St. Louis LAP-BAND® Weight Loss Surgery Patient Video – Heart of America Bariatrics
I had my surgery in October of 2005. I weighed 333 pounds and my BMI was 59. I now weigh 155 pounds and my BMI is 27. I chose Lap-Band over gastric bypass after going to one of Dr. Wagner’s seminars and I just felt that it was the right thing for me to do. It has changed my life in the most incredible way. Because of the weight that I carried, I always had really bad knees and my doctor told me that eventually I would have to have knee replacements and since then I have not had to have any type of surgery on my knees. It is just an incredible. My blood pressure is down. I am almost off of my blood pressure medicine and I can do things that I have not been able to do in almost 30 years. I can keep up with my two grown children. I have a granddaughter that I am going to live to see and see her grow and my life is just incredible. It is not an easy path to take but it is one that is well worth it.