Author Archives: Gaezelle Mendoza

Lap-Band Patient Support Group

By Gaezelle Mendoza | Published: February 24, 2011
Hello everyone, We will be holding our very first Patient Support Group on Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011. The first meeting is for patients of False Creek Healthcare Centre. The Support Group will be made available for guests and those thinking about having Lap-Band or Gastric Band surgery at a future date. The meeting will be [...]
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The Personal Cost of Obesity

By Gaezelle Mendoza | Published: January 11, 2011
According to the Health Affairs journal, per person health care spending for obese adults in 2002 was 56 percent higher than those of normal-weight. The average difference in yearly private healthcare costs between the two groups was $1,244 per person. A second study, published in Economics and Human Biology, showed that losing or gaining weight [...]
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Lap-Band Success Story: Tracy W.

By Gaezelle Mendoza | Published: September 22, 2010
Yesterday we received this email from one of our Lap-Band patients from Vancouver. Hoping that she can inspire others to improve their health, Tracy has given us permission to share her success story. (Thank you Tracy!) Hi Rhonda, I received your email requesting updated info about my progress. I had the surgery on April 14th [...]
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The Lap-Band Saved my Life – Maples Surgical Patient

By Gaezelle Mendoza | Published: September 17, 2010
Glenn Ferguson, a patient from our Winnipeg Lap-Band program, believes the Lap-Band saved his life. Glenn Ferguson has shed 119 pounds in the past 12 months, thanks to a medical procedure he says should be covered by Manitoba Health. “It saved my life,” the Winnipeg letter carrier said Thursday, referring to Lap-Band weight loss stomach [...]
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