Timothy J. Eldridge, MD Svein M. Holsaeter, MD

I felt the gastric bypass was too drastic and when I heard about the LAP-BAND®, I knew immediately it was perfect. I knew that the LAP-BAND® would help me lose weight with reduced food intake without the starvation and deprivation. Now, three and a half years after LAP-BAND® surgery, I feel like a totally transformed person! The LAP-BAND® changed my life.

I chose the LAP-BAND® System because it was the least invasive surgery and it was a tool that would teach me to eat well and take better care of myself. I've lost 161 pounds, have no standing health problems and am even training for a marathon. My social life and occupational life have improved and I no longer feel restricted by my weight. I’m amazed that I went from the woman I was at almost 300 lbs. to the woman I am today.

At 291 lbs I feared my son would soon be embarrassed to have a severely overweight mom and maybe even start to resent me. Other sincere efforts to lose weight were not working and I knew I had to do something. I started looking into gastric bypass but was not impressed with the idea of having my insides rearranged. I chose the LAP-BAND®  because it is minimally invasive and can be adjusted. I’ve lost 115lbs. and the LAP-BAND®  has helped me achieve my health, fitness and emotional goals.

Growing up my activities kept me in shape and my weight down. When I got out of school I got out of sports, other priorities took over my life and the weight piled on.  I tried all the fad diets, most with little or no success. Then, I learned about the LAP-BAND® System. At first I had trouble believing that with the LAP-BAND®  the weight would not come back, that it was not a diet but a tool, and that I was in total control of my weight loss. The LAP-BAND®  is still there to help me maintain my weight loss for the rest of my life.