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Hi folks,

My name is Dr. Trace Curry, and I'm a bariatric surgeon in Cincinnati. I have a wierd obsession with helping band patients do well, so I thought I might hang out here on the complications forum. I don't want to intrude on patients' space or anything, so I won't read any of the other forums, just this one.

If anyone needs advice feel free to post here, preferrably with "Dr. C" in the title so I know to read the message. Or, if it's something you don't want posted publicly you can email to bandsterdoc@yahoo.com

Obviously, I can handle emergencies so don't post a message saying "Dr. C I'm dying--please answer this post within 2 minutes or I'm a gonner!" but I will try to check posts here once or twice day.

Nice to meet you all!

Dr. C

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Welcome to LBT! It will be nice to have a bariatric Dr. to help answer questions.

Nice to meet you too!

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Dr. C..My disaster has already happened..LOL But I just want you to know I think you are doing a great thing.. (Not unless you can give me advice on a serious hernia due to my 6 surgerys in 6 months..: ) ) I hope you can help others... By the way just curious, How long have you been a Bariatric Surgeon?

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Trish, I also had a hole I got to pack for about 6 months.. It will get better! It was awful for a while and I felt it would never heal..But look on the bright side it could be worse! : ) Oh yeh and Dr.C nice to meet you also...

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Hello Dr. C! I love your wierd obsession with helping band patients do well. LOL It's good to have you here! We could probably use you on some of the other Forums, too, though, so don't limit yourself! Thanks for the intro. Welcome to LBT!

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Dr. C..My disaster has already happened..LOL But I just want you to know I think you are doing a great thing.. (Not unless you can give me advice on a serious hernia due to my 6 surgerys in 6 months..: ) ) I hope you can help others... By the way just curious, How long have you been a Bariatric Surgeon?

I have been at this for about 3 years. I've done about 400 lap RNY's and about 300 lap bands.

Dr. C

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Dr C is great :). I don't know him personally, but I've seen him giving advice on another forum.

Gotta love anyone with obsession to help us!

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:) :) :) :thankyou: :thankyou: :thankyou: :thankyou: :thankyou:

A BIG THANK YOU TO DR. C!!!

It's great to have a Dr. here to talk to!!!

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Welcome Dr. C! :welcome::welcomeB:

So glad to see you on LBT, I always appreciated your help and comments on OH. We could use more docs who spend the time and effort to contribute. Thank you, thank you for your consideration.

:cheer2::cheer2::cheer2:

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WELCOME, Dr. C!

Welcome! Bienvenidos! Wilkommen! Bienvenue! Boa Vinda! Benvenuto!

Cool!

Dr C does lots of insightful posts over on OH, and his input will be SO valuable here.

Happy Band (And Life) Journeys To All...

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Not enough Bariatric Surgeons have an obsession to help the banded.

I welcome you here with open arms, and appreciate any insight that you can give.

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Welcome Dr. C.....

Great to see you here! Getting help from a professional is always a good thing:clap2:

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So Dr. C I have a question for you.

I had my first fill of 2cc at 3 months on March 12. When I went for my second fill at 6 months on June 6 she only pulled out .5cc. She put in .5cc

What happened to the 2cc?

Does that mean I only have 1cc in there?

I had tons of restriction right off the bat even without a fill. Now I can almost eat anything.... I am a bit confused.

Should I get another fill?

Thanks for what ever light you can shed on this.

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Well, I don't have a pretty post like some but thanks for taking the time to answer our questions. I find it so dicouraging that most doctors don't want to see you or talk to you if they didn't preform the surgery. I just wanted some Xrays taken and they wouldn't do it. Grrr...lol

I am new here, but welcome!!!

Kashia

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