Patient Stories
LAP-BAND System Patient: Robin
“Here’s what my life was like. Pick up three 40Kg bags of dog food; strap them to your body. Then try walking.It was difficult to even bend down to pick up my little girl.”
Before - 122 kgs |
After - 75 kgs |
“Now, I have the energy to play with my children and am comforted to know I’ll be around when they grow up.”
LAP-BAND System Patient: Sondra
“I spent most of my marriage being ill. I thought I was going to die young. Diabetes, asthma, hypertension— I had it all. I took 32 pills a day. I never wore a dress— I wore a tent.”
Before - 104 kgs | After - 63 kgs |
“Now I’m down to 9 pills a day, I’m a size 10 and I’m going to live long enough to enjoy it.”
LAP-BAND System Patient: Frank
“My weight was killing me—but I was constantly hungry. Nothing helped.”
Before - 160 kgs | After - 95 kgs |
“I was in the hospital for a day, and I haven’t been hungry since.”