Gayle G

Good for you, and good luck to you, we had ours done on 11-5-10 and are coming right along, it is a work in progress of course. Feel free to hit me up with any questions if you want, it will help me stay focused and accountable too. Gayle

Amanda, Keep reading, do your own research too, it's all out there for you to find. I also had my surgery with Dr. T and Dr. Madan has done all my fills and follow-up appointments HE IS AWESOME!!! My original Dr. also had some bad press earlier (he also lost a patient) but after reading all the media hype I started looking at it in more realistic terms, here is what I took into consideration; One, we ALL have existing health issues prior to surgery or we would not qualify, this puts us all at some degree of risk but its the same for any surgery where you are under general anesthesia even having your tonsils out. Secondly just like a plane crash it's terrifying when it hits the news but they NEVER say how many successful flights have taken off and landed without incident they only focus on the tragedy that makes for good news, it is the same here, they blow the tragedy out of proportion and prey on the fears of us, the people who are considering the surgery or who have had the surgery THERE IS ALWAYS RISK!!!! but the personal risk did not increase or change because someones worst case scenario happened. Finally and this is just MY OPINION for consideration, does it seem possible the insurance companies might have something to do with all the increased publicity?? possibly trying to offset their burden because this surgery is covered by most PPO's??? The original news was back in December, now here it is February and the article has hit the papers again NO NEW INFORMATION...NONE! it is the same article just re-published to keep it in the public eye, they haven't even added any conclusions from the autopsy or anything. Anyway, you need to look to yourself for the answers, there IS a risk but is it worth it? Am I willing to put in the efforts needed to be successful? This is NOT an easy way out, it's a constant effort but if it's the right choice for you, you will know no matter what responses you get to you inquiry. I wish you the best in your journey and can honestly say I would not change a thing about my decision (My husband and I both had our surgery done November 5th, 2010) Good Luck, Gayle added 2-15-11 4:47 pm Dr. Madan has a facebook page you can read unsolicited comments on, the only posts he makes are his whereabouts for the day ( which clinic he is at that day) so he doesn't toot his own horn, you should go read his patients comments it mihgt give you some insight to him and his patient care......I thought about it after I posted the above so I hope you still get to see it. You can find him by his e-mail lapbandmd@gmail.com or directly at facebook under facebook.com/drlapband