http://arturorodriguezmd.com Lapband, Gastric Bypass, Gastric Sleeve,Type 2 Diabetes, Weight loss Surgery, Obesity, Life after Lapband, Lapband Prices Fri, 16 Mar 2012 01:25:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://arturorodriguezmd.com/here-is-my-lapband-story?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=here-is-my-lapband-story http://arturorodriguezmd.com/here-is-my-lapband-story#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:24:41 +0000 Dr. Arturo Rodriguez http://arturorodriguezmd.com/?p=533 Here is my Lapband Story...... http://www.thebariatric.com I had heard so many Weight Loss Surgery Success Stories and realized that Lapband surgery was...

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]]> http://arturorodriguezmd.com/talking-about-several-lap-bands-the-hidden-story-behind-different-lap-bandspart-i/feed 3 http://arturorodriguezmd.com/the-answers-to-gastric-sleeve-failures?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-answers-to-gastric-sleeve-failures http://arturorodriguezmd.com/the-answers-to-gastric-sleeve-failures#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:12:24 +0000 Dr. Arturo Rodriguez http://arturorodriguezmd.com/?p=112 The Answers to Gastric Sleeve Failures The Gastric Sleeve is an open procedure, and is known as part of the Duodenal Switch since 1988.  The Laparoscopic Gastric Sleeve on high risk patients started in 2004 as the first stage of the Duodenal Switch (DS) and soon after that date, several teams started Laparoscopic Gastric Sleeve [...]

]]> http://arturorodriguezmd.com/the-answers-to-gastric-sleeve-failures/feed 5 http://arturorodriguezmd.com/my-life-with-the-lapband?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-life-with-the-lapband http://arturorodriguezmd.com/my-life-with-the-lapband#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:42:21 +0000 Dr. Arturo Rodriguez http://arturorodriguezmd.com/?p=399 My Life with the Lapband My Journey… Boy how time flies!  As I approach my 5th year Bandiversary, I started thinking how the Lapband has changed my life or how I had to change my life to live with the Lapband. First off, I thank God every day for showing me there was an option [...]

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]]> http://arturorodriguezmd.com/lap-band-slippage-causes-and-prevention/feed 408 http://arturorodriguezmd.com/have-lap-band-surgery-for-less-in-mexico?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=have-lap-band-surgery-for-less-in-mexico http://arturorodriguezmd.com/have-lap-band-surgery-for-less-in-mexico#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 06:19:42 +0000 Dr. Arturo Rodriguez http://arturorodriguezmd.com/?p=229 between the United States and Mexico, patients can receive the exact same Lap band procedure in Mexico for up to 70% less than in the states.

]]> http://arturorodriguezmd.com/have-lap-band-surgery-for-less-in-mexico/feed 3 http://arturorodriguezmd.com/lapband-erosion-clinical-radiological-and-endoscopic-correlation?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lapband-erosion-clinical-radiological-and-endoscopic-correlation http://arturorodriguezmd.com/lapband-erosion-clinical-radiological-and-endoscopic-correlation#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 04:43:56 +0000 Dr. Arturo Rodriguez http://arturorodriguezmd.com/?p=36 Lap Band Erosion: Clinical, Radiological and Endoscopic Correlation Erosion is a long-term complication of lap band surgery, and occurs when the Gastric Band fastened around the upper stomach gradually erodes into the stomach wall and extends into the gastric lumen.  Intragastric Lap Band Erosions have been reported at rates that vary from 0.6% to 10% depending [...]

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]]> http://arturorodriguezmd.com/the-laparoscopic-journey-past-and-future/feed 3 http://arturorodriguezmd.com/losing-weight-during-the-holiday?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=losing-weight-during-the-holiday http://arturorodriguezmd.com/losing-weight-during-the-holiday#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 23:58:44 +0000 Dr. Arturo Rodriguez http://arturorodriguezmd.com/?p=200 Losing Weight During the Holidays Holidays are a time to enjoy family and friends, and get-togethers almost always center around good food and conversation.  Everyone brings delicious foods and desserts to numerous parties and gatherings, and life can get very busy and hectic, leaving little time for your regular exercise routine. For someone who is trying [...]

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