Hear From Our Patients Yourself
The physicians of North Shore Surgical Specialists have been helping patients for many years. While each physician's credentials and expertise are detailed alongside their biographies, you may be interested to hear directly from some of our past patients who feel strongly about the impact of their surgeries had on their life.
The Life I Always Dreamed Of
I was 34 years old and at my highest weight -- 315 lbs. In my mind I would live life as a "thin" person. When friends would be going out to places like amusement parks, I would stay home with the excuse that I didn't like the rides. In reality it was that I didn't fit in the seat, or the seatbelt could not close. My size was also a problem when going to a movie, or on an airplane, the seats just aren't made for heavy people. I also missed out on things like horseback riding, scuba diving, and parasailing. This was not the way I wanted to spend the rest of my life. It just wasn't healthy both physically and emotionally.
I Feel And Look Amazing
By the time I actually made an appointment and saw Dr. Gellman for the first time, I was 43 years old and at the highest weight of my life at 200 lbs. Besides being obese, my life was great; with a wonderful husband and 2 beautiful, healthy children. Unfortunately, I was not able to enjoy my life to the fullest, due to how horrible I felt most of the time. I literally had no energy, barely enough to get out of bed in the morning. I always felt sluggish and was unable to increase my activities because I was always out of breath. I was very self conscious and I had a very difficult time feeling comfortable in social situations. I started to become very anxious; I knew I needed a drastic change.
My life Is So Much Better
In April 2001, I was a single 28-year-old male weighing 360 lbs. and a size 50 waist. My life was horrible. I was getting older and bigger. I was starting to suffer significant co-morbidities (health problems due to morbid obesity) such as high blood pressure, severe sleep apnea and deteriorating knee cartilage. My general practitioner placed me on a blood pressure medication and I was committed to wearing a very cumbersome c-PAP machine to help me breathe at night while I slept. Through it all, I was watching friends and relatives meet girls and get married and I was left behind--a prisoner of my own body.
North Shore Surgical Specialists
310 East Shore Road
Suite 203
Great Neck, NY 11023
Tel: (516) 482-8657
Fax: (516) 829-0002