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Jaime: LAP-BAND Success

Hello, my name is Jaime Heffner. I began my journey with Dr. Cywes in February of 2011. Before beginning my journey, I was just like every other fat person out there, and thought that I could do it on my own, but I was wrong. My waking up moment of realizing that I needed help[...]
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David: LAP-BAND Success

I am a Lap Band patient of Dr. Cywes. I had my lapband done November of 2011. I was classified as being morbidly obese. I weighed 388 lbs. I have been big my whole life. To date I have lost a total of 118 lbs. I now weigh a whopping 270lbs. I still have more[...]
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Carla: LAP-BAND Success

I was 23 years old and my weight had reached a whopping 333 pounds. I had turned into a miserable person. I was very negative, depressed and most of all I hated myself. I was tired of feeling uncomfortable in my own skin, so I decided to make some changes. In December of 2007, I[...]
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Cheri: Vertical Sleeve Success

At the age of 23 and a few months after the birth of my second child, I unexpectedly had to have a total hysterectomy. This is when I began to gain the largest part of my weight. I was weighing approximately 200 pounds and I began having headaches. So I decided to get my eyes[...]
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George: LAP-BAND Success

I have battled with my weight all my life, and in March 2010 I reached an all-time high of 335 pounds. I had heard about gastric surgery and explored my options. An RN in Gainesville referred me to Dr. Cywes and I attended a seminar. I signed up for the process and my lap-band was[...]
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Karen: LAP-BAND Success

I can truly say that I have, or should I say that I did have a weight problem all of my life. I can remember being teased as a child about being bigger than the other children, this continued through high school and throughout college. During my college years, I was introduced to prescription weight[...]
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Francis: LAP-BAND Success

I'm a married mother of three that has battled with her weight for over 19 years. As a teenager I was fit and trim. When I got pregnant with my first child I gained 85lbs with that pregnancy and the weight never seemed to come off after that. With every new pregnancy I gained more[...]
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Judy: LAP-BAND Success

In August 2010 I looked at myself and said I want to live! I have not been over weight all my life, only for about 18 years or so. I’m an Air Force Veteran but after I got out I started to gain weight. It was a slow process I guess. At first I was[...]
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Gail – Miss September: LAP-BAND Success

My journey begins May of 2009. I work as a Police Dispatcher and got really sick at work one night. I could not breathe. It scared some of my colleagues. They took me over to Fire Station 16 to get checked out by the paramedics. Long story short, my parents came to pick me up,[...]
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Gus: LAP-BAND Success

Over a year ago in June 2010 my family practice doctor told me if I did not lose 100 pounds, I was a heart attack waiting to happen. He put in a referral to Jacksonville Weight Loss Center. For many years I struggled with managing my eating habits. My business was stressful and I was[...]
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