I have always struggled with my weight. I have kept my weight off for two years now, something I have never been able to do. The band has truly saved my life. I have PCKD (polycystic kidney disease) and was told if my kidneys continued to decline that by age 50 I would be in[...]

My name is Terri and I had my surgery done April 23, 2009. Before having the Lap Band, I weighed 284.50 pounds. I battled with my weight all my life, tried diet after diet and I really didn’t like myself. Now with almost four years in I have lost 148.50 pounds.

My name is Karla and I have been overweight my entire life. I had tried everything from food diaries to Weight Watchers and nothing worked. Just figured that is how it was supposed to be. I hated looking at myself in the mirror and refused to have my picture taken. It got so bad I[...]

I have struggled with my weight almost all of my adult life. I'd manage to lose weight, keep it off for maybe a month, and then gain it all back. I've tried most of the weight loss programs we all know -- including hypnosis. I was having dinner with friends one night and mentioned that[...]

My name is Mayson West. I am a 15 year old who has been struggling with my weight for almost four years. I was in an ATV accident in November of 2008, when I became virtually unable to use my right arm. I was diagnosed with CRPS - Complex Regional Pain Syndrome - in June[...]

Dr. Cywes sauntered into my life last May through coincidence; divine intervention if you may. I was a month away from traveling to Mexico to have a gastric sleeve operation, watching the scales trek ever so close to 4-0-0. I don't know if I feared death or those three numbers more. I coach soccer, and[...]

September marks my one year “surgiversary”. On September 19, 2011 Dr. Pinnar performed my vertical sleeve gastrectomy, and I am proud to say that thanks to my sleeve, a lot of dedication and hard work I have lost 126 lbs. I went from a size 24 at my highest to a size 4/6. I am[...]

In 2007 I was blessed in becoming a part of the Jacksonville Weight Loss team. Dr. Cywes and the team gave me a gift called the Lap-BAND. However, the BAND was only the bow and paper of the gift because the true gift was the education they instilled in me to prosper in my weight[...]

I have always had a weight problem, even from an early age in life. I have always felt like I was the fat kid in the room and I did not want my children to feel that way so I decided to make a change. I made an appointment with Dr. Cywes. That appointment in[...]

In November 2008 I had my lap band surgery. It was the best decision I've made. After a few weeks I had lost a whopping 2 lbs. I will never forget the words and disappointment I felt at my follow up visit. I decided then I will show you Dr. C! Fast forward to 2012[...]