surgeon not doing lapband now

[Corrigan 75]

At my initial consultation, we were told that a hospital accredited by the American College of Surgeons Bariatric Surgery

Center Network as a Center of Excellence had

a complication rate of less than 1% and 0 fatalities since 2004. I found that to be pretty impressive, and after reading some of

the horror stories

on some of these forums, I thought that would be the way to go. Everyone has to go with who they feel most comfortable with

and for me it was Cedar-Sinai

in W. Hollywood, although the travel for the entire program, will be over 2500 miles (half of that in LA traffic) which is the

worst part of it all.

[tammatha 0]

I'm in the 5th month of the 6th month insurance ordered pre-op nutrition counseling, etc. I went to a monthly appt yesterday and was told that the surgeon I preferred "now does very little to none" as far as lap band surgery. They said that she's doing more reversals/removals and doesn't have a lot of faith in lapband anymore. Has anyone had similar experiences? Not sure what to do. Where I'm going is a reputable place. ugh...

Hi I really don't have any advice for you but I'm glad you are going to a reputable place! I think it is so important to go to a good doctor who people have had good experiences with. But I would ask around with other doctors and get more opinions. But again, only go with reputable doctors!