Lap Band in Upstate NY...Dr. Kwon

porclndoll · May 23, 2005

PHEW! I made out great with Dr Kwon today. He examined me and said Its nothing. Go figure that one out! I never knew nothing could feel so horriable, but thank God it wasn't any of the things I was expecting. He said its just everything healing inside from the surgery...He told me to take liquid Motrin for a couple of days and that should help with any inflamation inside...and it wont affect the band only for a couple of days. He told me to relax about things, and yea I guess I am a little jumpy. I am basically afraid of my own body since having the surgery! He took off the steristrips and I almost fainted! I have never had surgery before...well I did when I was four years old...thats 28 years ago!! So yea I guess I am jumpy...but when pain is sooo bad it brings me to my knees...its spooky!!! I handle pain very well...not these last couple of days though! AND I got moved up to mushies today! Thank God! I have been jonesin for some cottage cheese...So I went to Super Walmart, got those little 4 ounce things of cottage cheese and a bag of plastic forks and sat in the parking lot eatting cottage cheese...OH IT WAS GOOD....Thank God for the mushies. I lost three more pounds since the last time I saw the doctor....sooo tis going well!!! I can't really be any more happy with my progress....just gotta get that pillow from under my ass and get back to normal here!!!

All righty...I will talk to you all soon. Thank you all for your concern!!

LATER

Eileenja · May 24, 2005

Great News! I am so glad that everything turned out all right. Now, hopefully you can relax and enjoy your mushies!

Eileen

liberty2003 · May 24, 2005

I am glad everything turned out well!

Rhonda1966 · November 24, 2008

I live in Port Jervis New York ,and have heard wonderful things about Dr.Kwon. I have been to his office and his staff is also great . I did how ever choose a different Doctor to preform my lap-band Surgery .Dr, Pucci in Goshen ,New York . No other reason except he (Dr. Kwon) is over booked and it will be a while for me to have the surgery . Like everyone else I just want to get my life back in a hurry and I don't have time to wait for appointments . I decided to go with Dr. Pucci after reading about him and his credentials. I have talked with other patents that come and go out of his office ,so I feel secure in knowing he will do a fine job. I really liked Dr. Kwon ,and have seen him at the hospital, he is very caring and yes strict which is a good thing .I wish everyone who is doing something to help themselves the best . I should be having my surgery some time February if that . I just finished my sleep test ,but was told I would have to go back for a c cap (whatever that is ). I also was told after I had my endoscopy that I have a hiatal hernia and do suffer from acid reflux. I just hope that doesn't stand in my way . One thing is I don't really understand how all this insurance works . I do have lap-band in my policy (Aetna) ,but am I still going to get the surgery or does it still have to go through a staff meeting where someone determines if I can have the surgery? I have a BMI of 41.1 and have been big my whole life I'm 5'1".Dr. Pucci said I would make a good candidate for the lap-band and have done all the other test he requested from me .My doctor said he would write a nice letter for the need of the lap-band . I have really bad knees and have been on pain kills for a while now ,and have tried on numerous occasions to lose the wait Weight Watchers , redux (before they pulled it from the pharmacies-soup diets over the counters pills ,stavation,you name it I've tried it . Well that's my story and I again wish everyone the best luck there is .