POSTED UNDER Orbera Gastric Balloon REVIEWS
Started at Low BMI and Lost 35-40 Pounds
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Started at Low BMI and Lost 35-40 Pounds
fancyduckMay 24, 2020
WORTH IT$6,000
So! I was at my heaviest ever weight at 180 lbs. They told me I was just barely at the BMI they reccommend people to use the balloon. I had a very unhealthy relationship with food, and I was getting married in about a month.
Got the orbera mid-July 2019. Right after the procedure wasn't too terrible for me. I did have one weird thing happen on the day of where it felt like I couldn't breathe and was gasping for air/wheezing I think because my body was trying to throw it up? Anyway that only happened once, and I don't think I ever really threw anything up. By my wedding at the end of August I was about 165, and right after my honeymoon in September I broke into the 150s. I told myself in high school I'd never let myself get back over 150 pounds and I had been WAY over for about 6 years, so I remember rejoicing about that!
When the balloon came out in January, I weighed about 148 and I was terrified I was going to gain it back. It's almost June now and I've actually LOST weight since then, I'm at 142 and couldn't be happier. The best part is, I don't have any foods I don't allow myself, I just naturally eat less now.
I think the most valuable thing is learning how to eat again. Oh, I should say that if you're counting on the monthly nutritionist check-ins, they didn't really help me that much. The nutritionist had lots of valuable info but I guess I also had a fairly easy time.
Weird things about the balloon: you can feel it moving around when you shift. Also, when I was at about 155 I could definitely SEE the balloon bump. GROSS!
Also, the whole Athenix team is always great. Vanessa is amazing for the pre-placement stuff, and just a great human in general. Dr. Sadeghi (not sure if I spelled it right...) Put my ballon in and out, but I didn't see much of her, considering I was unconscious. She was nice though! All in all 10/10 for me!
Got the orbera mid-July 2019. Right after the procedure wasn't too terrible for me. I did have one weird thing happen on the day of where it felt like I couldn't breathe and was gasping for air/wheezing I think because my body was trying to throw it up? Anyway that only happened once, and I don't think I ever really threw anything up. By my wedding at the end of August I was about 165, and right after my honeymoon in September I broke into the 150s. I told myself in high school I'd never let myself get back over 150 pounds and I had been WAY over for about 6 years, so I remember rejoicing about that!
When the balloon came out in January, I weighed about 148 and I was terrified I was going to gain it back. It's almost June now and I've actually LOST weight since then, I'm at 142 and couldn't be happier. The best part is, I don't have any foods I don't allow myself, I just naturally eat less now.
I think the most valuable thing is learning how to eat again. Oh, I should say that if you're counting on the monthly nutritionist check-ins, they didn't really help me that much. The nutritionist had lots of valuable info but I guess I also had a fairly easy time.
Weird things about the balloon: you can feel it moving around when you shift. Also, when I was at about 155 I could definitely SEE the balloon bump. GROSS!
Also, the whole Athenix team is always great. Vanessa is amazing for the pre-placement stuff, and just a great human in general. Dr. Sadeghi (not sure if I spelled it right...) Put my ballon in and out, but I didn't see much of her, considering I was unconscious. She was nice though! All in all 10/10 for me!
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