Patient Stories Print Bariatric surgery paves way for heart transplant after end-stage heart failure With a failing heart and little hope of healing, Alan Lewis sunk into depression, gaining 330 pounds. After he came to Mayo, bariatric surgery enabled the transplant he'd sought for so many years. Alan Lewis was lying on the floor — the only position that eased his discomfort — watching a football game. When a Mayo Clinic commercial came on, the tagline seemed to leap off the screen. "You know where to go." With… PST-20540177 Home Patient Stories