Sabrina Hersom of Jackson lives a frenetic life, like most millennials. As a promoter for a popular live music venue here in central New Jersey, she is fortunate to work in the same field as her personal passion — music and photography.
But as young and healthy as she was, Sabrina’s extra weight was holding her back. We caught up with her last week to find out why she decided to have bariatric surgery, and how her life has changed four months since her procedure.
“My feeling about going through the bariatric surgery process makes me feel grateful, first and foremost! Weight loss surgery isn’t the “easy way out,” by any means. But once I made that decision to become healthier and happier, there was no turning back.
I had the vertical sleeve gastrectomy operation at CentraState Medical Center on June 27, 2016. It went really well with no complications. So far, I’ve lost 70.5 pounds. Read more…