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Forgot to add, my surgeon was Dr. Broussard, he and Dr. Walton are the only doctors at Weightwise, Edmond, Oklahoma. I went to my first informational seminar June, 2001 conducted by Dr. Broussard without any knowledge of my family and friends. I was never pressured to make an appointment to proceed with the process. I contacted Weightwise again last week of November, 2011. My husband and I attended another information seminar with Dr. Broussard. Satisfied with the safety record- no deaths, the facility, the stringent procedure, the post-surgery support as well as the fantastic staff. I cannot tell you enough how much the staff matters as I interact with them much more than the doctor. I am aware of several staff members having the surgery which allows them to speak from personal experience. I began the process December 5, 2011 completed all the requirements and had surgery January 10, 2012. I went to my first post-op support group and was surrounded by @ 40 people interested in the process, in the pre-op phase, and patients from one week post op to four years post-op. Topics ranged from how to deal with friends and family not on- board with the surgery to how not to graze on nuts. At the group several people asked patients who recently had the surgery about concerns such as the post-surgery two week liquid surgery, pain from the surgery, and the hospital stay. I was amazed the pain from the surgery was very minimal, I took pain medication one time after I left the hospital. My biggest concern was if I would actually feel different inside - the sensation of drinking and eating - would I feel the liquid and food moving through my system? I FEEL NOTHING DIFFERENT

I was private pay- no insurance so money is a big concern. I have never been forced to purchase their items. On my discharge date I walked out of the hospital, went upstairs and purchased two six-packs of ready-made chocolate Protein shakes, strawberry bannana Jello mix and chicken Soup mix, along with my multi-vitimin. I purchased the items there because of convience and the products have added protein in the amounts I need post-surgery. I compared the products to Carnation Instant Breakfast and regular broth from the store, both item lack significantly in the protien department and exceed sodium. Total costs about $30.00 The chewable vitimin was about $28.00 for a three month supply. Again I liked the fact that the vitimin met my specific needs. Prehaps in the fuure I will compare the products with those at Walgreens. I did not have to do a liquid diet prior to my sugery, only 24 hours prior. I have a friend who did need to do the liquid diet about 5 weeks before and she purchased the product first at the store- then switched to purchasing them at Weightwise for the cost and convience. She lost significantly more pre-op and was in better shape nutrition wise with the Weightwise products. Best suggestion I can offer is go to the information seminar, look at the facility, attend a support group meeting all are oopen to the public and FREE. Talk to actual patients and ask questions. You need to be comfortable with the doctor, facility and price. I will say the price is what they say. no hidden fees.

Surgery January 10, 2012 Dr. Broussard who practices with Greg Walton is great as well. Fantastic facilities, staff, and doctor