After photos were taken 18 Months after surgery/procedure.
Category:Lapband (Laparoscopic Gastric Banding) Weight: 199 Gender:Male Description: “In March of 2005, I was 325 pounds and was suffering from sleep apnea, diabetes and high cholesterol. My energy level was terrible and I needed a nap to get through the day. I had tried lots of diets but all I did was yoyo diet. When I heard about the gastric banding surgery, it made sense so I thought I would give it a try. Why not - nothing has made me lose weight! In April of 2005, I met with Doctor Watson and he told me that I needed to lose at least 15 pounds to qualify for the surger...
After photos were taken 1 Year after surgery/procedure.
Category:Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Weight: 165 Gender:Female Description: "My surgery was December 14, 2005. My heaviest weight in June of that year was 300 pounds. I now weigh 165 pounds. I chose gastric bypass because I tried every other method ever. I knew I would die without it. Some people discouraged me, some encouraged me. I have a 10 year old boy, a 20 year old girl and a wonderful husband. I wanted to live. Somehow I knew I would do fine. I did everything Western Bariatric Institute told me to do. Getting approved seemed like it took forever but I c...