ Andrew R….
Local teenager benefits from bariatric weight loss surgery
A local teen is benefiting from bariatric weight loss surgery performed by Brown Surgical Associate’s own Dr. Elizabeth Renaud. “I was just absolutely miserable all the time, like mentally and physically, always exhausted,” said 18-year-old Jenna Bergeron of East Providence. She says she grew up overweight and endured kids calling mean names. It took an…
Local EMT benefits from weight loss surgery
A local EMT is benefiting from weight loss surgery performed by Brown Surgical Associates’ Dr. Siva Vithiananthan. “My surgery was just a few days before kind of everything went hectic,” Morgan Schmitt, a Cumberland resident who works as an EMT in Quincy, Massachusetts – told WJAR’s Barbara Morse. That surgery was on March 2 on…
