Lois had been shrugging with her weight for 10-12 years, putting on 60 pounds after finding out she had breast cancer. Soon after, she was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
In order to combat type 2 diabetes, Lois decided to undergo Lap-Band surgery to help combat her increasing health problems.
In 2008, under the bariatric surgeon Dr. Miguel Zapata, Lois successfully underwent Lap-Banding Surgery.
Got home and followed the directions given to me by Alma…the weight was starting to fall off….I believe I lost like 25 pounds in the first 4-6 weeks…I gradually got to real food and it was time to get my first fill…It wasn’t quite enough restriction so I went again for another…that kept me going for a very long time….by the summer I was down to a size 12 (started at 16-18) and the end of the summer hit size 10 which is where I have stayed for the past 2 years.
