Dr. Marsden - DFW?

yankeerobin · October 5, 2007

Hello all! I'm having surgery on 10/19 with Dr. Marsden in DFW. Anyone else on the site use him? He seems very nice and I know he's done thousands of procedures - just curious if anyone else has used him? Any advice, or what to expect would be much appreciated!

Looking forward to my last diet ever

ragdollx19 · October 5, 2007

I used Dr Marsden in May and had a great experience. I had to have my surgery at Wise Regional because of insurance reasons. It was a very nice hospital! I asked him to call in my prescriptions a few days prior to surgery so i wasnt waiting at a Walgreens right afterward. He is very laid back and his office has always contacted me immediately no matter what it was in regards to. I havent seen Marsden since my post op as he does not do fills. My scars are very minimal and with time you wont hardly be able to see them. Feel free to PM me if you have any other questions I can answer!

Life will never be the same

TulipStar · October 5, 2007

I have used Dr. Marsden as well. He is really a great doctor and has done well over 500 lapbands. He used to be a heart surgeon and won many awards. He has skills that are unbelievable. I am only 3 weeks out and 4 of my 5 scars are almost gone. He is really easy to talk to. I also had my surgery at Wise Regional bc of insurance, which was like an hour away for me, but the hospital is really nice, cleanand the staff were great!

The only advice I have for you is to take it easy. Don't be expecting to run a marathon the day after surgery, your body will be healing so take it easy while you can. I really thought that I would be back to "normal" after 2 days and I was depressed when I wasn't.

After surgery you will have to call and schedule your post-op appt, which is 2 weeks after your surgery. He will talk to you about how you are feeling, check out your incisions, etc.

You might also be surprised at how liberal his post-op diet is. Days 1-7: liquids, Days 8-14:mushies Day 15: all food as tolerated. Just take it easy when introducing new foods. And also schedule your fill by calling SCOR the same day as your post-op. They are running about 3-4 weeks for the earliest appt for fills. My first fill is scheduled on Oct. 18. I can't wait!!

PM me for more info and don't worry, you will do great!!!