:cool: Hello!

My name is Robert, I have just gotten banded on September 23,2003, and I am happy to say I have lost 52 pounds! I was so excited! I have always been big since I was small, but I had complications as I got older and was in the hospital for three months and let me tell you it is not fun especially when you have nurses that do not like their jobs so you can imagine how I felt in there.

I got banded in Tijuana B.C. Mexico, by dr. sergio verboonen, His e-mail address is www.obesitygoodbye.com, or Verboonen@obesitygoodbye.com, and let me tell you he took the chance on banding me for I was high risk and thank God everything came out all right. The hospital was very nice and very much like a five star hotel! the nurses there were like there 24 hours asking if I was ok and if I needed anything etc. I had a very good expirience and I recomend him to anyone open to have the surgery done! I have nothing but good things to say about this and hopefully this helps anyone whom is intrested in getting it done!

Well this was my expirience and I thank you for reading it and hope it inspires someone, till then take care and well hope to get some feed back!

Robert Cabrera Jr.

Hi Robert,

52 lbs is a lot to loose in 1 month. I am to be banded on11/18/03 and I was having second throughts about the band and If it would take a long time to get the weight off, if I lost 52 lbs in one month I would be flying. Any way keep up the good work and good luck with your weight lost.:cool:

Wow, Glad to hear you are doing well, welcome!:cool:

I was also banded by dr. verboonen. He is a very good doctor. I was banded on August 7th and sice then I have lost 22 lbs. I need to lose another 30lbs. I think the more you have to lose the faster the initial loss. Keep in mind that this is a long term deal. You will not lose 52 lbs. a month.

I remember in the first week I lost 8 lbs. I was so excited and started making all these charts as to how long it would take for me to lose the weight I wanted, with different colors signifying different months and on and on!!!!

But since then I have never experienced another 8 lbs. loss in a week! But on the up side the scale has been moving down.... slowly but surely moving down.

Moral of the story.... 52lbs. is GREAT!!!! Use it to motivate you to your goal. I know you can do it and we are all here to support you.

Mary