Hi, my name is Rose Hernandez. I am a 35 year old Italian female with three young children. After the birth of my last child I was a stay at home Mom for a year. I became depressed and fell into bad eating habits, and the weight piled on. I had my LAP-BAND^® procedure done on May 11, 2004. At that time my 5'4" frame was tipping the scales at around 245 pounds. I was having back, knee and foot pain due to my weight. I was very nervous about having this procedure done. At the seminar I discovered that Dr. Smith had the procedure done himself.

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Karen Dennis

I have struggled with my weight my entire adult life. I made numerous attempts at weight loss through the years & would be fairly successful, but I’d always gain the weight back plus more. At the age of 41 after years of yo-yo dieting, I had given up on weight loss. Then I heard about the LAP-BAND^®. I learned that it was minimally invasive, adjustable & even removable if need be. I decided it was the right thing for me. Dr. Smith performed my surgery in June of 2005.

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Duane Barritt

Hi, I am Duane Barritt. I had my LAP-BAND^® procedure on April 6, 2006. Just like everyone else, I had tried every diet there was in the universe: Nutri-system, Jenny Craig, Atkins, the popcorn diet. I did it all, only to lose the weight and then put it back on, plus more.

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