A burden lifted
Michele Lester wasn't always big. Tall, yes, but not fat. An active child, she loved basketball and played on her high school team in Kansas. She moved to Joliet in 1984 and worked as a correctional officer at Stateville for six years.
Michele Lester wasn't always big. Tall, yes, but not fat. An active child, she loved basketball and played on her high school team in Kansas. She moved to Joliet in 1984 and worked as a correctional officer at Stateville for six years.
Bypass only for morbidly obese
Dr. John Brems, professor of surgery at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, does liver transplants. That's where he gets the most satisfaction.
Dr. John Brems, professor of surgery at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, does liver transplants. That's where he gets the most satisfaction.
Considering a stomach stapling procedure?
A couple different options are available. The aim of the procedures is to produce a very small stomach, somewhere in the range of one and a half to two ounces, with a small exit outlet from the stomach. The hope is that patients will become full and satisfied from eating a small amount of food.
A couple different options are available. The aim of the procedures is to produce a very small stomach, somewhere in the range of one and a half to two ounces, with a small exit outlet from the stomach. The hope is that patients will become full and satisfied from eating a small amount of food.




