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rdittmar's Profile
Age: 35
Height: 5'4
Starting Weight: 403 lbs.
BMI: 44
Current Weight: 258 lbs.
Goal Weight: 200 lbs.
rdittmar's Lap-band Surgeon
Hospital:
Surgery Center Of RichardLength of Stay: 0 Days
First Doctor Visit: Oct 6, 2008
Surgery Date: Oct 22, 2008
Lap-Band Surgery Financing
How Was the Surgery Funded: Self Paid
Insurance Status / Outcome: 0
Total Cost of rdittmar's Lap-Band surgery: $15000
Total out of pocket expenses: $15000
rdittmar's Story
Well lets see I have been overweight my entire life. I have tried all diets and sometimes lost weight, but to only gain what I lost plus some. I had pretty much convinced myself that I was just fat and I was going to have to deal with it. My mom was the first to explore the surgery. She had her lap-band in March of 2005. I saw how much success she was having so I looked in to it. My insurance would not cover any kind bariatric surgery so I was stuck...... Until my wonderful mom announce she was going to retire from teaching and that she was going to pay for my surgery. Thank you MOM Love You. At that moment I realized that there was hope. So I started reseaching doctors and found Dr. Benevides, and the rest is history...........
Before and After Lap-Band Surgery Photos
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rdittmar's Lap-Band Surgeon Reviews
Comment by: rdittmar
Oct 5, 2009 at 9:54:25 AM
Dr. Benavides was very kind and very efficient.. His staff is very knowledgeable about the lap-band procedure. The pre-op day went very smoothly, and surgery day was wonderful. The staff walks you through the whole process step by step. I had no complications and had a wonderful experience.Thanks Dr. Benavides :0)
