Saturday, March 3, 2012
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BREAKING NEWS: Waldrep Wrap Weight Loss Surgery
The Waldrep WRAP is an economically friendly option for patients struggling with obesity.
In an economy that has everyone figuratively “tightening their belts,” it is sadly ironic that the increasing number of overweight people who would love nothing more than to literally tighten their belts continue to suffer. Trapped in a seemingly no-win situation, they can either opt to live with expanding waistlines and the myriad serious medical complications associated with obesity or financially extend themselves with expensive procedures they can ill afford — that is, until now.
Two highly respected professionals in the community, Donald Waldrep, M.D., FACS, FASMBS, and certified professional coach and advocate Lisa Janks Waldrep, J.D., CPC, are recognized leaders in the field of bariatric surgery (see www.TheWaldreps.com). Their revolutionary programs, combining advanced minimally invasive procedures with an innovative, “whole-person” approach to wellness and empowerment, have set them apart (see www.RxForRenewal. com). Now, this same sensitivity to their patients’ needs has led to the development of several unique alternatives to higher-priced surgeries.
“In the light of the strain of the economy and the fact that so many people are precluded from accessing necessary bariatric surgery to literally save their lives, Dr. Waldrep has come up with an intermediate surgery called the ‘Waldrep WRAP,’” Lisa explains, adding that WRAP stands for weight reduction assistance procedure. “Dr. Waldrep also worked very hard to be one of the few doctors who has independent and government reviews, allowing him to place gastric bands in patients with obesity that is ‘too low’ to qualify under traditional guidelines [see www.Band3035.com]. He also offers traditional gastric banding, gastric bypass and the newer gastric sleeve surgery to give the community additional weight loss options.”
The Waldrep WRAP is priced in the $5,000 to $6,000 range, compared to $15,000 or higher for other minimally invasive procedures in this area. Despite global economic pressures, multiple financing options are available. The doctor’s special banding price for both low- and higher-weight banding is $14,101. These surgical rates compare favorably to other surgeries that can run as much as $17,000 to $30,000 inclusively. Both the Waldrep WRAP and Dr. Waldrep’s low-weight banding study includes a variety of lifestyle elements designed to profoundly impact the patient’s approach to food from a body, mind and spirit perspective. Furthermore, these patients do not have to meet the traditional criteria of being 100 or more pounds overweight, thereby allowing them to address their weight gain in a more proactive way.
Dr. Waldrep, considered to be among the forerunners in the new era of metabolic and bariatric surgery, was appointed to the inaugural Bariatric Surgery Review Committee of the Surgical Review Corporation, which served to establish national Center of Excellence criteria for bariatric surgery programs. Always passionate about his work, he expresses his excitement about these newer procedures.
“This reminds me of 10 or 12 years ago when we were working on the models for bariatric surgery,” says Dr. Waldrep. “It’s exciting to be able to offer people something new and the chance to be among the first to look at how well overweight patients may do in a very safe and accessible way.”
Just as innovative and exciting are Lisa’s programs, designed to complement and promote success of the medical procedures.
“I’m creating a package that addresses the emotional needs of our patients,” she explains. “This program, combined with Dr. Waldrep’s surgeries, empowers patients to create lifestyle balance and a lifetime of vibrant health. Weight loss is a personal, multifactorial process that stems from an understanding of one’s own unique emotional and physical history.”
While for many patients, the initial attraction to the Waldrep WRAP and Dr. Waldrep’s low-weight banding might in fact be the affordability, the reality is that, when compared to other bariatric surgeries, they have the potential of being dramatically safer.
Utilizing advanced, state-of-the-art minimally invasive laparoscopic techniques, the Waldrep WRAP simply in-folds the stomach, so it reduces the amount the stomach can hold. This is done without cutting, dividing, discarding or rearranging the intestines. There are no plastic or rubber devices left behind that need adjustment, repair, replacement or removal. The stomach remains intact and, if needed, the stomach and intestines can still be examined.
“Scarring is minimal with these new procedures,” Dr. Waldrep points out. “Because the incisions are closed beneath the skin with very fine, disappearing suture, they typically heal almost invisibly within weeks. Another benefit to these procedures is the fact that patients can leave the surgery center on the same day and resume normal activity as comfort allows.”
