Archive | February, 2007
Lap Band Success Story
Some of the things that excite us the most are hearing the success stories from our Lap Band patients. You may hear these referred to as an “NSV” or “Non Scale Victory.”
These are things that people have been able to achieve in their life, that without weight loss they would have never been able [...]
10 Rules for weight loss with the Lap Band
6. February 2007
Here they are, Betty’s world famous ‘Stay in the box’ rules with a few extra editorial notes in parentheses by Dr. Ron Hekier.
COMMIT TO THE RULES IN THE BOXLap Band10 IMPORTANT RULES
1. Eat only 3 small meals a day, breakfast within 1 hr of getting up and your last meal 3 hrs before you go [...]
Weight loss surgery insurance woes
1. February 2007
Why is it that so many insurance companies seem to put up roadblocks to cover weight loss surgery, and specifically the Lap Band surgery?My personal opinion:
1) You can get away with discriminating against people with obesity.
Can you imagine an insurance provider denying care to someone in a car accident tellling them “You should have been [...]
22. February 2007
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