MsNadine

Thank you Everyone for replying to me. I didn't list the name of the Doctor but here he is...Dr. Shyam L. Dahiya. I wish I would have looked around more before I settled for this surgeon. I settled for less because of my urgency to get the surgery and because of my work schedule. But, does anyone know what the so called "FILL CENTERS" are all about? Thank you, MsNadine

Hello, My name is Nadine. I am here because I had the lap-band surgery in January if this year and then a second surgery on April 14 that was needed to make repairs to the direction that the port was facing. I have struggled with my weight my entire life but after many years of caring for others before myself; I decided that it was time for me to take care of myself. I tried to lose the weight by dieting, changing my diet, excersice, even tried the liquid diet and lost some weight but after the program was over, I gained it all back. Then I learned about the lapband and researched the pros and cons and made a decision that I thought was going to save my life and got the lapband in January of this year. I was inspired by all the weight loss success stories you see on YouTube, and other sites like this and was ready to give this my 100%. But sadly; this decision was a very expensive, and unfruitfull one. The doctor that operated me treated me ok before I had the surgery, he and his staff would "pump me up" when they thought that I would have a change of heart and decide not to go through the surgery, but once I had the surgery; they treated me worse than I have ever experienced in my life. They gave me no support or direction. I had the surgery in January and did not get my first fill until April but not after I had to plea with them because I wasn't losing any weight. When they finally gave me an appointment for a fill; they started painfully and heartlessly poking around my abdomen "trying" to locate the port. I had to go to the hospital to get about 10 x ray pictures of my abdomen in order for them to see that the port was facing the wrong direction. They repaired this on April the 14th and gave me a fill of about 6cc's but this still has not made a difference. I still do not fill much obstruction and have still not lost any weight. I don' t have any support either from a doctor, friends or family and need some guidance and help so I saw this website and hope that some of you out there may be kind enough to help me. I thank you all in advance for your support. Have a great day