Shawna's Weight- Loss Journey

Name: Shawna's Weight- Loss Journey
Uploaded: 2020-06-15T14:00:15+00:00
Duration: 1 min 3 s
Channel: Dr. Charles Mok
Description: This content was created by Dr. Charles Mok. This content was uploaded by Dr. Charles Mok. This is a YouTube video titled "Shawna's Weight- Loss Journey"…

15 Jun 2020 · 1 min

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This content was created by Dr. Charles Mok. This content was uploaded by Dr. Charles Mok. This is a YouTube video titled "Shawna's Weight- Loss Journey" (created 2020-06-15) containing an interview between a clinician/host (SPEAKER B) and a patient, Shawna (SPEAKER A). They discuss Shawna's experience with an Orbera intragastric balloon placed on January 5th (about three months prior), her ~25 lb weight loss toward a 30–35 lb goal, reduced appetite and changes in eating habits, effects of the device on hunger hormones and stomach volume, and how the balloon affected activities like travel and clothing fit.

Questions this video answers

January 5 (about three months before the interview).

25 pounds.

About 30–35 pounds.

Up to six months (per the clinician's explanation).

June 15, 2020 (video metadata).

So, Shawna, you had the Orbera balloon placed how long ago? January 5th. Almost three months. What kind of weight loss have you experienced?
25 pounds today.
What was your target?
It's about 30, 35 pounds. So, yeah, I'm almost there. Almost.
There. And when you first got it put in, what kind of things did you notice in terms of, like, your appetite and your.
Everything decreased? Yeah, my appetite, my eating habits, a little bit of everything. It's amazing. Yeah.
So we know when we put the balloon in the stomach, it changes some of your biology, changes the way you make hormones that crave hunger. This decreases the amount of space in the stomach, and that's left in for up to six months. You got about a couple months ago.
I think I can reach my goal. Probably sooner, but yes.
How do you feel now?
I feel amazing. I just took the trip of a lifetime to the Amazon, and the balloon did not hold me down. It was different foods, different environment, and it didn't hold me down at all. I was pretty amazed. The.
TSA check it out because you had liquids.
I thought I was gonna get checked. Yeah.
What about, like, your clothes and stuff like that? What kind of happens with that?
Well, everything is way, way year. I mean, everybody notices, but I don't want to go out shopping yet until I reach my goal.
Happy you did it.
Very happy. I think everyone should do it.
Thank you very much. Thanks.