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Obera balloon a big and dangerous mistake
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Obera balloon a big and dangerous mistake
kim coppolaMarch 20, 2020
$6,000
I wanted to lose 40 lbs and was having trouble. I went to the Fairfield office and got the obera balloon. It was six thousand dollars. The balloon was supposed to be in place for 6 months. It was a horrific experience from day one. You are supposed to follow their guidelines with eating.I was in so much pain with the balloon protruding from my stomach there was back pain and nausea that felt like it was overfilled. I was basically bed ridden for 3 months and could barely eat. you could tell the weight loss was loss of a lot of muscle. I looked horrid, dehydrated and yes I lost almost 40 lbs. in 3 months. After 3 months I became so ill and was rushed to the emergency room with pancreatitis.They had to remove the balloon. It was pressing on my pancreas.That could explain the excruciating pain.There was no compensation for this and 2 months later I had gained back 20 lbs because this was not real weight loss. It was dehydration and muscle loss. And six thousand dollars down the drain.I am a registered nurse and this was a big mistake.
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March 20, 2020
New York Bariatric Group continues to strive for excellence and patient-directed customer service. We are dedicated to patient safety and are always available to address questions and concerns. We always inform our patients of the risks benefits and alternatives of the procedures we offer. We can be reached at 1-800-633-8446 if you would like to discuss further. We look forward to hearing from you. Thank you.
May 25, 2024
These are all risks that are explained to you and you sign that you accept all risks. I paid the insurance they offer if these risks do happen. So far I haven’t had any issues with very little nausea and had returned to work after 3 days. I’m a month in and have lost 14.8lbs

My god, that sounds like a terrible experience. I'm so sorry you had to go through that.