Texas Weight Loss Surgery Patient Testimonials

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my name is Pedro H. De La Cruz Sr. I am 62 yrs old. I use to be very obese weighing in at 374 pounds. My pcp Dr. Wanda Anguiera referred me to go to a seminar hosted by Dr. Segers talking about weight procedures like the lapband, the sleeve, and gastric bypass. I had alot of medical problems before my surgery. I was obese, high blood pressure, sleep apnea, diabetes, swelling of ankles, acid reflux, congestive heart failure, high cholestrol, too much iron in my blood, and retaining water. I was a walking pharmacy before surgery. Since May 15th 2009 i was no longer a diabetic. I had my Gastric bypass surgery on June 9th 2009. Now i take five medications split in half plus my viatamins. I have lost 20 inches off my waist and i have lost 132 pounds after 7 months since my surgery and now weigh 242 pounds. i feel good i never want to go back to being an obese man or person again. Surgery went just the way Dr. Segers told me it was going to be. All my Doctors have set my goal weight loss at 200 pounds due to my height and bone structure. up to this date Dr. Segers has change my life to the better being that all my doctors said at the rate i was going i would only live up to 3 yrs and now my life has be expanded. i was always tired had pain all over my body, Hard to get out of bed. Now i just jump up out of bed like a 20 yr old man. I belong to Spectrum gym. Dr Segers and his team have made a big impact on my life and i am thankful for them for giving me a new life. So you decide which surgery will work best for you.

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My name is Tracy and I started my weight loss journey March 23, 2009. I have always struggled with my weight and tried every diet I could think of. Some of them worked but did not last. On the day of my Lap Band Surgery I weighed 231 and today I am happy to say that I weigh 149. I have reached my goal and now my BMI is in the normal range and I can fit into a size 6. That is totally amazing to me. Before the surgery I thought “Well, if I get into a size 12, I will be so happy”. Well I went past that and some. My surgery went really well and I had no problems afterwards. The change in my life has been truly amazing, not only physically, but I have also changed mentally. Actually some people have come up to me and said “I did not even recognize you”, and that is really nice to hear. I have more confidence in my looks even to the point that I like what I see in the mirror. Buying new clothes is also fun and a new experience. Now I don’t have to go to the Women’s section, and I have so much more to choose from. I am also exercising almost everyday and really enjoy going to the gym. I have also had several people come up to me and ask who my Dr. was for my surgery. I am always happy to tell them about BMI of Texas and Dr. Duperier. It is really nice to think that I may be helping out someone else by the success that I have achieved in my weight loss journey. People often ask me “If you were able to do this again would you go through all that you have gone through to achieve what you have”. My answer is “A definite YES”!!! This surgery has completely changed my life and is the best thing I have ever done just for myself. I look forward to the summer when I can wear a cute swimsuit and not be ashamed of my body. Thank you to BMI of Texas and Dr. Duperier for helping me to achieve my weight loss goals and revealing the healthy body that was hidden for so long.

Since my surgery, i have lost 75 pounds. It's been a slow process but it's been well worth it. I feel better, i can walk without getting tired and running out of breathe. It's the best decision i have ever made in my life. I've tried recruiting co-workers to do the same. It's been a journey in itself...learning how to eat again and learning what my body likes and doesn't like. Believe me my body tells me right away what it does not like. Dr. Duperier was great and walked me through everything. I have not had a fill in over 8mths and i'm still losing a pound here and there. Thank you Dr. Duperier for changing my life.

I was sick.Sick of being tired. Sick of being fat. Sick of feeling sick. Dr. Appointments got closer and closer together. A liver scan. Blood tests. Ortho for knees. What next? My PCP suggested I meet with a dietician. I did that. I learned how to eat better and how to plan my meals. I learned how to read labels. I learned that I was not alone. I also learned that there was help. After about 8 months I decided to meet with Doctor Seger. Yes, I waited 8 months. This was a big decision,My insurance wouldn't cover "OBESITY". I also had a hernia. One operation,two fixes. Was it worth it? You bet! I am off medication for hypertension, My cholesterol medication has just been changed. The other one didn't come in a lower dosage. My Ortho is pleased. I still have arthritis but my knee is no longer inflamed and painful. This November, I made a trip to Wimberly, Texas to ride the zipline. My sister came from Michigan a year ago to do the same but I couldn't go. I was too heavy for the lines.This year I went with a smile and they even gave me a shirt when I told them I had lost over 50 pounds in 6 months. Yes, this did cost a significant amount. But, I'm worth it.

