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Dr. Karl Miller
Gastric
Bypass Testimonial:
The staff of Dr. Miller in Austria
exhibited the utmost in professionalism. I felt
very cared for and comfortable from the 1st step
into the office. Dr. Miller was very thorough in
his explanation of the surgery and the
expectations for treatment. My spouse who was
initially very apprehensive even had his fears
put to rest when he met and spoke with Dr.
Miller. Dr. Miller was very patient and answered
all of his questions. I would recommend the
surgery to anyone who has researched the
procedure and is fully aware of
the advantages and disadvantages and is prepared
to commit to a new way of life. My personal
experience has been fantastic I have loss 70lbs
to date and am hoping to lose 30 more by December
2005, which will be 1 year since my surgery. I am
able to eat normally and maintain a healthy
lifestyle and diet. I do not have any health
problems and I look forward to continued success.
P.E.
California, October 2005
Gastric
Bypass Testimonial:
I have always been overweight, from
a very early age. I continued through my
teens into my forties and finally got to my
heaviest of 415 pounds at the age of 50. My
doctor had already warned me that I was
borderline diabetic, had high blood pressure, and
a hereditary weight condition, and I was classed
as morbidly obese and that if I didn't lose
weight I could be dead in a couple of years. I
had tried every diet in the book throughout my
life. Things finally came to a head when I
realized drastic action needed to be taken, as
only being married to my wife for six years and
now blissfully happy, I owed it to myself and my
wife to lose the weight. I researched the website
for information on the gastric bypass, and found
Surgicalteam.com. I received the relevant
information and the initial form for completion
online. This I immediately returned. I was then
offered a date for the operation.
On arrival in Salzburg, on a Monday,
I went to the clinic run by Dr Miller's wife and
team for the initial tests. Everyone was very
welcoming and friendly, and the clinic itself was
extremely modern (not like in the UK). Tests
completed, I then made my way to the hospital. I
met Dr Miller who sat and explained in great
detail about the operation. (My wife was also
staying with me in the same room, which was
company for me) and received five star treatment.
Next day, I had the operation, and apart from a
little discomfort felt extremely well and my life
had been preserved for some more years to enjoy
things that I have not done or could not do in
the past due to the excessive weight. My life was
now on a new path. I sat wondering about being
able to get clothes to fit and that now I would
be able to eventually bend over to tie shoe
laces, and the way my life would alter. After
spending the night in ICU (no problems, just
precaution) I returned to my room to rest and
recover. Next day I was up and about and doing
some gentle walking down the corridor. I was told
by the Dietician what foods to eat and what to
avoid, and was discharged from the hospital on
Saturday. I spent a further couple of days
in a hotel in Salzburg with the view of doing
some sight-seeing, but this proved not to be, due
to feeling a bit too tired. Even a gentle stroll
left me exhausted. My operation was on the
12th April 2005, and to date (October 2005) I
have lost a total of 126 pounds, and am feeling
very well indeed.
I would like to thank Jonas
for his support, and continuing contact with
me, Doctor Miller and his surgical team for
the professional care, knowledge and expertise
with this medical procedure, and for changing and
saving my life.
Les Brooks,
Gastric By-pass (12th April 2005)
AGB
Testimonial:
We had a great
time in Salzburg, what a beautiful town!
Everything went just fine. Dr Miller is a
fantastic person and I never regret that we chose
him.
The hospital and the nurses were also great. I
cannot be any happier about the trip to Aaustria
and the surgery! Life has not change that much, I
thought everything would be much harder (Food,
hunger, feelings etc) But everything is just
super!! I really want to thank you for all the
help you gave me, you are a professional!
THANKS!!
Helene Björk
Helsingborg, Sweden.
Had AGB in Salzburg on Jan. 10, 2006
AGB
Testimonial:
I am back home and
learning how to eat properly. I think everything
is healing up pretty nicely and I just have a
little pain left. My experience was great (as far
as a surgery can be great). Dr. Miller was very
nice and reassuring and his wife was lovely. The
hospital and nurses were fantastic also. Thanks
so much to you also, I don't know for sure if I
would have gone through with the surgery so
quickly if you had not have been so helpful. I
plan to go back in about 6 weeks for a first
fill. I really feel like I have been given a
chance to change my life in so many healthy ways.
For that, I am very thankful!
K.C.
Bratislava, Slovakia.
Had AGB in Salzburg on Jan 17, 2006
Dr. Pablo Zorilla
Gastric
Bypass Testimonial:
A little over two years ago I had
gastric bypass surgery with Dr. Zorrilla in
Monterrey, Mexico. It was the best decision of my
life. I was depressed and full of anger and self
pity. Dr. Zorrilla and his staff changed all
that. I have now lost over 70 pounds and have
gained back my self confidence and respect. He
speaks little English and I speak little Spanish.
