Kristen H | Lost 247 lbs * Results may vary
I am writing this story because of how the lap band changed my life. As you can see in my first photo it was hard for me to even stand and push my twins on the swings. I was a hermit and never wanted to leave my house. It hurt to walk my feet would ache with every step, and not to mention how people treated me and looked at me. Now I have my life back thanks to Dr. Kuri. I have gone from size 38 to 14!! I have lost 247 pounds and still counting! I am now in school to become a teacher. I ride Harleys and I love life. My journey is not over yet I am still losing and have about 30 pounds to go! I go to the gym now 3 times a week and the weight is still coming off. Slower now but it is still coming off. I owe my life to the lap band and Dr. Kuri. Thanks!! Much love to you Dr. Kuri.
Judy W | Size 22/24 to size 4/6 * Results may vary
"I have lost 110 pounds in less than one year." I have lost 110 pounds in less than one year. I feel great and am walking up to 10 miles per day. I have more energy and self confidence than I have had since my teens. No more diet ups and downs! I was in size 22/24 and now wear size 4/6. The best thing that has happened to me is the Lap-Band and Dr.Kuri [...]
Jennifer T | Lost 61 lbs * Results may vary
"It's the best decision I have ever made and would do it over again in the same place with the same doctor!" Wow! What a journey! I cannot explain how much different I feel and the amount of energy I have! Even though I haven't reached goal weight, the loss of 61 pounds is amazing! My entire experience has been wonderful, starting with surgery in Mexico though the journey I have done at home. Arm [...]
Polarbear Mike | Lost 215 lbs * Results may vary
I was dying. I weighed 427 lbs, and couldn't move, couldn't breathe, couldn't do my job, had no strength and no energy. I was very likely less than 6 months from a heart attack, and I was at the end of my rope. I found out about the Lap-Band, and joined the Original Southern California Bandsters, a Lap-Band support group, and there I met Dr Kuri. Something about me impressed him; I'm not sure what it might have been, but Dr Kuri offered me a Lap-Band and I accepted his offer. It changed my life - it GAVE me an expectation of HAVING a life! I had fought insurance denial after denial, even hiring an attorney to fight for me with absolutely NO luck, so Dr Kuri's generous offer was truly a Godsend - there was no way I could ever get a band and lose the weight on my own! After being banded, I lost weight at a REMARKABLE speed! I lost 215 lbs in less than 18 months. I can walk, I can work, I can LIVE again! I'm here for my family, and I expect to be for many years to come! Dr Kuri is a FABULOUS surgeon; the surgery was quick, and for me recovery was painless and easy. I have had no problems with the band except that I am slightly overfilled - which will be corrected next weekend! the journey for me has been exemplary. I can only recommend to anyone seeking weight loss to GET THE BAND NOW!! - DON'T WAIT - every day thin is another day you can LIVE! And, if you are going to get the band, there is no finer doctor to have place it than Dr. Kuri! He and his team are awesome, and their facilities wonderful! - Polarbear MIke
Marilyn | Lost 86 lbs * Results may vary
"I am learning to love myself for the first time in my life." Dear Dr. Kuri, Why am I so glad I did the weight loss surgery in Tijuana with Dr. Kuri and his crew? Let me tell you why: I can't imagine getting better care anywhere else. There were five doctors in attendance, three surgeons—Dr. Kuri, Dr. Morales and Dr. Espinosa—and the anesthesiologist and I never did figure out who the fifth one was. [...]
Marsha | Lost 155 lbs * Results may vary
"Your skilled care and the Lap-Band "tool" has taken me down to 230 from a size 30 to an 18." Dear Dr. Kuri, This is just a brief note of thanks for saving my life with the Lap-Band. I was 385 with aching joints, shortness of breath and no decent quality of life whatsoever. Your skilled care and the Lap-Band "tool" has taken me down to 230 from a size 30 to an 18. Yes [...]
Linda S | Lost 115 lbs * Results may vary
"I work in the health care field and am a health care professional and can honestly say that I have never seen healthcare any better." Like so many others I have struggled with obesity since childhood. I had the ability to be successful with some of my dieting efforts but the weight always ended up coming back on with extra to spare. So I knew when I read about the Lap-Band that it was the [...]
