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A Young Woman's Journey To Successful Weight Loss

John Mitty Friday, February 22, 2013

West Islip, NY – Elyse Capozza’s road to weight-loss surgery started in November, 2012. The 25-year-old graduate student had struggled with her weight her whole life and had tried diets, over-the-counter diet pills and gym memberships but never achieved long-term success. After several years of research and family discussions she attended her first seminar at Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center to explore surgical weight loss options and is scheduled to undergo bariatric surgery later this Spring. Ms. Capozza has agreed to share her journey through an on-line bi-weekly video diary.

Having just completed a master’s degree in math and ready to embark on her dream of becoming a teacher, Ms. Capozza realized she had to gain control over her weight in order to be truly fulfilled.

“When I learned of the gastric sleeve option I knew it would be an ideal solution for me. It is less invasive than other procedures and will give me more control over my diet and weight loss,” said Ms. Cappozza.

Getting to this stage took several years, but Ms. Cappozza is fully prepared and comfortable with her choices. Following three months of clearances, she has recently lost more than 30 pounds and continues to attend bi-weekly support groups at Good Samaritan. She has completed her cardiology, pulmonology and psychological evaluations and is waiting for clearance from insurance to schedule her surgery, hopefully in early April.

“Although I have never had surgery before and have never been a patient in the hospital, I am very comfortable with my decision to have bariatric surgery. I know it is going to change my whole life for the better,” said Ms. Capozza.

Follow Ms. Capozza’s journey of weight loss at http://goodsamaritan.chsli.org/index.php/bariatrics. Updates will be posted bi-weekly.

jmitty@longislandyellowpages.com

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