Shawna lost 25 pounds in three months with an Orbera intragastric balloon placed January 5th, with a goal of 30-35 pounds. She reports less appetite, changed eating habits, and says the balloon didn't stop her from traveling to the Amazon. She strongly recommends the procedure.
Questions this video answers
January 5th.
Almost three months.
25 pounds.
About 30–35 pounds.
Up to six months (as stated by the clinician in the transcript).
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.
