Cherie B. decided to have the Lap Band surgery after researching the procedure and wanted to see how it would work.

Since her surgery, she has lost some 20 pounds and notes she has a lot more energy. At 43 years old, she noted she was getting real heavy and being tired all the time. "I did it for my younger son (13) and thought it was time to take action to lose some weight."

Like many individuals, Cherie would get on a weight program, lose the weight and gain it right back, sometimes double the weight. That led her to try the Lap Band surgery, a decision she now says was much to her benefit.

"I'm so happy I can now put on clothes I couldn't before," Cherie said. "Things are a lot better."

Cherie also found the staff at TopSurgeons to be helpful and knowledgeable as she went through the process. "Everybody here has been great and wonderful."

Cherie, who at one time weighed 205 pounds, knows there are people out there who will have questions about Lap Band surgery, even some concerns.

"See how other people have lost weight, watch the videos and see how it works," Cherie commented. "The surgery makes you want to eat differently and I want to lose another 40 pounds."

Well on her way to her goal of reaching 145 pounds, Cherie is one more case where Lap Band surgery was the real deal.

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