Success Stories

NEVER, EVER go back to what I was!

“I have struggled with my weight from the age of 3. Every diet known to man has been tried by me and I only succeeded in gaining more weight.

I had originally planned to have the gastric bypass surgery done. However, when I was informed that there was a 4 year waiting period, I knew that I could not wait that long. After careful discussion with Dr. Amson, I decided to have the lap band surgery done. This procedure was my last hope. I knew that this surgery was not a quick fix and that I would have to work hard for positive results…”

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A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words…

“There is nothing like a picture to show success. Here is one of our patients who has lost 120 lbs in the past 12 months with his band. He is keeping his old belt as a reminder of his former self. There are a lot of notches in that belt now!”

Donna – 85 lbs and Still Losing!

“My name is Donna and I am a 52 year old female . I live in the northern part of British Columbia where the winters are long . My entire life I have been plagued with a weight problem and I have never been able to enjoy such treats as a piece of birthday cake with out seeming to apply it directly to my body. Two years ago my husband and I made the decision to let me get the lap band. After much research and many phone calls. Dr Amson was my choice of physicians. I weighed in at 305 lbs. The lap band was the best decision I have ever made in my life…”

Down – 148 lbs!

“I am a 36 yr old female who has had issues with weight after the birth of my 2nd child. I went to a high of 185lbs. I had tried many diets like Jenny Craig, herbal magic (3 times), lost the weight and then gained 3times as much when I came off the programs. These programs cost me a lot of money; especially herbal magic. After you reach your goal weight you have to do 1 yr of maintenance where the food increases and the supplements decrease. Every time I made it to the maintenance part but failed after that. I must have spent close to $10k-$15k on trying to lose the weight. I would go into depression when I started to gain weight; I was gaining about 2-2.5 lbs per week.

I had heard of bariatric surgery from a co-worker who had the gastric bypass done by Dr. Amson…”

The New Normal!

“I’ve been asked to write something about my Weight Loss Surgery experience several times. It was not until I was answering an email from someone considering surgery that I was able to get the thoughts flowing. Despite fighting my weight for as long as I can remember, almost my pre-teens, I found myself going through loss and gain cycles and ending up a worse place each time. The last time the loss was over 100 lbs and I had believed it was the last time. Yet 4 years later it had all come back and then some. I was rapidly getting to the point that basic things were becoming complicated if not difficult. I was on the verge of not being able to fly on an airline without paying for first class size seat. I had given up on several hobbies that I enjoyed and was beginning to withdraw from events and people out of despair. While I didn’t understand it then, I was basically ashamed of who I was…”