I lost 43 pounds with the help of the Orbera gastric balloon. I had gained weight as a side effect from medication and it seemed impossible to lose those extra pounds. After two years of trying it on my own, I decided I needed more support. I found Orbera here on Real Self and went to Dr. Naim in Los Angeles. It seemed like a great fit for me - someone whose BMI is between 30 and 40 and who...
I am a 35 year old female and I have tried every fad diet there is; Weight Watchers, Atkins, Chicken Soup Diet, Keto, South Beach Medifast and Optifast. I gained on everything except Atkins and Optifast, but sadly lacked the discipline to stay on either of those long enough to reach my goal. I have struggled with my weight since I was a child For the last 8 years I have been overweight, with...
So far so good. I had the orbera balloon placed on Tuesday august 14th. I had worked a night shift and was off at 4 am that morning, so not having anything to drink after midnight was really difficult. But overall, the staff was really amazing, Dr Rahimi came into the pre op room and introduced herself, got to know me a little but and told me about herself, which was nice. I could hear her...
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