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4 month update
Well, at Christmas I began to have a lot of epigastric pain and reflux throwing up at night. After enduring this for almost 3 months, I decided to have an early removal. I lost a total of 20 lbs. Would I recommend Orbera? If you are trying to knock down your weight or BMI to qualify for bariatric surgery, this might be a winner for you. But if you're like me and don't qualify for bariatric surgery or need to lose 20-40 lbs...no, I wouldn't recommend it. Here are the pros and cons:
Pros
If you follow the program, you will half your normal intake of food or more
You will definitely want to eat less
You should lose weight and inches
You will need to continue to follow the plan in order to maintain your loss
Cons:
You could be sick and have nausea the first week or longer (I only had it for a couple of days)
You probably will have reflux so sleep sitting up
Once your stomach shrinks, you may have acute reflux and vomiting as the balloon tends to block your esophagus.
COST! Very expensive. I paid $9000...that's $450/lb
After removal, it is difficult to continue to follow the plan, but not impossible
My measurements:
Before (inches) After
42 bust 39 bust
38 waist 35 waist
44 hip 41 hip
Starting weight was 170 lbs and ending was 150 lbs. I haven't seen this number in over 20 years and I am grateful for that. The staff at Athenix was excellent. They were always there for me to answer any questions. Their concern for my health was paramount and I cannot say enough good things about them in this comment section. My experience is with the Bellevue, WA team and they work together like a well oiled machine. I'm having difficulty uploading photos, but will continue trying
Pros
If you follow the program, you will half your normal intake of food or more
You will definitely want to eat less
You should lose weight and inches
You will need to continue to follow the plan in order to maintain your loss
Cons:
You could be sick and have nausea the first week or longer (I only had it for a couple of days)
You probably will have reflux so sleep sitting up
Once your stomach shrinks, you may have acute reflux and vomiting as the balloon tends to block your esophagus.
COST! Very expensive. I paid $9000...that's $450/lb
After removal, it is difficult to continue to follow the plan, but not impossible
My measurements:
Before (inches) After
42 bust 39 bust
38 waist 35 waist
44 hip 41 hip
Starting weight was 170 lbs and ending was 150 lbs. I haven't seen this number in over 20 years and I am grateful for that. The staff at Athenix was excellent. They were always there for me to answer any questions. Their concern for my health was paramount and I cannot say enough good things about them in this comment section. My experience is with the Bellevue, WA team and they work together like a well oiled machine. I'm having difficulty uploading photos, but will continue trying
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