Kerry B.

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My testimony... September 2010 I had the Lapband. I was 295lb. Miserable in my own skin. Thinking it would be forever, I decided to have it done even if it was an exclusion on my insurance. Little did I know 6 months later, my port would need replaced due to an infection. Then after 2 and half years I became sick..very sick. Long story short I found out my band had to be removed. It was eroded. So out almost $20,000 and down 125 lbs my life was about to drastically change.

My band caused extensive damage. My stomach had to be "glued" together because it could not hold sutures. It caused scar tissue at my esophageal gastric junction and that led to a stricture. Four more procedures to stretch my esophagus had to performed and each time I had complications that required hospital stays. This led to missed work and more bills.

During this time, I started putting on weight and even though I had so many complications with the first surgery, I had my mind set on a revision. My surgeon seemed hesitant but I was persistent. He even told me another surgery may cause further damage or may not even work.
I didn't care. It was going to be my way out. My sister would take me to my doctor appointments and each time pray the surgeon would refuse to do surgery because she saw how sick I was. I didn't care. I deserved it. I was robbed of my new life.

While I was focused in convincing my surgeon to do another wls, my sister was taking health supplements. She tried to get me to take them. She even gave them to me. I had no interest because in my mind I had the perfect answer...surgery.
I finally decided to try them. What the heck. I had insurance coverage and had to wait anyway for 6 months of doctor supervised visits. My sister had lost tons of weight and went from a tight size 16 to a size 5. I reluctantly took them and felt amazing. I have been on them 2 weeks. I have new found energy and lost 10 lbs my first week. This is going to be my new way out. I'm no longer focused on surgery but on living my new found life.

I'd love to share this information with you. Surgery doesn't have to be your only way out like I thought it was mine.

Give it a week. One week. See how you feel and go from there.
baxterk.truvisionhealth.com/trynow
Kerry