I do not remember any of the nurses speaking
English. With smiles and hand motions we were
able to communicate. Even though we could not
talk, I always felt that
each and every one of them cared for me. I
couldn't have been better cared for.
Everything went off without a hitch. The
hospital is old but has been redone. Everything
was fresh painted and clean as could be. No
frills. I did not care, I just wanted to get some
of the ugly fat off. I have not lost as much
weight as I want to. I have not exercised like I
should have and I snack. I just look so much
better that I feel beautiful. Dr. Zorrilla gave
me my life back. I would do it all over again and
recommend it to everyone who feels that fat has
consumed them. If anyone wishes to ask questions,
I will be happy to email with you.
Anita, Texas
Had gastric bypass 9-18-2003
Dr. Jaime Ponce
AGB
Testimonial:
A
life-time of obesity was leading me to an early
death. I was at an age that the
ravages of being fat were beginning to take a
medical toll. At 272 pounds I had developed
diabetes, heart disease, and kidney
dysfunction. No amount of
“will-power,” “dieting,” or
“good intentions” was enough to help me
lose and more importantly keep the excess
weight off. After careful research
and consideration, I had the adjustable
laparoscopic band placed in late November
2000. I have lost 90 pounds and no longer
take any medication for diabetes. This
wonderful tool has allowed me to lose weight at a
comfortable pace without hunger. The
band and support from the surgeon and his office
has also promoted a behavior change to include
healthier choices and more exercise. This
has led to a healthier life style that has
allowed me to take greater advantage of work,
family, and fun because… now I can!
Lynda
Ridley
Banded November 29, 2000 by Jaime Ponce, Dalton,
Georgia
AGB Testimonial:
I
have been overweight all my life and remember
being teased even in first grade. But I was
lucky that I had the “pretty face, great
personality and was really smart”. I
started dating my husband when I was 16 and we
married at 20. But when we began trying to
have children four years later, I found out I had
Type II diabetes. At 30 years old, 270
lbs., and a year of fertility treatment, I was
pregnant with twin boys. When they were 23
months old, I gave birth to a surprise baby
boy. I started using insulin during the
first pregnancy and overtime the usage increased
drastically. The second pregnancy was
worse; my insulin usage continued to increase, I
had swelling, and developed a heel spur so bad I
could hardly walk and I reached 400 lbs.
All I did was work full time and take care of
children but I couldn’t care for them the
way I wanted. I wouldn’t take them out
because I couldn’t keep up with them and I
never felt like playing because it was all I
could do to meet their basic needs.
I
knew for my health, mental status, and my
children’s future I had to do something but
no amount of dieting was helping and I
couldn’t exercise for physical
limitations. I began researching
weight loss surgeries. After careful
consideration and a lot of prayers, I had the
adjustable laparoscopic band placed late December
2000. The band has let me loose weight
without hunger and fast enough to stay excited
and the continued support from the surgeon's
office has prompted other lifestyle
changes. As of January 2002, I have lost
125 lbs., I am no longer on insulin, my other
medications have decreased and my feet no longer
ache because of the heel spur. I am
enjoying LIFE so much more. My father and
husband are both obese and because of the changes
they have seen in me, both have had the LAP band
surgery. I am not yet to goal and it may
take awhile, but I loved what my son said the
other day. We were talking about opposite
words like old-young, tall-short, and
big-little. He looked at me and said
“Mommy, you were BIG, BIG; now your just a
little big and a lot more fun! I started to
cry as I told him that I may never be
little-little but I hope to be even more
FUN!
Vita
Lanning
Banded December 28, 2000 by Jaime Ponce, Dalton,
Georgia
AGB Testimonial:
I've
battled with my weight since age 12. I
constantly tried new diets, always with
failure. My health was going downhill
rapidly. Now, I finally have the control I
could never achieve, because I now have the right
tool for the job. I'll never have to fight
this losing battle again and my health problems
have completely resolved themselves. I've
never felt so energetic and alive. My life
is mine again and I live it to the fullest.
Hope
this helps!!!
Shannon
Dr. Shrihari Dhore-Patil
AGB
Testimonial:
" I lost 106 pounds
within 12 months and got rid of my high blood
sugar within three months. I suffered from many
ailments like eczema and intertrigo and was
hospitalized for it. Now I look good and feel
good both physically and mentally. It's been new
lease on life for me. As I was psychologically
depressed earlier and not very physically active,
my job and family life suffered a lot. Dr.
Dhore-Patil is the greatest boon to obese people
like us."
Shyamali Deb
AGB
Testimonial:
" I was miserable with
my 264 pounds and was fed up of hearing the snide
remarks people passed. Working in my shop located
in the busy MG road, was becoming a painful
experience. This surgery has return my life
around and I have become a much healthier person.
I was operated on in April 2000 and now weight
150 pounds."
