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Hi all, just thought that I could say hello and tell you about my experience with the gastric ballon. It was inserted on 12th June 2009 and removed on 20th November 2010 (2 months before the due date).
I weighed 213.8 lb (97kg) when it was inserted and I only managed to lose 24lb (11kg), and I could only notice its effect for the first 2,5-3 months. after then, I could eat as normal but I continued doing diet and exercise. I guess I was not that lucky with the balloon, seeing as people lose more than 50lb when having it inside.
I had a few bad drawbacks in the meantime: smelly burps (sorry!), stomach pain, heartburn, problems to go to the loo, and many more. So from my point of view, I would not recommend it to anybody, based on my bad experience.
After the removal, I tried another thing as I needed to lose almost 42lb (19kg) more, so I started a proteic diet (called pronokal in Spain, I dont know whether that's known out of here) with a doctor. In 2 months I've lost 30lb (14kg) so I just need to lose 11lb (5kg) more and I'm done. If I had known this other diet from the beginning, I wouldnt have spent 5,000 euros on the gastric balloon to be honest.
Well, that's my experiencie, any question please ask.
Rgds,
Enjoy
I weighed 213.8 lb (97kg) when it was inserted and I only managed to lose 24lb (11kg), and I could only notice its effect for the first 2,5-3 months. after then, I could eat as normal but I continued doing diet and exercise. I guess I was not that lucky with the balloon, seeing as people lose more than 50lb when having it inside.
I had a few bad drawbacks in the meantime: smelly burps (sorry!), stomach pain, heartburn, problems to go to the loo, and many more. So from my point of view, I would not recommend it to anybody, based on my bad experience.
After the removal, I tried another thing as I needed to lose almost 42lb (19kg) more, so I started a proteic diet (called pronokal in Spain, I dont know whether that's known out of here) with a doctor. In 2 months I've lost 30lb (14kg) so I just need to lose 11lb (5kg) more and I'm done. If I had known this other diet from the beginning, I wouldnt have spent 5,000 euros on the gastric balloon to be honest.
Well, that's my experiencie, any question please ask.
Rgds,
Enjoy