tanderson

:hungry: I am so worried about this 1 month eating diary that I could puke...I am supposed to write everything down that I eat for one month and then return to the dietician for evaluation. I did really good for about 5 days, but then today, I had a binge. I ate a whole box of thin mint Girl Scout cookies!! I am worried that if I don't lose enough weight, or if I write down my binge, that the dietician will not recommend me for the surgery. She told me when I had my first appointment that she does and will deny patients surgical clearance. Is this possible?

Just curious...has anyone out there used Dr. Naaman in Houston? If so, can you please give me some feedback about your experience? Thanks, Trudie

There are a couple of reasons why it will be hard to find a US doc to do your fills. First, they don't want to put themselves in a position that could possibly get them sued. For example, if something is wrong with your band, even though they did not do the surgery, they do not want to take the chance of a patient trying to blame them. Secondly, they don't want to take that responsibility of "being on call" for a patient that they don't know anything about, past history, how the surgery was performed, you name it...

Has anyone out there used either Dr. Collier or Dr. Wilkenfeld in The Woodlands/Conroe, Texas area? If so, can you give me some feedback on their expertise? I have not decided for sure to have the surgery as I am still in the researching stage. Also, does anyone know of a way I can look up a Dr's surgerical credentials and track record? I appreciate any information you can provide me. Thanks in advance....

sorry to sound so done...but how do I "PM"?

Thanks to everyone who has given me advice. I found it to be very hopeful and informative. I have an appointment with my surgeon on August 21st...wish me luck!

Hello everyone, I am new to this forum and have just recently started considering the Lap Band, (seriously) in the last 18 months. I see my Doc on a regular basis for ailments caused by my obesity, i.e. low back pain, knee pain, etc... and I have mentioned to him on more than one occassion that I am considering the lap band. Each visit, sometimes not on a monthly basis, my weight is documented. I even had a hospitalization in November of last year due to adverse side effects of the diet drug Fastin which caused me to have a positive EKG and hence an emergency heart catherization. My question is, has any one out there who has Cigna EPO been approved without consistent monthly weigh ins with their Doc for a medically supervised diet? Or can anyone give me insight on their experiences with Cigna...thanks!