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hi, i am new to this website and also in the process of getting a lapband.

i started investigating 5 years ago!!! and then decided not to do it. here i am 5 yrs later...many diets later and still standing at the same weight as before.

i am 248 lbs and 5'8"

i live in katy, tx and was wondering if anyone has any input on a doctor they used in houston, tx.

i am considering to go with dr ken hollis.

anyway thanks ahead of time

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I'm using Dr. Spivak in Houston. I will be banded on 3-28-07, Wed. He is very popular on this web site. He is well experienced and very nice. He has seminars every Wed. and Sat. I am from La. and he was highly recommended to me.

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hi, i am new to this website and also in the process of getting a lapband.

i started investigating 5 years ago!!! and then decided not to do it. here i am 5 yrs later...many diets later and still standing at the same weight as before.

i am 248 lbs and 5'8"

i live in katy, tx and was wondering if anyone has any input on a doctor they used in houston, tx.

i am considering to go with dr ken hollis.

anyway thanks ahead of time

Hi Josiebies and :welcome2: to LBT. You'll find a lot of us here from the Houston area. Sorry, but I don't know anything about Dr. Hollis, maybe someone can tell you more...There are several threads here that talk about choosing among doctors here in town; one is to enter "spivak and spiegel" into the search box and a number of threads will surface. Also go to the main page and scroll down for local groups in Houston and there should be a number of threads about local doctors.

Good luck on your decision process and I hope you find this is the right choice for you at this time.

Jo Ann

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Hello.I used Dr Spivak and he was GREAT!!I live in Southeast Texas and had to travel 2hrs but well worth it!!

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thank you everyone,

i am going to sign up for dr spivak's seminar being held this wednesday (based on all of your input)

thanks again...

p.s. good luck "largeincharge" on your surgery. keep us posted

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That's great!!!! You'll like everyone in his office. They have all had the LB and love it. I'm getting nervous but also excited about my surgery. I'm not telling anyone but my husband and that makes me crazy not to talk about it. My cousin is having hers on the same day with me. I'm staying with her in Houston so we will be able to help each other for a few days. I'll let you know how it goes. Hope you enjoy the seminar.

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Finluv after your ticker is make you cut and paste your ticker format. It tells you to do that on Tickerfactory.com. After you copy and cut it you go to your posting and paste it on there. Try it.:clap2:

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I live in Katy too. I can't say enough good things about Dr. Spivak. He is a wonderful surgeon, kind and professional but even better his staff is wonderful. His price is good too if you are going to be self-pay.

I had scar tissue built up from prior surgeries - when he was in there he noticed it, realized it must be causing me discomfort from the way it was pulling (it was - I had every test known to man trying to figure it out) so he removed it. My surgery took longer than normal because he chose to do something extra to make me more comfortable. That is a good surgeon in my book.

Good luck with your choice.

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hi hazel,

thanks for the feedback...i am self pay.

did you have the surgery at the physician-surgi center?

i went there last week for a seminar. a few women that had lap bands in past gave the seminar.

i'm excited that i stumbled on this website. i've gotten alot of good info here. otherwise i felt i was poking in the dark.

i'm nervous about the immediate pre-op and post op "stories but i am really sick and tired of being sick and tired of this subject.

anyway thanks again

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did you have the surgery at the physician-surgi center?

I had it done at Park Plaza - everything about the experience was positive. I didn't feel uncomfortable with anyone taking care of me - in fact two of my nurses at Park Plaza had used Dr. Spivak for their own Lap-band surgeries.

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thanks hazel. i'm all set up to meet him on wednesday. hopefully i can get this done quickly as i've been contemplating it for 5 yrs

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hi, thanks for the email. believe it or not i am having my surgery tomorrow morning. i loved him and his staff...they are not hard sell and they gave pros and cons...which i liked

unlike the surgi center that was totally hard sell and a bit unprofessional.

thanks again

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