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Hi, my name is Andrea Farmer. I don't always know where to begin with my story. Some people want to hear about my weight loss while others want to hear about regaining my life and being free from pain. So, I'll start at the beginning and hope my story inspires some to have hope and faith. I had just moved back to Tulsa, Oklahoma because my husband was going to Korea for a one year tour. We had two small children at the time. Luke was turning 3 and Mitchell was about 4 months old. I had been having headaches and thought it was simply having two kids and a husband. (LOL) Then I woke-up one day with my eyes crossed. I thought, well this is just what I need, crossed eyes to go along with the headaches. My husband, John got me right into a long time family doctor who knew right away this was serious. Of course, I shrugged it off as stress. Nevertheless, I was sent straight to the hospital. I was later diagnosed with Pseudo Tumor Cerebri. Basically means "false tumor of the brain". My four ventricles were no longer moving the spinal fluid around in my brain and it was not being absorbed into my body. Therefore, the pressure would build in my head and cause the headaches and my eyes to cross. Lovely, huh? Well, my husband being the military hard-core guy that he is was simply beside himself. He still went to Korea. I went on to try numerous drugs and eye surgery before I had brain surgery to drain the fluid off of my brain and insert a shunt in my spine. It was a terrible recovery. But by the time John returned from Korea, I was up and walking again. Couldn't hardly tell I was sick. Other than the terrible headaches, nausea, stars, and dizzy spells....I was fine. I continued to do the work, be a mom of two and a wife. So, lets fast forward a couple of years...I started to feel even worse. I returned to my neurosurgeon and he said I now had hydrocephalus in addition to the Pseudo Tumor Cerebri. So I had another brain surgery to insert another shunt. This time in my brain. I never did feel any better. I either had too much fluid in my head or not enough. I simply would get through the day the best I could. I continued to move all over the country as a good military wife and saw numerous neurosurgeons who never wanted to treat me. The depression set in and I turned to food for comfort. I wasn't moving around anymore either because the more I moved the worse my head felt. Well, the weight came on slowly at first, but before I knew it I was a size 24 and 254 lbs. I had another brain surgery to remove one shunt. I kept the other one so my brain wouldn't hemorrhage. Life was crazy...I developed high blood pressure and was now packing my head in ice most every night to get some rest from the pain. I had been suffering for 10 years at this point. I didn't even want to live. Why live, I thought. It was too painful. Then Jerry came into my life through my youngest son, Mitchell. They were and still are best of friends. Through their friendship, I met Laura Rodriguez, Jerry's Mom. What a lady! I love her so much. I told her I had been researching my illness and was considering the Gastric Bypass. I'm sure she thought I was crazy trying to explain all my issues. I probably sounded like I was a hypochondriac....but it was all true. She listened so intensely and promised to help me. Help me, she did. She worked for Dr. Seger. She went to him and became my personal advocate. Within three weeks I was sitting in Doctor Seger's office. I thought, great another doctor to tell my story too. This will be a long shot for sure. He will never agree to help me, I thought. So many doctors in the past had simply dismissed me because of my complex diagnosis. Laura promised me Dr. Seger would listen. You know what, he did. He was so compassionate. Not only did he listen, but he promised me he would help me and if that meant having surgery, then he would do it. I cried. I just couldn't believe it. Laura helped me through the insurance dilemma. But you know what, I didn't care how much it cost....I wanted my life back and this was the only opportunity for me to try and make it happen. See having a Gastric Bypass might just throw my Pseudo Tumor Cerebri into remission according to the research I had done. It was a long shot, but I didn't care. I was tired of not wanting to live and just surviving by the minute and hour of each day. So with the grace of God, the support of family and friends (my Laura), and Dr. Seger I had surgery on July 27, 2009. The turning point in my life. You know I don't remember a lot of important dates, but this one I will never, ever forget. It is the day I was given my life back. Dr. Seger and Laura made this happen for me. I am forever grateful to them. I've since then lost 70 lbs. I'm now a size 16 and still losing. My Cerebral Shunt has been turned down from 120 ml to 90 ml. (I'm going into remission)!!!! This is the real miracle. My head no longer hurts. I'm off my blood pressure medicine and I love life. I'm no longer in pain. I don't have nausea, dizzy spells, or stars. I feel normal for the first time in 12 years. Thank you Dr. Seger and Laura Rodriguez.

I had a gastric bypass in February 2009. I've lost 75 pounds since then and feel great. But this is only part of the story... The primary reason for my gastric bypass was not weight loss. I've suffered from stomach-related health problems for almost 20 years, and was finally diagnosed with GASTROPARESIS in March of 2007. After exhausting other treatments without much success, I heard about a surgeon in Texas who was using gastric bypass to treat the disorder. I contacted Dr. Duperier's office, and for the first time I had people who actually wanted to help me...and soon! A very short time later I found myself traveling from Idaho to San Antonio, Texas, where Dr. Duperier and his staff gave me the V.I.P. treatment. In addition to the gastric bypass, I had a gastrectomy (removal of the stomach), and now I no longer have gastroparesis! I feel better than I have in 20 years, and owe it all to Dr. Duperier's willingness to help me. Yes, it was a radical surgery, and a bit of an experimental gamble, but if it weren't for doctors like this I wouldn't be living my life again. And the weight loss is definitely an added bonus! Thank you, Dr. Duperier!

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I am 35 years old and work as an advocate for Dr. Duperier and Dr. Seger. I have always been overweight and after a year of debating I decided to have a consult for weight loss surgery. I had high blood pressure, severe back pain, and was a borderline diabetic. I spoke with both doctors regarding my medical problems and decided to have the Gastric Sleeve procedure. On May 18, 2009 had surgery at Foundation Surgical Hospital and as of today, 10-26-09 I have lost a total of 60 pounds. I have never felt better in my life and I no longer have any medical related problems. I encourage anyone who has ever battled obesity to contact our office to discuss the options that are there for you. Our office offers so much support and our doctors are two of the best. I owe my new life to both of them.

