Joy S.
I'm hoping to have the Realize Adjustable Gastric Band surgery. I've struggled with my weight since the mid-1980s. I've tried many diets during the past 20 years: twice on my own, plus Scarsdale, Cigna weight loss program, Weight Watchers twice, Weight Watchers at Work, TOPS, the Healthy Weigh, Adkins Diet, Sugar Busters, Dr. Phil’s Diet Guide, American Dietetic Association Diet guide, and Slim-Fast. Additionally, I've tried hypnosis therapy, gym memberships, and Fen-Fen briefly, to no avail, and regained my excess weight, plus more. I've been diagnosed with morbid obesity with a BMI of 40. I've been diagnosed and treated for osteoarthritis (surgery on left knee in 2005), a fractured lumber vertebrae, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, gastric reflux/GERD, depression and pre-diabetes. My health is being greatly affected by carrying the excess weight, and I am taking action to alleviate these life-threatening weight problems. I have been referred to Dr. Daniel Fang who specializes in Bariatric surgery. I've contacted Banner Good Samaritan Bariatric Center and attended Dr. Fang’s informational seminar on September 16, 2008.