JoAnn, Patient Facilitator | Size 26 to size 10 * Results may vary
"The care that I received by Dr. Kuri and his team in the state of the art Hospital Angeles was truly exceptional." I can't believe how fast the last seventeen months have flown by. The changes to my life have been absolutely amazing. The changes to my body and health are a miracle. I have gone from a size 26 to a size 10 (sometimes 8) woo hoo! I no longer experience constant pain in [...]
Cathy G | Lost over 100 lbs * Results may vary
"Getting a Lap-Band was the best thing I ever did for my health." I was fat and fifty and though I'd been successful in so many parts of my life, my body was getting in the way of skiing, dancing, even loving -- and my five kids were embarrassed to be seen with me. My habits of snacking, sneaking and stuffing were killing me. The LapBand had just been approved by the FDA when I [...]
Jessie C, Patient Facilitator | Lost 94 lbs * Results may vary
"I felt like I wasted all of my 20's and most of my 30's being overweight, but thanks to the Lap-Band and Dr.Kuri I now have my health, my body and my life back." Shortly after I was married I came to the conclusion that my weight was hindering my life. I weighed 272 lbs. and all my clothes were so tight that I was miserable. A friend of mine had gastric bypass surgery but [...]
Fran, Patient Facilitator | Lost 130 lbs * Results may vary
"I am no longer invisible, less than, or defined by my weight." I was one of those people that had genetics against me. I was always heavy for my age, no matter how young, and was taught to clean up my plate because there were kids in other countries going without anything to eat. My parents prided themselves in the fact that if we didn’t have money we would always have food. And life would [...]
Eveleine, Patient Facilitator | Lost over 100 lbs * Results may vary
"The weight loss has given me the ability to really live my life again." My name is Eveleine Currier and I am a Patient Facilitator for Dr. Kuri. I want to thank him for helping me to make the best decision I could have ever made. The LAP-BAND has given me my life back. The weight loss has given me the ability to really live my life again. To be able to share my story [...]
Hannah | Banded at 12 yrs old * Results may vary
What the band has done for me...hmm. I can think of many things that it has done for me. But some things that really changed my life are: Lap-Band surgery let me live an actual "teenager" life. It has helped me play my sports easier without having to take heavy gasps by just walking down the field. It has changed my life in ways I can't explain. I end up thinking every night about how it has changed my life. I actually bought my first two-piece bathing suit last month. The band has showed me a healthier way of life. Thank you for everything and making that major decision to let a [then] 12 year-old girl get this chance of a lifetime. - Hannah
Peter B. | Lost over 32 lbs * Results may vary
"I am well on my way to living a better life." Having surgery performed by Dr. Kuri has been one of the best choice I have made in this journey. With his care, the excellent staff, and the exceptional facilities I was put at ease before the surgery and confident that I was in some of the best care available. Thank you Dr. Kuri and all your staff for helping me make the Lap-Band be [...]
Bill W. | Lost 82 lbs * Results may vary
"The hospital was first rate and nicer than many I visit at home in St Louis and surrounding." In early 2006, I was 430 lbs and the size 58 pants in the picture fit me tightly. Even with that extra stretch waist band. I really have two jobs, I sell Medicare insurance products to Senior citizens where I manage 12 agents in about five states, and I also sell medical equipment to doctors offices in [...]
Disclaimer
Dr Kuri & Associates provides no guarantees of weight loss results. Individual results vary depending on each patients personal medical history, and willingness to adhere to a new weight loss lifestyle. Weight loss surgery involves a lifetime commitment to significant lifestyle changes, and is not suited for everyone.
All surgical procedures carry inherent risks. Serious complications may occur in any surgery, including up to and including death. Examples of serious or life-threatening complications, which may require prolonged and/or unexpected hospitalization and/or reoperation, include but are not limited to, one or more of the following: injury to tissues/organs, bleeding, infection and internal scarring that can cause long-lasting dysfunction/pain. Risks of surgery also include the potential for equipment failure and/or human error.
