Patient stories

After less-than-satisfactory birthing experiences with her first two children, Katie switched to Cache Valley Hospital.

When Kenna's got the cancer diagnosis, what she didn't realize was that a high-tech robot-assisted surgery would make cancer treatment more accurate and easier to recover from.

"I'm grateful this surgery was available, and I'm thankful Dr. Pingree was willing to do this on such a young person. It's a terrific example of why I go to St. Mark's– they provide great care..."

Sara had a surprise pregnancy that ended in a surprise c-section delivery at Mountain View Hospital. She has extremely high standards when it comes to service, but admitts the attention she recieved at Mountain View Hospital was beyond that of a five-star resort.

Jennifer had the sleeve gastrectomy and lost over 100 lbs. This surgery drastically changed her health and quality of life in many ways. She no longer feels limited in what she can do. Best of all she looks forward to living a longer life. View Jennifer's Video

I always related eating a lot with sports. While I was in training and playing, I never had to worry about putting on extra weight. After I got married and had a family, even though I worked hard and jogged daily, I found that keeping off extra pounds was a battle. At 305 pounds and gaining, going through bilateral knee replacements, high blood pressure, sleep apnea, feeling tired and having no energy, I felt there was no hope. I wore baggy shorts and loose T-shirts in the summer and baggy dress clothes to hide my “gut!”.

After surgery at St. Mark’s Hospital and losing 105 pounds, I’ve turned into a clothes freak! Now I look forward to dressing up to go anywhere.

I don’t really know how to describe how happy I am that I chose to have gastric bypass surgery. I thought I was living before I had surgery, but looking back I was just existing and not really living. I was 26 years old and had been trying to lose weight for 10 years. I wasn’t always heavy. I was active all growing up, but after high school I started to put on weight through the years. During this time I would try and lose the weight. I would lose some weight and then gain it back plus some... My surgery was July 17, 2012 at St. Mark’s Hospital. This day changed the rest of my life…for the better.