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My name is Christopher Ramirez, I am 22 years old and I had my Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery on April 27, 2009 at Foundation Surgical Hospital, my surgery was performed by Dr. Terive Duperier. One of the greatest gifts and decisions I have ever made for myself. I was 5’6 and tipping the scale at 430 lbs…I was heading for disaster. I wore a size 64x30 pair of jeans and a size 5x shirt, you cant buy these sizes at any of your local stores. Everything I wore had to be ordered online at a costly amount. I have always been a happy and active person but something always seemed to slow me down, it was my body. It wasn’t designed to carry all of the weight that I had put on it and it was eventually going to give out on me, I didn’t think that I had that many health problems, I knew that I was overweight but I guess I never saw myself the way others saw me. Your friends and your family want you to be happy and they love you for who you are they will never tell you how big you really are it is up to you to recognize that there is a serious issue. I was a closet eater, the moment that everybody left the house I was on my way in the kitchen, I would eat anything and everything I never read labels the bigger it was the better I liked it. On a dare I once ate two triple cheese burgers from Wendy’s…That is more calories in one meal that I am supposed to consume in 3 days worth of regular meals. I knew at that point that I needed to make a major lifestyle change if I ever wanted to enjoy the rest of my life. I didn’t want to be bed ridden and have all of my friends and family call or stop by to tell me what its like out there I wanted to experience it for myself. In April of 2008 I looked online and researched weight loss surgery and I attended the next scheduled seminar. When I found out all of the changes that I would have to make I freaked! The first thing I was told was this is a decision that you have to make, this is something that is a complete lifestyle change and you must be prepared because it is not as easy as it sounds. I started the program at BMI and they put me on my way. There are several test that must be ran prior to surgery and sometimes the results are terrifying. I was diagnosed with severe sleep apnea at the age of 21, I had a lot of trouble sleeping and I was dieing a little everyday. I was approved for surgery by my insurance provider in March 2009 and Dr. Duperier scheduled my surgery for the end of April 2009. I went in thinking that my life was over, I cant eat anymore…what will I do in social situations?? But it turned out to be a the best thing I ever did for myself…and that is what you have to do, you must do this for your self nobody can do this for you. It will be 6 months on October 27, 2009 and so far I have lost 183lbs. I still haven’t reached my goal but I am heading the right direction. Today I wear a size 38x30 pair of jeans and a 1x shirt…I feel amazing and I would do it all over again tomorrow. I love the person that I see in the mirror now and I wasn’t able to say that for 22 years I will be 23 in December 2009 and I will begin 2010 a brand new person, I got my second chance at life and not many people get that lucky. My life was saved by Dr. Terive Duperier. Will yours be next?

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My experience with Dr Duperier was totally positive. Don't think I wasn't afraid or hesitant but I had utmost respect for my Doctor and I think that is the beginning of the positive process. You will hear negative remarks but I didn't let that stop me. I did my research too. I called everyone I knew that had the surgery and researched online both negative and positive before making a decision. Dr. Duperier was the best choice for me. I honestly had no second thoughts after meeting with him. I was in a size 18 when I had the surgery and now I am in a size 6, in just 6 months! I followed every suggestion I received from Dr. Duperier and I was a success. I can breathe better, my feet and legs no longer hurt, acid reflux is gone and I couldn't be happier. I had my surgery on the November 25th, a Tuesday, left the hospital on Thursday and went back to work the following Monday. Everyone was amazed but I felt great. If anyone needs to talk to me you can email me at brenda@thesamfordgroup.com. I am writing this because I know how you are feeling and it made me feel better to talk to someone that had been there. You are in very good hands with Dr. Duperier and he is cute too!

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I knew that I was over weight and had many problems because of it. I had already had Cardiac Bypass and I had severe heartburn with small bleeding ulcers that caused me to be anemic. I was referred to Dr. Duperier from my Gastroenterologist because of my very large Paraesphogeal Hernia. Dr. Duperier explained that he could do surgery on this large hernia but because I was so over weight it would just come back. He asked me if anybody had ever told me that I would be a candidate for Weight Loss Surgery. I told him no, but I had thought about it and that I had a few friends that had the surgery and they were doing so well. I went to one of Dr. Duperier's Seminars and there were about 200 people there. Very informative. I decided to have the Lap RNY but my insurance would not pay for it. So I financed it because I knew that my quality of life was bad because of my obesity and I felt like I was dying. I had even hired a trainer to work with me 3 times a week for 3 months and I didn't lose any weight. Dr. Duperier did the Lap RNY and corrected the large Hernia and Wow, I have no more heartburn or reflux and I was able to get off half of the medications that I was taking. The date of my surgery I weighed in at 240lbs and I am now 143lbs and feel wonderful, with so much more energy. Dr. Duperier and his staff were wonderful and Dr. Duperier still calls to check up on me from time to time.

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