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Hello all, I just wanted to share my lap band experience. I cannot recall the exact surgery date but I had the surgery in November or December of 2008. My overall weight was 256 pounds. I was very excited and could not wait to have this surgery I was thinking that all my weight problems would be...
Hey Guys! So I've made the decision to have a band fitted at a BMI of 34 as I'm tired of losing weight and gaining it back with more on top. I know it's not going to be easy but I'm determined to make it work. I'm scheduled to have it done in March 2017 so will keep you updated as it goes...
I cannot say enough how great Dr. Davtyan and staff have been since I started on my weight loss journey since I first walked into his office in 2010. We are now in 2020 and I still feel the care any great doctor and staff can give a patient!
Well, here I am!!!! My expectations from any procedure I am approved for is to discontinue the yo-yo dieting. I love food!!!! I love food!!!! Im just tired of the back and forth and now realize that I need a long term solution that can help me along the way of becoming a healthier me! I have...
Lap band in 2008. Lost 80 lbs in about 6 months with no problems at all. I followed all the rules exactly. And, kept the weight off until July 2017. It started with reflux. I tried to self medicate for too long and got esophagitis really bad. I couldn’t eat anything but puddings, mashed p...
I decided at 38 I’d had enough of being fat!! 17st and bloody miserable, always feeling like a second class citizen and hiding from the world. Had my op in 2007 without a second thought at Dolan Park in Bromsgrove, one of the most exciting days of my life. Ten years on and 11st. Lighter and g...
I was a healthy over weight woman with no will power to stop over eating and exercise. Iam a mom of 4 and one day l was watching My daughter who was turning 14 and a beautiful size 12 (at the time i wore a 22.)I wanted to be her size and enjoy all the things I had been missing out on because of...
I decided on the lapband before insurance guidelines stopped paying for banding over a BMI of 40 or so do to the low success and satisfaction rating and used the band a a scientific aid to study how to overcome its failing and exploit its capabilities with behavior and eating adjustments on an...
OK so, I've been doing research on the procedure, not only that some doctors prefer you to go to a bariatric seminar as well (optional). So I found out that my insurance do cover it, I went to my primary care doctor to get a referral to memorial west hospital to meet with doctor Emil MateI today...