Both Dr. Waldrep and Lisa emphasize that surgery is never intended as the “only tool in the toolbox,” but rather, they promote healthy, long-term weight management. This innovative empowerment philosophy provides motivational, inspirational and personal wellness techniques that help ensure their patients’ success.
To this end, their unique CURE Program is also available as part of the Waldrep WRAP package. The CURE Program includes a variety of lifestyle improvement programs and products to aid the patient in this journey.
Speaking with this inspiring couple, it takes only moments to recognize their sincere dedication and real passion for their patients and their work. Holding fast to their conviction that the patient’s full participation is integral to success, they have strived to make weight loss options as affordable as possible during these trying times.
“There’s no one perfect surgery,” says Dr. Waldrep, “but for that matter, there’s no one perfect treatment of any kind. It’s a question of what is best for the individual and how they are able to access it, understand it and work with it. Our goal is to offer viable options so that those who desire and need help will be able to get it. Even if you do have the ‘perfect’ procedure, if it’s not affordable and accessible, how is it going to help people?”
“We’re the idealists; we’re the crazy couple that think we can change the world,” Lisa adds with a smile. “We choose to give people options, and we’re very motivated to make that happen.”
In their ongoing efforts to make these options available to as many people as possible, they offer two locations, one in northern California and one in southern California. Both clinics are staf fed with highly trained, skilled and caring professionals.
For more information, please contact either of the following locations:
Sacramento Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery Associates
2 Medical Plaza Dr. Suite 264
Roseville, CA 95661
(916) 797-7505
www.salsa.md
Southern California Advanced Laparo-Endoscopic Surgeons
415 E. Rolling Oaks Dr. Suite 240
Thousand Oaks, CA 91361
(805) 230-0030
www.SCALEScure.com
I was a patient of Dr. Waldreps in 2002, I had the Roux n-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery and he saved my life. I lost a total of 155 lbs and I'm healthy, thanks to Dr. Donald Waldrep. Read my story. He is my hero.
Two highly respected professionals in the community, Donald Waldrep, M.D., FACS, FASMBS, and certified professional coach and advocate Lisa Janks Waldrep, J.D., CPC, are recognized leaders in the field of bariatric surgery (see www.TheWaldreps.com). Their revolutionary programs, combining advanced minimally invasive procedures with an innovative, “whole-person” approach to wellness and empowerment, have set them apart (see www.RxForRenewal. com). Now, this same sensitivity to their patients’ needs has led to the development of several unique alternatives to higher-priced surgeries.
“In the light of the strain of the economy and the fact that so many people are precluded from accessing necessary bariatric surgery to literally save their lives, Dr. Waldrep has come up with an intermediate surgery called the ‘Waldrep WRAP,’” Lisa explains, adding that WRAP stands for weight reduction assistance procedure. “Dr. Waldrep also worked very hard to be one of the few doctors who has independent and government reviews, allowing him to place gastric bands in patients with obesity that is ‘too low’ to qualify under traditional guidelines [see www.Band3035.com]. He also offers traditional gastric banding, gastric bypass and the newer gastric sleeve surgery to give the community additional weight loss options.”
The Waldrep WRAP is priced in the $5,000 to $6,000 range, compared to $15,000 or higher for other minimally invasive procedures in this area. Despite global economic pressures, multiple financing options are available. The doctor’s special banding price for both low- and higher-weight banding is $14,101. These surgical rates compare favorably to other surgeries that can run as much as $17,000 to $30,000 inclusively. Both the Waldrep WRAP and Dr. Waldrep’s low-weight banding study includes a variety of lifestyle elements designed to profoundly impact the patient’s approach to food from a body, mind and spirit perspective. Furthermore, these patients do not have to meet the traditional criteria of being 100 or more pounds overweight, thereby allowing them to address their weight gain in a more proactive way.
Dr. Waldrep, considered to be among the forerunners in the new era of metabolic and bariatric surgery, was appointed to the inaugural Bariatric Surgery Review Committee of the Surgical Review Corporation, which served to establish national Center of Excellence criteria for bariatric surgery programs. Always passionate about his work, he expresses his excitement about these newer procedures.
“This reminds me of 10 or 12 years ago when we were working on the models for bariatric surgery,” says Dr. Waldrep. “It’s exciting to be able to offer people something new and the chance to be among the first to look at how well overweight patients may do in a very safe and accessible way.”
