"I was referred to by someone who had the same issues as me. Super high tryglycerides and high colesterol which I can't seem to spell either correctly. This guy had the DS done by Dr Bonner and was doing great including having good blood work without pills. I had been on statins for 10 years until my CPK level went through the roof (average 1200 to 1400) and my legs and back hurt so bad I could hardly walk. I took Lipitor and Tricor from 1993 till around 2005. When I quit me colestertrol went above 400 and my tryglicerides went above 1000. But I did manage to get CPK below 400.
Anyhow Dr Bonners team managed to get my insurance approval within 6 weeks and I had the operation 3 weeks after that. It has been 4 months and I have dropped over 50 pounds, waist went from a tight 44 to a baggy 36 and I do cheat on the carbs a bit.
Blood pressure is down, border line diabetes is gone, hopefully the damn C-Pap machine will go in the closet one of these days.
I am 60 years old and have been all around the world, had some bad things happen and have met my share of doctors, good bad and otherwise in 35 years of oilfield work..
Dr Ricardo Bonner is one of the very best doctors I have had the pleasure to deal with and his staff is excellent. Partner there is no bad to say about these folks. This is the best thing I have done in a very long time and this surgeon I had was one of the very best around the metro Houston Texas area.
Hope this helps someone who was in the same boat I was, I expect to live a bit longer after this.
Update 2-28-2014, had last visit with Doc Bonner, I have dropped 75 pounds, my bloodwork came back and my cholesterol an triglycerides were 135 an 145 respectively and that is the first time in my life they have been normal.
There is not doubt this is the best thing that I have done in years. Highly recommend this Doctor and his staff."
