OUR CLIENT JOHN LOST
3.5 STONES!!

Here is a transcript of our interview with our client John after he returned to have his balloon removed having lost a fabulous 3 & 1/2 stones (50lbs / 23KG) (Q = New You J = John, Client)

Q: How did you feel immediately after the inserion of your gastric balloon?
J: I felt nauseus at first and was sick 2 or 3 times but I was grateful that you provided 2 days care in the clinic as the nurses and Doctors certainly helped make me feel as comfortable as possible

Q: How did you feel during the first 2 or 3 weeks after balloon insertion, once you had returned home and also back to work?
J: It took about approximately 1 week after the balloon was inserted for me to feel OK where I was able to keep everything down. For 3 days after leaving the clinic I stuck to liquids and then moved onto liquified foods (e.g. soups, smoothies, etc). Within approximately 2 weeks I was able to return to eating normal healthy foods

Q: Did you experience any pain during this time?
J: No I didn't experience any pain, I had acid indegestion but I took the medicines prescribed Dr Dr Anna which alleviated the problem.

John pictured with our renknowned specialist Gastro-Enterologist, Dr Anna Jungwirthova

Q: Would you say that since having the balloon inserted you have now changed your relationship with food, in terms of the type of food you eat, quantities and timings?
J: Definetely, before the balloon I used to have a fried breakfast every morning at 6AM then a snack at 9AM and my lunch at 12:00 and then afternoon tea at 3PM my main meal at 6PM and snacks at 9PM.
Since I had the balloon inserted I completey changed my eating habits, I started my day with excercise for 30 minutes and then had a breakfast of cereal and maybe some toast which would do me until lunchtime. I would then have a small lunch, eating sensible food (healthy not fatty) and then at tea time my main meal, which again would consist of healthy foods, so I have changed my eating habits completely. I also found I could not eat anywhere near as much as I used to eat before, not even half as much!

Q: Did you manage to stick to the golden rule, no food after 7PM?
J: Yes, I used to snack a lot after 7PM which I knew was not good for weight loss or was particularly healthy, but even that became a thing of the past to a large extent.

Q: It may sound like an obvious question, but how do you feel now that you have lost 3.5 stone?
J: I feel so much better, fitter, healthier, happier and on a practical front, now that I have lost so uch weight I am much more mobile. I knew I had to lose weight for a number of reasons and having done so has been very beneficial. I don't feel as tired as I used to, I can go longer without taking rests, I have a lot more energy. Lots of people commented on how much fitter and leaner I looked. My Doctor actually recommended that I should lose 10kgs in weight as he was concerned about the possible onset of diabetes, so to lose 23kgs is super for lots of reasons.

John pictured with clinic nurses after his balloon removal

Q: How did you find the clinic; the levels of care, the way you were looked after, standards, hygeine, etc?
J: Superb, Dr Anna Junwirthova was fantastic, a lovely caring person and the rest of the staff and nurses were also superb, nothing was too much trouble and the clinic was spotless, immaculate.

Q: And the process of balloon insertion itself?
J:It was all over much quicker than I had expected and with the minimum of fuss, it actually only took about 5 minutes or so.

Q: What made you book with New You?
J: I found your company's website after searching on Google for 'stomach balloon' the information on your website was laid out in a clear and easy to understand way and was also comprehensive and reassuring. I then completed your online medical questionnaire on your website and Zdenka contacted me very quickly after this. I was also very impressed overall by the reassuring level of information that was provided and the fact that you were able to answer all my questions. It made the whole process much easier due to the fact that you took care of all arrangements.

A kiss goodbye from clinic nurses, well done John!!

Q Would you recommend us to friends, colleagues and family?
J: Definetely and I fully intend to!

 

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