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Anybody in here use Dr Hollis in Houston? Looking for some info.

Thank you! I am going to go ahead and order some tomorrow. I have heard nothing but good about it. Thanks for the tip.

I am on Day 2 of PreOp. My PreOp diet consist of 2 Protein Shakes a day replacing 2 meals and 1 Small Meal (3 oz meat Turkey, Chicken or Fish Cup of Green vegetables and 1 cup fruit.) No Bananas, Grapes or anything white basically lol

Congrats!! I know you are excited. I can't stop smiling

Looking at Protein shakes. Any of y'all tried Unjury Chicken Soup flavored? Thinking about getting some.

Thank Y'all! And Iruthie thats awesome congrats!

Stupid Question: Can we wear panties during surgery? Lol

Thank you! Congrats to you as well When is your big day?

10 Days until I am banded. What's a few things I should bring with me? Any advice?

Thank You, Thank You!

I am now an October Bandster....October 29th!

I am now officially an October Bandster...October 29th.

I have heard so many great things about him and that he is a great Dr. The girls in the Office told me that the lady that Schedules the Surgeries picks up the packets every night. I am going to call down there again to see if anything has been set up. To answer your questions about me going to Bay Choice...My insurance required it. I don't remember what they called it...Maybe "Center of Excellence" or something to that effect. Thank you for your reply!

OMG just realized I typed a NOVEL!

Amber...I have Dr. Hollis as well. Did you have any issues with his staff at all? I have been having heck it seems trying to get stuff done with them. I went through 6 Months with true Results and they were great, Always on top of everything. I was approved for Surgery on September 20th through my insurance and was told I was only Approved to do it between October 9th and November 9th. I called BayChoice Bariatrics the first day to set up meeting with surgeon. The female told me she would pull up my paperwork and would give me a call back....Waited all day, no call. The Very next day I called them again seeing as though I was on a limited time schedule with my insurance. The girl I spoke with told me True Results never sent over my information and that it was their fault but gave me information to sign up for the patient portal anyway and told me she would call back. So, giving them the benefit of the doubt I call True Results and speak with Rachel because Cindy was out on Vacation. They told me they sent it all over there the day I was approved. ( I totally believe them too) Anywho, Again...I waited all day for a callback and received nothing. Day 3 rolls around and being the persistent person I am I called back a third time to Bay Choice. Female Answers the phone and we go through the how spill about how they will call me back once they pull up my information. At that point I had enough. I told them I wasn't getting off the phone until they set up my meeting with Dr. Hollis. They tried telling me I never filled out patient portal...which I did....the first time they asked. After being on hold for 5 minutes she came back saying she found it and that I could meet with a group to speak with Hollis on 10/16/2012 at 2:30PM. YES I'LL TAKE IT!!! On the 15th I called them to ask again what time I was suppose to be there the female that answered the phone told me I never set anything up. It took everything I had not to throw a fit right there on that phone. I told them about the 3 days of hell I went through to get this meeting and finally after being on hold for 4 minutes they tell me they found it and gave me the time. So the next day I start heading that way (it takes 3 hours to get there from where I live) I arrive at 2pm for the 230 appointment. The girl tells me Dr Hollis is sick and couldn't make it in. I understand people get sick but a damn call to let me know before I make a 6 hour round trip would be GREAT! They tell me they were going to call me but because I didnt fill out the patient portal that they had no contact number for me. SERIOUSLY!!? You mean the Patient portal I filled out a week in advance that you found when I was sitting in your office after traveling 3 hours to get to your location? That had not only MY number but a back up number to call me on? The only good thing was is I was able to attempt to set up surgery date. I asked for the 29th which is a Monday. When I got home I decided to call and see if November 2nd would be ok, they told me no because Dr. Hollis would be out of the country. I said Ok, So I for sure have to do it before November. LOL, As if I wasn't already pissed off enough at them they tell me I would have to do it after November 12th because that is the day he gets back. AHHHHHH. The only thing I can say About my experience thus far with his office is that at least they weren't rude. If Dr. Hollis wasn't so good at what he does I would have tried my best to get another office. And just for the record, I haven't talked to him at all yet so all negative things I have to say is about is staff and the way they do things. Excuse all typos and run on sentences too early in the day LOL

I know everyone has different experiences and it will probably be different for you as you may be self-pay, however, I have had HECK with Dr. Hollis' office staff. Mind you, they have not been rude in any way...Just not on top of things. I had to call for 3 days straight to set up surgeon visit because they kept telling me they would grab my paperwork and call me back...but never did. When I finally did get an appointment made, I called the day before to ask again what time I should be there to meet with Hollis they said they never set one up for me. They eventually found where they set it up. After a 3 hour drive I went in for my appointment where they informed me that he was out sick. No phone call, No nothing. If Dr. Hollis did not have such a good reputation for Bariatric Surgery I would have gone somewhere else a long, long time ago. My advice for you would be to just stay on them...keep on calling until you get your appointments set up how you are suppose to!

Good Luck to you as well! Ill let ya know how it goes...lol

I hear ya! I had to do 6 as well. Then wait...was approved Sept 20th. I was so excited. My insurance only approves my surgery from Oct 9th-Nov 9th. The Surgeons office has been slacking so I was thinking I wasn't going to get it done in time. I just hope this consultation is quick and they set my date tomorrow. Good Luck to you!

Psych Eval was just a bunch of questions. I had to complete a huge questionnaire before seeing the Dr. We talked about the LapBand and she basically just went over things I will be changing.

I am anxious as well! I already did my 6 Months of Dr Supervised visits. Tomorrow is my first surgeon visit. I have no idea what to expect. I am not nervous....just ready to get the show on the road!

My Surgeon Consultation is tomorrow...I am wondering the same!

Thank You! Good Luck to you as well. I wanted to do it growing up but was involved in way too many other sports to join.

I want to look good and feel good in clothes.... Not only that, I want to go through the Police Academy. About 3 years ago I was going to go through it but ended up getting hired as a dispatcher for the PD. I needed the money at the time so I decided to accept the job. Next, I want to run a Marathon....one that is for a cause Like Breast Cancer Awareness. ...and I want to do Jiu Jitsu. I guess I could have just said "I want to be a bad ass" and it would have covered all that lol