A nurse should know first-hand what surgery is like. In the case of this Lap Band surgery patient, she is very happy she went through with the procedure.

The patient had a number of risk factors prior to having the surgery, including diabetes, which required her to be subjected to four injections of insulin a day. While also battling high blood pressure and being overweight, you could say the odds were stacked against her prior to walking through the door of TopSurgeons.

"Having Lap Band surgery changed my life," she said. "People ask me if I would do it again and I tell them in a second. The surgery was only about 45 minutes and the recovery time is not that bad. My health is really good now."

Like many other individuals who have had Lap Band surgery, the weight is coming off of this patient. To date, this Lap Band surgery patient has lost 44 pounds and her husband told her that she is half the wife he had before.

"Lap Band surgery is not a miracle cure, but it is the best thing that ever happened to me," she noted. "The doctors here are really top surgeons. The staff here is friendly and helpful. My surgeon definitely knew what he was doing."

So if a nurse can have the procedure and walk away happy, just imagine what it can do for you.

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