I had surgery in November of 2012 with Dr. Heider.  Before I scheduled my appointment I attended his seminar, which I was skeptical about.  I live just outside of Winston Salem so this was a big decision for me and I went alone.  I was so impressed with Dr. Heider and what he had to say, that I immediately signed up to do the surgery.  I was 426.6lbs at my highest.  My first month I had to ...