Donna and Charles Baker
Donna and Charles underwent weight loss surgery together at Medical City Dallas and now feel like they can do much more than they could in the past.
“We’ve done everything in our lives together,” said Charles Baker. “Let’s do this together.”
Charles was referring to his wife, Donna, with whom he’s shared a weight loss struggle for many years.
“As much as we battle against being overweight with diet and exercise, we weren’t doing well,” he said. “It’s tough — it’s really tough to change a lifetime of bad habits. Then my doctor suggested I try weight loss surgery. That was the first doctor who ever told me this could even be an option.”
On the day of the couple’s surgeries, Charles was feeling optimistic.
“I’ve done the research on it,” Charles said. “I believe this is the perfect tool for folks in our boat. And since we’re both in the same boat, here we are. We’re really looking forward to it.”
Three months later, Charles was down 60 pounds.
“I feel great,” he said. “I’ve been able to do a lot more things that I haven’t been able to do in the past. I feel better at 60, for sure, than I did at 50.”
Donna agreed.
“I’m awesome!” she said. “I’ve done something different and I’m on my way to becoming something I’ve never been before, and that’s a medication-free diabetic. I’ve lost one of my diabetes medications, two of my blood pressure medications and 35 pounds. I haven’t been able to do it just yet, but I want to get on the floor and play board games with my grandkids.”