Toby Broussard, M.D. Bariatrics Bariatric Center

Was very impressed with Dr. Broussard after attending the free class on gastric sleeve & made an appointment. He was the first doctor who ever gave me a hug when he entered the room. (I'm used to the 5 minutes--gotta go doctors). Was comforting/refreshing. He spent quite a bit of time with me & actually looked at records which I had brought. My intention was to do away with the lap band & go for the gastric sleeve. By the way, I got the lap band from another doctor in 2006 who is no longer is in practice (Thank you Jesus!). Without the knowledge on how to live with the lap band, I lost weight & then gained it back. Actually learned more from Dr. Broussard's class than I had in the past 5 years. Two hightlights were (1) you fill you pouch with the protein (2) if you have stomach pain (from gas) lay on your left side or have fluid removed from band so you can "belch like you did in college" (his words, not mine) & then have fill added after air is gone. Anyway, we are going to try to work with the band for the time being. I am scheduled for an upper GI series on the 22nd. He actually wants to be there & watch me swallow the barium to be sure the band is as it should be. I thought that was incredible. Hey! And I got a $21 discount on the $140 Quick Start package of shakes/bars for going to the class. They even taste good. Will let you know after the 22nd about the upper GI series.

I met Dr. Broussard at an informational seminar held in the office. I immediately felt very comfortable with him and knew that he had his patient's interest at heart. I was worried because I currently have a LapBand and wanted to convert to a sleeve. He assured me it would not be a problem and let me know that it is a fairly common procedure. I had my first appointment with him just a few days later and I am so glad I did. He really is dedicated to helping his patients and I honestly think that he WANTS to see me succeed. I'm extremely glad I chose him as my surgeon and can't wait to start a new chapter in my life!

I have now been on my pre-surgery diet now for about 3 weeks and I'm getting all my testing done. My initial appointment with Dr. Broussard was very informative. He was attentive and answered my questions with sensitivity. I am so excited about this opportunity to better my health. Dr. Broussard discussed my options for surgery and answered my questions and concerns. He put me at ease about my fears of anesthesia. My journey is just starting but I think I made the right choice.

I just attended the free seminar after years of contemplating weight loss surgery. Dr. Broussard is a great speaker and he provided a lot of honest, straight-forward information about everything you'd ever want to know about weight loss and weight loss surgery. I would definitely recommend attending his free seminar.

I went to a seminar in Jan. 2011 @ Weight Wise, Dr.Toby Broussard was the speaker. He was very, very informative about all of the wls. You could tell that he is a very caring doctor. And that he is very compassionate about what he does. Ok that being said. I made an appointment for my initial consultation. I went for my consultation and got the list of required things that the doctor wants me to do before I had surgery. And let me tell you he is very thorugh, I wouldn't have wanted it any other way. One of the requirements was, I had to loose 13lbs. This I thought would be a breeze. Boy was I wrong. It was tough because I didn't really try that hard till I went for my preop appt. with him. I meet with him and he ask me how I was doing with my weight loss, WELLLLL I had only lost 3 lbs :(. He told me that if I didn't loose every pound that he required he would have to postpone my surgery :o. And he said "I souldn't even be doing your preop right now & normaly I wouldn't". So here I am 10days from surgery with 10lbs to loose. I then told he I would work really hard at it. Well to my suprise I was 17lbs down on the day of surgery.......woooohoooo!!! My surgery went great. One thing that I can tell you is while I was going thru all the preop stuff I meet Dr. B's better half :). His awesome and amazing wife Sharon. She has been amazing. She's also a RN so she gave me her cell phone # that way if I has questions I could contact her. This lady was a God sent to me. Most of the time if I needed anything I would text her with questions. Her responce was mind blowing fast. I just love love love this lady. Today is 3-20-11 and I am 9 days postop and I am down a total of 25lbs (17 preop & 8 postop) and I'm loving my sleeve. Thank you Dr. Broussard, Sharon, and All of the staff at Weight Wise. Your the BEST!!!! Lori :)

Went to seminar on Sat. Learned alot. Wanting to proceed. Dr. Broussard was very informative and helpfur with questions. As a nurse, I learned how I have been teaching my pt incorrectly on how to eat correctly. Thank You.

process has been very clear, no question of what needed to be done. there was some confusion with staff change and final scheduling of surgery.

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First of all, let me tell you about the greatest, most wonderful Surgeon I have had the pleasure to come in contact with. The first time I went to the WeightWise facility, I was skeptical. I always thought that having a surgery of this type was a "cowards" way out. But I went with my mother-in-law so she wouldn't have to go alone. We heard Dr. Walton speak. I really wasn't impressed, not that there was anything wrong with Dr. Walton, or the seminar he gave, I just didn't have the mindset that this was for me. But I let my mother-in-law convince me that I had to make an appointment and meet Dr. Broussard before I totally closed my mind to the idea. So, I did. I'll be totally honest, the first time I met him, I couldn't get past his gorgeous eyes and his sexy accent. But I digress. He was very honest with me. Very upfront. He didn't "BS" me. In fact when I asked if my skin would sag, he said 'how old are you?' I said "33" he said "yes, it will sag. you're not a 25 year old anymore." My husband was offended by that, but I thought it was funny. He never strayed from that honesty. He never fed me a line of bull. I always knew that if I asked him something, I was going to get a straight answer. On June 23, 2010, I under went Gastric Sleeve surgery. When they rolled me back he was there and he said "I'll see you in a bit darlin'" I always felt that I could trust him. I was never scared or worried. After surgery I had some "no-no's" as I like to call them. On my birthday in July, I was still learning how to eat, and I made a mistake that landed me in the hospital with a severe case of acid reflux. It was three in the morning, they called him, and he came to see me first thing that next morning. We talked about what happened and he didn't judge, he just explained why not to do what I did. The next time I ended up in the hospital was for dehydration. Twice I was in there for not drinking my fluids like I was supposed to. Again, no jugdement from him, just a stern talking to about the importance of fluids after a surgery like mine. I'm five months out, and everyday I look in the mirror, and I see a new me. I see the skinny girl that was hiding underneath all of that fat. I don't take diabetic meds anymore, in fact I hardly take any meds at all. I enjoy life in a way I never thought was possible. I love to walk, to run, to ride bikes, I love doing activities and shopping. Life is so much fun to me now. Everyday I try to think of ways to say thank you to the wonderful people at Weightwise for all of their support and help over the last few months, Jamie England, my patient advocate; Stephanie Moore, my nutritionist; Jenni Cooper my exercise physiologist; and off course Dr. B. for changing my life. Everytime I look in the mirror and I smile at the new me, I thank him in my head for changing my life. Without him, without his skill, without his care for me and all of his patients, I wouldn't be who I am today. Thank you Dr. Broussard, All my love! Stacey Marson

I attended one of Dr. Broussard's seminars this week. It was very informative and very exciting. I truly enjoyed the testimonial by the young lady (Amy?) prior to Dr. Broussard's presentatioin. I learned the differences of the three surgeries that he performs and have made a decision on the one that I feel fits my and my needs. I have an appointment today to start the process. Can't wait.