Not Recommended!

Starting weight 216 lbs

Final weight 207 lbs

My experience with Orbera gastric balloon:

I have tried so many different ways for weight loss, my whole life has been a struggle with my weight. Diet and exercise has always been part of my entire life since I was a teenager. I have tried not to go the surgical way for many reasons and I thought Orbera was the answer to my prayers. Despite of reading all the reviews and knowing all the risks involved I decided to give it a try. The procedure was performed by a very skilled gastroenterologist, who was very knowledgeable and caring. No complications during or after the procedure. 

I went home and had vomiting, discomfort and everything that is always expected x approximately 3 days, after that I was feeling fine ( I kept doing what I was instructed regardless). I really wanted this to work so bad, that I didn't eat almost anything for an entire month , at that point I've lost 22 lbs, boy I was happy! then I couldn't continue with my starvation diet and decided to exercise while I was adding food again. I used my peloton almost everyday. I was so hungry all the time, it actually felt like I was hungrier with the balloon than without it. 

After 4 months of suffering hunger feelings and fighting against it, nasty burps, horrible discomfort, not been able to sleep well, etc I didn't lose a single pound. I kept saying "I may be gaining muscle from working out lol". The holidays came and what a disaster, all the weight started to come back, I was able to eat and binge like crazy. I never felt any restrictions, it was the opposite I was always hungrier. The time for the removal came and I've tried to delayed it to see if I could lose some extra pounds before that, I was embarrassed and ashamed of not having good results, like most of the people that say it has worked for them and I really don't understand why, if so many people say how much this changed their life, it really didn't work for me. I know you may think I didn't try hard enough or something else is wrong with me, but believe me I struggled everyday during this journey. 

Today I have the balloon removed and I couldn't be happier, I don't feel as hungry as I did with it , and I've decided to continue working on my lifestyle choices, I have stopped putting anxiety towards the scale and will continue working out while trying to choose better foods options in my diet. Nothing it's easy when is about weight loss and for sure Orbera is not an exception. I won't recommend it, it's a waste of money, time with so many uncomfortable feelings and not to count all the risks involved of putting a foreign body in your stomach for 6+ months. 

Good luck to everyone that decide to go this route, I hope my review help other people. I am not bashing a product that claim to work for others, I am just letting people know, that it just doesn't work for others like me. If you want to waste 6-7K like I did, it will be not because somebody didn't give you some type of warnings.