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AVOID!!!! Please do yourself a favor. Take the $6k you’d spend on these balloons and invest in a personal trainer and a meal prep company. These balloons do absolutely nothing. I lost weight on the balloons because I started going to the gym 2x a day and ate less calories. These balloons made me feel like i was starving, then when i did eat, my body forced me to throw up what i ate because i felt so full. I woke up nauseas every single day. There is no way the positive reviews are legitimate. My experience with Obalon from day 1 was awful. I started by talking to the dietician - in the middle of our conversation the doctor popped her head into our room and said ‘i just got a call from that psycho patient - it’s your turn’..... Okay then.
After the first balloon, I felt awful. I was so hungry all the time, and I would eat a full meal and still be starving. The doctor just kept telling me to eat carrots.... then she put me in two different types of medicine to sustain my hunger. One med made me feel like a zombie and the other made me an insomniac. After going for the second balloon, the doctor told me i was actually under the weight I should have been to have been approved for the balloons and they may not work. She told me this AFTER I GOT MY SECOND BALLOON. Three months passed before I lost a pound and I only lost weight because I started intermittent fasting, ate 1000 calories a day and did two 1 hr workouts a day, 6 days a week. The balloons did nothing for me besides give me stomach ulcers and extreme discomfort. The dietician called my emergency contact (my mom) thinking it was me and disclosed my personal information. in addition, you’re supposed to receive 12 months of dietician guidance - I met with the dietician 2x and one was for the consultation. When i needed to set up my balloon removal, they took over TWO WEEKS TO ANSWER ME. I was in extreme pain and needed them remove but I got radio silence from them until i called a third party company to get in contact with them. i would not wish my experience on my worst enemy. this is absolutely the worst investment for weight loss and the WORST customer service I have ever experienced with AWFUL doctors that don’t care about anything besides giving you pills. They do not care about you after they have your money.
After the first balloon, I felt awful. I was so hungry all the time, and I would eat a full meal and still be starving. The doctor just kept telling me to eat carrots.... then she put me in two different types of medicine to sustain my hunger. One med made me feel like a zombie and the other made me an insomniac. After going for the second balloon, the doctor told me i was actually under the weight I should have been to have been approved for the balloons and they may not work. She told me this AFTER I GOT MY SECOND BALLOON. Three months passed before I lost a pound and I only lost weight because I started intermittent fasting, ate 1000 calories a day and did two 1 hr workouts a day, 6 days a week. The balloons did nothing for me besides give me stomach ulcers and extreme discomfort. The dietician called my emergency contact (my mom) thinking it was me and disclosed my personal information. in addition, you’re supposed to receive 12 months of dietician guidance - I met with the dietician 2x and one was for the consultation. When i needed to set up my balloon removal, they took over TWO WEEKS TO ANSWER ME. I was in extreme pain and needed them remove but I got radio silence from them until i called a third party company to get in contact with them. i would not wish my experience on my worst enemy. this is absolutely the worst investment for weight loss and the WORST customer service I have ever experienced with AWFUL doctors that don’t care about anything besides giving you pills. They do not care about you after they have your money.
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obalon center