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DeLese LAP-BAND Results LAP-BAND Results

Ok here's my story….I never thought about what my story was/is. Well in 2001 I was told I had 6mos to a year to be on this earth. Yep, the word I’ve grown to hate,"Breast Cancer". Long story short, chemo, radiation and a butt load of steroids for over 2yrs, I found myself at my heaviest weight. (Note I said 'heaviest', I've always had problems with my roller coaster weight ride.) At that time weight was my last thought, I didn't realize how much weight I had gained due to mostly steroids until years after being told I was in remission (2005).

I tried every diet pill, every diet program, but nothing worked, so out of frustration I decided if I’m going to be 'big' I’m going to do it big. YEP, VERY much stinking thinking. But late 2005 early 2006 I started my search to find out everything I could about this 'lap-band' thing. In 2007 I said, forget it I can't go through that and I stopped looking into it.

Then I find out that all the chemo and radiation treatments caused both knees to break down bone fragments with each step I made. My knee doctor told me at age 37 yrs old I needed to have bi-lateral total knee replacement ASAP. So I begged to let me try one more thing to get some weight off my knees. My doctor agreed, so this time I went full steam ahead to get the lap-band. I had the band Dec. 2008, this has been the best thing I've given myself. I was at a size 22 and sum 23's in Jan., now I’m happy to say I'm in a size 8, and no sign of Cancer also I'm able to put my knee surgery back a few yrs!

I've been told that having the Lap-Band is the 'easy' way out... I laugh at those that say that because, it's harder, at least for me to diet. Diets are something I can and have done without the same success. My lap-band makes me make a 'REAL' life style change!! Every time I'm able to do the small things like, cross my legs, wrap a regular bath towel, and not a beach towel around me, makes me want to tell everyone I come in contact with to look into the lap-band, it saved my way of life. Yes!!!

THE BEST THING I’VE EVERY DONE, and I could NOT have done it without Dr. Felts and his staff.

DeLese

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