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Thanks Hastings! I spent hours looking for people with the same feelings as me and only came across this thread. The thread you posted was verrrry helpful!

Hi All It has been a while since I have been on.... I got banded in March... had the first fill in April. I have Dr. David Le from San Francisco Kaiser. If any of you are getting your surgery done there. Try not to get Dr. David Le. He is can be very rude if you don't agree with him or have a differing opinion. He is very conservative with the fills and does not give a damn if you have to drive from the Sacramento area to San Fran. I have heard that Dr. Salami & the other Dr. Lee are good. Kaiser is wrong in making hundreds of us drive to San Francisco. More people need to complain... that way we can get our fills here in the Sacramento area. There are thousands of patients driving to S. F. to get fills, it is ridiculous! Sorry to rant but I am a little annoyed with Kaiser!

It sounds like there are many of us that don't have any restriction or not enough restriction. I am really glad to hear others speaking about this. When I first came to this site.... it seemed like everyone was losing weight, had perfect restriction. I felt like a fool for getting the surgery. Now I am seeing that it is going to take time to reach this " :thumbup:SWEET SPOT". I am scheduled for another fill in June.... I hope this one will do it!!! GoodLuck to EVERYONE!!!!

Thanks!!! I am so glad I found this thread. I thought it was only me. I have no restriction. I was banded March 3. I had my first fill yesterday, I don't feel like anything has changed. I feel like I have never even had the surgery!!!! It is so depressing but I feel better now knowing I am not alone and that it will improve with fills. The only thing is my Dr. said he will not do another fill until a month from now.... which I think is kinda ridiculous. I also have a 14cc band. He has only put 4.5 CC in. I pray that the next fill will do it.

Fill Centers USA - Weight Loss Surgery - Bariatric Surgery - Gastric Bypass Surgery - Lap Band Surgery Information and Support I hoped this helps....

I found this on the site... HI GO TO WWW.ASBS.ORG AND THEN TO YOUR LEFT CLICK ON PATIENTS AND YOU'LL FIND ALL THE DR'S THAT DO FILLS ALSO LOOK FOR THE FOLL THAT MEANS THEY WIL DO FILLS ON OTHER DR'S PATIENTS. And this....

GOOD FOR YOU APPLE!!!! That is work and you did it... BE PROUD!!! Dana, Dr. Le is part of Kaiser. Dana, have you checked if Kaiser is willing to do fills for non-members? To bad you could not get Kaiser insurance.... than they would have to give you fills. I believe I have seen some other posts about fills... in the search box at the top of the forum... you should maybe search for fills or Sacramento fills.... I wish you the best of luck in your search and I hope that Kaiser fills non-members that way you don't have to drive to Mexico.

I wonder if they would let me choose another surgeon. Dr. Le just rubs me the wrong way. I feel that he should not be rushing the appt... after all I did drive a couple of hours to see him. He did take a call while in the appt but that is okay, I understand that. I just don't understand the rudeness and attitude like I was bothering him. He was also not at all supportive, his focus was on the few pounds gained and not the over-all weight loss.... after all it was no cake walk losing all that weight.... to focus on a small increase. Apple, I wish you the best on your Nov surgery..... I am curious when did you have your orientation?

Hey Rotti Is Rotti for Rottweiler?

I am a little worried about the holidays and all the functions with food.... Parties...family, friends, work and such. Everywhere you turn food, food, food!

Hey Rottibaby Thanks.... have a nice walk and maybe we will chat again!

Yeah I am mellow now.... I figure I will just go in after my period to prove I was not lying! How strange we have all had appointments the same day.... they must just cram everyone a ton of people on the same day(no pun intended on the ton). What made you come to this site rotbaby.... I will tell you why I did... I was upset last night and could not sleep so I started looking for info on lap band and if anyone had experience with Kaiser and I found this site. It is actually the best site I have ever found on Lapband.

Quit being a DRAMA MAMA! You make a mistake in a post.... ADMIT it and move on!

Maybe should make it clear in the first place that you did not tell the doctor what you posted. In your post it looks like you told the doctor the real reason for the question was that woman were having a difficult time losing weight not due to periods. I was not taking anything out on you. I was trying to defend the woman that it looked like you betrayed and future women with menstrual issues. AND DR. Le is lying to you that they don't cancel surgery due to Water gain.... I was only up 6lb's and I am a very tall girl so that is not that bad for a period. AND another thing.... no NOT everyone has it the same... some have it much harder than you and me. I have a friend that has went in 2 times reaching GOAL weight, only to be told to lose more weight.... that is very unfair! Please don't have attitude with me because you made a mistake in how you worded your post! I am also mentioning the drive to S.F not for your benefit but for everyone on here that has to drive that.... maybe if there are enough of us that complain something would be done.... Kaiser acts like they are doing us a favor.... SORRY but Kaiser makes quite a bit of money off all of us with premiums, co-pays and such.... WE PAY for this service and they should not being calling this ELECTIVE... they are using that term so they can cut a bunch of people out of the program to save MONEY!

My problem is why did you tell him the truth about the ladies. Why did you not just say that you were worried about Water weight gain yourself..... or say that the ladies were worried about water weight....not that the women were worried about not losing or having a difficult time losing.... that just makes it harder on the rest of us... I am lucky I have lots of support at home but some others might not be as fortunate as you and the weight might be coming off very slowly. Some women that have diabetes or other health issues might be having a difficult time.... BUT it just sucks for me.... to walk in with my period being 6lb heavier and when I told him I had my period he gave me a weird look and after reading your post.... it clicked. Has anyone ever had experience with the other surgeons at SSF and what are they like.... My experience with DR. Le was not good, he was rude, rushed and a bit unprofessional. Please post your thought if you have seen any of the other SSF surgeons. Thanks!

I don't think that was very nice what you did to the women that asked you to ask the doctor about their periods & weight gain. You went and told the doctor the real reason was because they were having trouble with weight loss. That SUCKS what you did... those woman trusted you and you also ruined it for others. You know what THANKS ALOT.... I just came home from S.F to Sacramento very upset because Dr. Le whom I had an appt with just denied my surgery. I lost 21 lb but at my appt today I was up about 6lb and I told him it was from my period (WHICH WAS THE TRUTH) and he went and told me that he hears that all day long.... like I was some kind of LIAR... well now I know why, when people like you go in and make it harder for the rest of us by telling him that some woman were not losing weight and blaming their periods.... I have taken all the required classes, I never missed or rescheduled. I reached the goal weight set by Dr. Stiles.... only to have that Jerk(DR. Le)... treat me like I was a liar. Some of us have bent over backwards to make all the scheduled appt's, driving back and forth from Sac to S.F and doing everything to a T... only to get denied. I am so upset.... especially since the last time I saw Dr. Stiles... she said I would probably have my surgery before the New Year.... I am also SICK of having to drive to S.F. it is quite ridiculous that they have hundreds and hundreds of Sac, Yuba, Folsom, and surrounding area patients that are having to drive hundreds of miles to do this.... how wonderful it is for the enviroment as well as being horrrrrible for the patients driving all that way.... only for KAISER to save a buck!!! When this is all over I am going to write a NASTY letter to Kaiser and demand gas money, bridge money and other expenses for having to drive to S.F. Maybe then will they get a surgery team here in Sac or Roseville!!!! Sorry RANT over.... it has been a CRAPPY night!