This is my doc, too!

fholt1970 · 07-11-2009, 09:10 PM

I really like Dr. Suggs. I had my surgery 6/2/08 and have lost about 85 lbs. He is very personable and doesn't act all high and mighty like a lot of doctors do.

naynayto2 · 08-05-2009, 07:51 AM

Wow you have done really well I have lost only 27 lbs after 3 months but I didn't lose any pre op. Keep up the good work:)

alaverde · 08-06-2009, 01:19 PM

Dr. Suggs is my doctor now and also my husband's doctor. Dr. Adams did my LAP-BAND® 3/29/07. I have lost 130 pounds and feel really good about it. Still need to lose about 25 pounds

cindyj33 · 08-08-2009, 08:09 PM

[QUOTE=alaverde;1293267]Dr. Suggs is my doctor now and also my husband's doctor. Dr. Adams did my LAP-BAND® 3/29/07. I have lost 130 pounds and feel really good about it. Still need to lose about 25 pounds[/QUOTE]I am suppose to have my LAP-BAND® surgery in November. Dr suggs is my MD. I really liked him. Have any of you had a fill done by him? If you did, did he have any trouble finding the port?

naynayto2 · 08-09-2009, 01:45 PM

[QUOTE=cindyj33;1296085]I am suppose to have my LAP-BAND® surgery in November. Dr suggs is my MD. I really liked him. Have any of you had a fill done by him? If you did, did he have any trouble finding the port?[/QUOTE]

Hey Cindy~ I had LAP-BAND® done May 4th 2009 by Dr. Suggs and I have had 2 fills, the 1st he always does under fluroscope but he didn't have any trouble finding my port on my 2nd fill which was Aug 5th, I told him that I hoped he knew where the port was located and he said if he does the surgery he knows where its at. I was a little nervous but its not a big deal at all, not painful just some pressure and he makes you do like your doing a crunch ( I told him I don't do crunches)LOL

Good Luck

TimeTraveller · 09-01-2009, 08:09 PM

Dr. Suggs banded me on 03/28/2007 -- I was among his first male patients, and have done very well with the band. I agree with all the positive things said about him -- he is absolutely the best! After losing more than 80 pounds over two years, I put 10 back on between April and August this year after a vacation this summer and a couple of conference travels for work. Went back for my 8th or 9th fill two weeks ago, and I'm now at full capacity. I have the VG-10 and I have 10ccs. It's definitely too tight, but I've dropped 8 pounds back off in just two weeks, so I'm apprehensive about going and having some fluid taken back out.

Dr. Suggs has a chart in his office that shows when a band is too tight -- symptoms are "night coughs" and regurgitation (acid reflux), both which I'm experiencing while trying to sleep unless I skip eating and drinking anything after about 3:00 PM. That's not always possible, so I wonder if anyone has any suggestions for supression of these symptoms? I've tried Gas-X to try to stop the acid reflux, and it works about every other night. Last night, I literally coughed all night long -- sleeping about 2 minutes at a time, then waking up to cough for about a minute before dozing off again until I repeated the cycle.

Any over-the-counter suggestions? I want to prolong the inevitable of having to have some of the fluid removed back out, while still losing weight in the process.

cindyj33 · 09-02-2009, 09:38 PM

[QUOTE=TimeTraveller;1316251]Dr. Suggs banded me on 03/28/2007 -- I was among his first male patients, and have done very well with the band. I agree with all the positive things said about him -- he is absolutely the best! After losing more than 80 pounds over two years, I put 10 back on between April and August this year after a vacation this summer and a couple of conference travels for work. Went back for my 8th or 9th fill two weeks ago, and I'm now at full capacity. I have the VG-10 and I have 10ccs. It's definitely too tight, but I've dropped 8 pounds back off in just two weeks, so I'm apprehensive about going and having some fluid taken back out.

Dr. Suggs has a chart in his office that shows when a band is too tight -- symptoms are "night coughs" and regurgitation (acid reflux), both which I'm experiencing while trying to sleep unless I skip eating and drinking anything after about 3:00 PM. That's not always possible, so I wonder if anyone has any suggestions for supression of these symptoms? I've tried Gas-X to try to stop the acid reflux, and it works about every other night. Last night, I literally coughed all night long -- sleeping about 2 minutes at a time, then waking up to cough for about a minute before dozing off again until I repeated the cycle.

Any over-the-counter suggestions? I want to prolong the inevitable of having to have some of the fluid removed back out, while still losing weight in the process.[/QUOTE]

As a nurse I will suggest to elevate the head of your bed a couple of inches, or get a couple of extra pillows to prop up on, to help with the reflux, if that doesn't help then I would suggest to take maalox or mylanta, along with your Gas-X strips. See if that helps...