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Thank you for your response, I think I will contact them. I'm more confused than anything now. He's been a dr that's trusted by many and I really like him. Maybe it is just changes in where he can work, so I need to find out! I know a few people who've had surgeries by him with nothing but positive experiences! Thanks again for your suggestion! I'll for sure be doing that!

Oh my, I would call them tomorrow! I only got the call this afternoon... I'm sure he has many patients who are going to be disappointed. Like I said before, I don't know what's going on but they said they could no longer perform the lap band surgery in the delta and surrey hospital! I'm going to call them tomorrow for more information, I was too shocked to ask any more questions today.

I know!! It does seem shady to me... I'm pretty sure I'll get my money back though. I don't really want to think aboutt he alternative!

Dr.woodhead, I only got to speak to the woman who mans the office, she didn't know anything else except to say they've been thrown for a loop as well and that she didnt know anything else.

Hey guys, I haven't posted in a long time and never in here though I've been reading on here lately since my surgery was supposed to be Wednesday morning. I just got a call from my surgeons office saying they just got a call and are no longer allowed to perform lap bands in delta, bc and surrey bc and those are the cities my dr works out of. I've been doing the pre surgery diet, I've payed $14,000 and I've mentally prepared myself. They said I'll be getting my money back and although that's very important... It's the extreme disappoint that I'm not sure how to deal with... I honestly feel shocked right now. After 2 years of scrapping together the money and making sure this was the choice for me, I felt like I finally had hope.. It was such a hard journey to get to this point. I'm feeling so defeated. I don't really know what to expect by posting this, I just don't know who else would understand what I'm feeling!

Oh Jillian! I'm so sorry to hear that you lost your brother! I am happy to hear that he got to enjoy and fully live the life he did have, and it sounds like he had much love for you and you for him. I really have been doing my research, and the sounds of the gastric are really frightening, I wanted to go with lap band originally because it was minimally invasive, recovery time was fast (I have a running toddler.. can't be out of commission for too long!) and I'm sure that with the restrictions needed to make the band work, would really help me in my weight loss journey. My family dr said I should be looking into this now so that I dont run into more complications with health, such as diabetes, which both my parents suffer from. As well, I plan on having more children in life, and not only do I want to set a good example, I want to be able to survive the pregnancy a little easier than last time! Even though gastric by pass sounds freaky, I thought I should at least talk with a surgeon to hear it from him, since the other suggested I look into it. I'm so proud of everyone here who's working so hard!