Just as innovative and exciting are Lisa’s programs, designed to complement and promote success of the medical procedures.
“I’m creating a package that addresses the emotional needs of our patients,” she explains. “This program, combined with Dr. Waldrep’s surgeries, empowers patients to create lifestyle balance and a lifetime of vibrant health. Weight loss is a personal, multifactorial process that stems from an understanding of one’s own unique emotional and physical history.”
While for many patients, the initial attraction to the Waldrep WRAP and Dr. Waldrep’s low-weight banding might in fact be the affordability, the reality is that, when compared to other bariatric surgeries, they have the potential of being dramatically safer.
Utilizing advanced, state-of-the-art minimally invasive laparoscopic techniques, the Waldrep WRAP simply in-folds the stomach, so it reduces the amount the stomach can hold. This is done without cutting, dividing, discarding or rearranging the intestines. There are no plastic or rubber devices left behind that need adjustment, repair, replacement or removal. The stomach remains intact and, if needed, the stomach and intestines can still be examined.
“Scarring is minimal with these new procedures,” Dr. Waldrep points out. “Because the incisions are closed beneath the skin with very fine, disappearing suture, they typically heal almost invisibly within weeks. Another benefit to these procedures is the fact that patients can leave the surgery center on the same day and resume normal activity as comfort allows.”
Both Dr. Waldrep and Lisa emphasize that surgery is never intended as the “only tool in the toolbox,” but rather, they promote healthy, long-term weight management. This innovative empowerment philosophy provides motivational, inspirational and personal wellness techniques that help ensure their patients’ success.
To this end, their unique CURE Program is also available as part of the Waldrep WRAP package. The CURE Program includes a variety of lifestyle improvement programs and products to aid the patient in this journey.
Speaking with this inspiring couple, it takes only moments to recognize their sincere dedication and real passion for their patients and their work. Holding fast to their conviction that the patient’s full participation is integral to success, they have strived to make weight loss options as affordable as possible during these trying times.
“There’s no one perfect surgery,” says Dr. Waldrep, “but for that matter, there’s no one perfect treatment of any kind. It’s a question of what is best for the individual and how they are able to access it, understand it and work with it. Our goal is to offer viable options so that those who desire and need help will be able to get it. Even if you do have the ‘perfect’ procedure, if it’s not affordable and accessible, how is it going to help people?”
“We’re the idealists; we’re the crazy couple that think we can change the world,” Lisa adds with a smile. “We choose to give people options, and we’re very motivated to make that happen.”
In their ongoing efforts to make these options available to as many people as possible, they offer two locations, one in northern California and one in southern California. Both clinics are staf fed with highly trained, skilled and caring professionals.
For more information, please contact either of the following locations:
2 Medical Plaza Dr. Suite 264
Roseville, CA 95661
(916) 797-7505
www.salsa.md
Southern California Advanced Laparo-Endoscopic Surgeons
415 E. Rolling Oaks Dr. Suite 240
Thousand Oaks, CA 91361
(805) 230-0030
www.SCALEScure.com
I was a patient of Dr. Waldreps in 2002, I had the Roux n-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery and he saved my life. I lost a total of 155 lbs and I'm healthy, thanks to Dr. Donald Waldrep. Read my story. He is my hero.
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Libra! This is all about YOU......
Libra! About Your Sign...
Libra is the only inanimate sign of the zodiac, all the others representing either humans or animals. Many modern astrologers regard it as the most desirable of zodiacal types because it represents the zenith of the year, the high point of the seasons, when the harvest of all the hard work of the spring is reaped. There is a mellowness and sense of relaxation in the air as mankind enjoys the last of the summer sun and the fruits of his toil. Librans too are among the most civilized of the twelve zodiacal characters and are often good looking. They have elegance, charm and good taste, are naturally kind, very gentle, and lovers of beauty, harmony (both in music and social living) and the pleasures that these bring.
They have good critical faculty and are able to stand back and look impartially at matters which call for an impartial judgment to be made on them. But they do not tolerate argument from anyone who challenges their opinions, for once they have reached a conclusion, its truth seems to them self-evident; and among their faults is an impatience of criticism and a greed for approval. But their characters are on the whole balanced, diplomatic and even tempered.
