LAP-BAND® Benefits Dallas - North Texas Bariatric & General Surgery, P.A.

Jeanie discusses LAP-BAND® benefits following treatment at our Dallas office (North Texas Bariatric & General Surgery, P.A.).

JEANIE: I mean I was like a chubby kid and stuff growing up. I didn't really start having bad weight problems until around the age of 26 my thyroid went out. I gained 100 pounds in three months and at that point I didn't really know what a weight problem was. About two years after my thyroid condition I was diagnosed with diabetes and then the bone deterioration, the arthritis, all of that just started hitting me. I researched all of the gastric surgeries for about four years before making my decision on having the lap band. I look at the lap band as a tool to help me succeed to where I want to be, which is healthy and thin. I made a lot of lifestyle changes to succeed at this, because it's a tool, it's not a quick fix, it's not just something you rush into and you have to work. It works with you to help you succeed at your goals, so as long as you use it the right way and do what you're supposed to do. Dr. Veninga has been an inspiration. I was nervous at first, but he put all my fears to rest. He walked me through it step by step, this is what I'm going to do, this is how I'm going to do it. Even the day of my surgery he came in the room, pulled up a chair beside the bed and talked to me and my husband and said "this is what's going to happen". Excellent care. I couldn't have asked for better care because unfortunately when I had my surgery my blood pressure did go sky high and my blood glucose was at the point of I could have gone into a diabetic coma and Dr. Veninga he did everything and stayed with me at the hospital until real late at night before he went home just checking on me. It's been a wonderful experience, I couldn't have asked for a better doctor.