Farzana Khan
AGB
Testimonial:
" I have come down to
206 pounds and feel and look great. I wish every
obese person would seriously consider this option
and feel the difference."
Dinesh Chandra
Dr. Carlos Casalnuovo
AGB Testimonial:
We have sometimes heard to
somebody say “I just lived again” when
somebody saves his life in a great accident or
similar thing, thanking God for a new
opportunity. Personally, on September, 1999 I
said “I just lived again”, but in my
case it was not for an accident, I said that
because the life (until that moment) had
condemned me to fight against the obesity.
It is an unequal fight,
almost with knowledge of the results, we need
hope, sacrifice, faith and in most of the cases
the hope vanishes, the sacrifice doesn't work and
the faith becomes depression when we see that
there are not results and the gap in the
expectation is reduced every day, becoming us in
permanent sick people.
My family, especially my
husband and my daughter, made possible the
surgery, when I met Dr. Carlos Casalnuovo, and
after the chats, studies, analyses, he told me,
with the serenity that occupies the knowledge...
I want to operate you on September 13, and
starting from there you will start to get well.
Thereafter, I knew that he gave me the
opportunity to live as the life deserves to be
lived. I didn't have doubts...
One year and half later, I
had lost 62kg. and it had won a ton... (a ton of
desires of being alive). If I have to comment the
non positive things of the operation, some
inconveniences exist, mainly in the new feeding
habit in that we should resign a heap of things,
but from already anything it is comparable to the
the above-mentioned suffering. I understand
perfectly that the bariatric surgery is an
extreme solution, but exactly for who are in
extreme situation.
Day by day I thank God, I
am believer, to my family who gave me total moral
and economic support, resigning other things, and
to the Doctor, to who I consider that I will
never be able to pay what he has made for me. His
life, full with capacity and wisdom, is full with
humility and vocation of bold work with us... the
fat people to who today the science said
“there is something for you that it will
fill you....., but in this time of
happiness."
Mrs. Liliana Fonseca
December 3, 2001
AGB Testimonial:
Dear
Doctor Casalnuovo:
I want to thank you and say
how has my life changed from the bariatric
surgery.
My weight was 142kgr, with
a BMI of 50. I could not walk, I had diabetes,
hypertension, hypertrofia of heart left
ventricle, dilation of left atrium, breathing
problems, abnormal lipids, osteoarthritis,
infertility,... and my list continues...
Today, the bariatric
surgery has given me the opportunity to return to
the life, a RIGHT of the OBESE ones as any other
illness. I lost 32kg in 6 months, my heart
reverted the hypertrofia, I can walk, I ride
bicycle, and other exercises, I can decide how to
live, but the most important thing, I am a FREE
person.
All that I express is
documented in papers, in my soul and in my
body.
Thank
you Doctor.
Mrs.
Silvia Sosa
November 29, 2001
AGB
Testimonial:
I had my bariatric surgery on August
6th, 1999. It’s hard for me to
find words that can really express what it is
like to weight 306 pounds (139kg.) one day and
after loose 196 pounds (81kg.), weighting for the
first time (probably since I was 10 years old),
110 pounds (50kg.). 100 % satisfied?
To say at least! Amazed, bewildered,
ecstatic and very happy! A new
feeling of pride, and accomplishment, feeling
comfortable with my body, was developed.
Not to mention my family’s peace of
mind.
After dealing with
overweight problems since early adolescence,
after going through every diet that crossed my
path and pills that never worked… well, it
is probably known what I mean, losing 30 pounds
with great effort and as soon as stop dieting you
gain more than twice pounds. I lost my faith in
treatments and simply stopped trying, I just gave
up until I started to look for information about
this surgery, when I found a solution for life to
the problem of my life. It was almost too
good to be true… almost! This
one was real!
Still there are things that
would be learned, even before surgery: how to
chew!, to listen to your new stomach! and to know
when you are full (which is very quickly)!.
There are a whole team of
people to help you help yourself. They want
only our success. Listening their
recommendations until you learn to listen to your
own body, is a great aid to accomplish your goal,
at least it was for me. Things that I
consider to be a very small price to pay,
for the results that you obtain.
It is amazing to think that
only 2 years ago I would think twice before
sitting in a plastic chair for fear to break
it. Or that I wouldn’t go horse-back
riding because I thought it would look stupid to
see a cow mounting a horse (not to mention
cruelty to animals). Fitting into a regular
size of jeans is not a miracle or even a
challenge, every day occurrence.
I don’t feel guilty if
I want an ice-cream or to eat a chocolate.
I don’t starve and crave, so maintaining my
new weight is easy and I don’t have that
constant fear to start gaining weight as I did
when I was dieting. For the first
time in my life it is actually under MY CONTROL,
and it feels AMAZING!
Lucrecia Cordeiro
December, 2001
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