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Worth It23 months Post-Op

Transformative experience - I gained my whole life back

Hi My name is Rosie! This review is my 2 year Post ESG UPDATE YEYYYYY OMG, I don’t even know how to begin… 2 years ago, I was hopeless, depressed and tired. At 233 pounds on a 5’4 body frame, my knees made me unable to walk more than 10 minutes, therefore I had to leave my loving career behind.(hairstylist/beauty instructor) Couch bounded, sick and just sad I was broken in every way. Until one day I read something online about ESG and decided to look further. With ESG being

Energetic342441posted on January 29, 2024

Not Worth It5 months Post-Op

DID NOT WORK (For Me)

COULDN'T AGREE MORE!!! DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY. I was so excited to lose 35-40 lbs that I gained in a blink of a eye. I’ve tried EVERYTHING my GP has put me on weight loss med didn't work I did all kinds of blood test everything came back normal thyroid, blood sugar, I was low in vitamin b12 so the Dr. made me come in for b12 shots snd continue on my weight loss med NOTHING Tenuate didn't work phentermine didn't work I did over the counter alli nope I worked out I did the KETO

claralgposted on September 27, 2019

Worth It7 months Post-Op

55lbs Down and New Lifestyle!

Previously I worked for a large corporation in technology so I would be sedentary all day long, in addition to being stressed out and not want to do anything after working late in the evenings. I would rush home to de-stress by binge watching TV and ordering elaborate meals to go. Eventually my fat jeans became the only jeans I could wear and eventually becoming too small. I started walking, and eating food only from health food stores like Whole foods. My personal motivation

lev1106posted on March 26, 2018

Worth It

Orbera

I decided it was time to make a change in my life for an overall better way of life by losing weight. I've put on weight over the past 4 years and after hearing about the Orbera procedure thru friends, social media and YouTube, I decided to do a little more research and learn more about the procedure. After an extensive review of the procedure I decided I wanted to go for it. I searched for local providers in my area but their were none, the closest doctor I came across was

Kerr24posted on January 31, 2018

2 months Post-Op

25 Lbs off & Motivated to Continue!

I've struggled with my weight for 8 years. I would succeed for a while and then regress. I've had the most success with this because the more I lose, the more I want to keep moving. Cons: 0 really. Air pumped into abdomen in initial procedure caused pain for 4 days [this is rare]. (I will add photos later.) Updated on 13 Oct 2017: I've struggled with my weight for 8 years. I would succeed for a while and then regress. I've had the most success with this because the more I

AB9posted on October 13, 2017

It didn't work for me

I had the Orbera balloon inserted in October 2017. Removed April 2018. I lost a total of 26 lbs at most. I was extremely sick for the first 4-5 months, and I lost most of my weight during the first 1-2 months. I was too weak and sick to even walk, nevermind work out. I took the nausea and heartburn medicine as prescribed. I did not experience heartburn, but I was nauseous all day, everyday (even when I was sleeping). I vomitted so bad sometimes that I thought the balloon was

shontaecoreyposted on December 5, 2019

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