Librans are sensitive to the needs of others and have the gift, sometimes to an almost psychic extent, of understanding the emotional needs of their companions and meeting them with their own innate optimism - they are the kind of people of whom it is said, "They always make you feel better for having been with them." They are very social human beings. They loathe cruelty, viciousness and vulgarity and detest conflict between people, so they do their best to cooperate and compromise with everyone around them, and their ideal for their own circle and for society as a whole is unity.
Their cast of mind is artistic rather than intellectual, though they are usually too moderate and well balanced to be avant garde in any artistic endeavor. They have good perception and observation and their critical ability, with which they are able to view their own efforts as well as those of others, gives their work integrity.
In their personal relationships they show understanding of the other person's point of view, trying to resolve any differences by compromise, and are often willing to allow claims against themselves to be settled to their own disadvantage rather than spoil a relationship. They like the opposite sex to the extent of promiscuity sometimes, and may indulge in romanticism bordering on sentimentality.
good chance of success because they are frequently the union of "true minds". The Libran's continuing kindness toward his or her partner mollifies any hurt the latter may feel if the two have had a tiff. Nor can the Libran's spouse often complain that he or she is not understood, for the Libran is usually the most empathetic of all the zodiacal types and the most ready to tolerate the beloved's failings.
The negative Libran character may show frivolity, flirtatiousness and shallowness. It can be changeable and indecisive, impatient of routine, colorlessly conventional and timid, easygoing to the point of inertia, seldom angry when circumstances demand a show of annoyance at least; and yet Librans can shock everyone around them with sudden storms of rage. Their love of pleasure may lead them into extravagance; Libran men can degenerate into reckless gamblers, and Libran women extravagant, jealous and careless about money sometimes squander their wealth and talents in their overenthusiasm for causes which they espouse. Both sexes can become great gossipers. A characteristic of the type is an insatiable curiosity that tempts them to enquire into every social scandal in their circle.
In their work the description "lazy Libra" which is sometimes given is actually more alliterative than true. Librans can be surprisingly energetic, though it is true that they dislike coarse, dirty work. Although some are modestly content, others are extremely ambitious. With their dislike of extremes they make good diplomats but perhaps poor party politicians, for they are moderate in their opinions and able to see other points of view. They can succeed as administrators, lawyers (they have a strong sense of justice, which cynics might say could handicap them in a legal career), antique dealers, civil servants and bankers, for they are trustworthy in handling other people's money. Some Librans are gifted in fashion designing or in devising new cosmetics; others may find success as artists, composers, critics, writers, interior decorators, welfare workers or valuers, and they have an ability in the management of all sorts of public entertainment. Some work philanthropically for humanity with great self-disciple and significant results. Libran financiers sometimes make good speculators, for they have the optimism and ability to recover from financial crashes.
Possible Health Concerns...
Libra governs the lumbar region, lower back and kidneys. Its subjects must beware of weaknesses in the back, and lumbago, and they are susceptible to troubles in the kidneys and bladder, especially gravel and stone. They need to avoid overindulgence in food and especially drink, for the latter can particularly harm the kidneys.
- LIKES
- The finer things in life
- Sharing
- conviviality
- Gentleness
- DISLIKES
- Violence
- Injustice
- Brutishness
- Being a slave to fashion
PROBLEMS THAT MAY ARISE FOR YOU, AND THEIR SOLUTIONS
As with all sun signs, we all have unique traits to our personalities. When these traits are suppressed, or unrealized, problems will arise. However, with astrology we can examine the problem and assess the proper solution based on the sun sign characteristics. As a Libran you may see things below that really strike home. Try the solution, you most likely will be amazed at the results. If you find yourself on the receiving end of the negatives below, it is because you are failing to express the positive.
Problem: Finding yourself frequently trapped in situations that have no depth and little value to you or the other person.
Solution: Try not to pretend feelings you do not have and find a way to back gracefully out of a superficial relationship; look before you leap.
Problem: You find that you do not really like yourself and/or beating yourself up over not being able to please another.
Solution: If you learn how to please yourself without depriving others, then you will be able to please someone else.
Problem: The situations that make you ill at ease is only mildly irritating to another.
Solution: Try to cultivate inner security through spiritual strength and awareness.
Problem: Feeling like you are nothing: your actions being frustrating to others.
Solution: Developing your feelings of self worth by expressing the positive in your nature and not letting your elitist, class consciousness show.
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