Anyone Banded at Weight Loss Surgical Centers?

dab · 10-08-2007, 02:49 PM

Just curious -

I was banded on Sept. 14th by Dr. Selime at WLSC in OP. Had a good experience and am looking forward to what the future holds.

Anyone else use WLSC or Dr. Selime?

Also, I saw something on another thread about a group meeting in the area - I live on the Missouri side, but had the banding done in KS. Is there a monthly meeting or something? If so, is it propietary to a specific facility or surgeon or is it open to any?

TIA

dab

PCGIRL · 10-08-2007, 10:04 PM

Hi. I am set for October 23 with DR. Nigro. I was impressed by his knowledge and his ability to get it across to me and my husband. It really has made me feel quite comfortable about the surgery.

I am in the Springfield area but will get follow up here and not need to travel for fills. The support forums and really nice.

TracyinKS · 10-09-2007, 09:52 AM

I just posted this on a new thread! It is open to ALL banded and prebanded patients...

I'm planning to attend.. maybe I'll see you there

The Band-Wagon Support Group will meet on Saturday October 13th at 10am

The Band-Wagon is a support group that is open to any lap-band® patient. This includes patients banded by other doctors and pre-band patients doing research. If you are unable to attend, please check out our website at www.MalleySurgical.com. We have a forum for open discussions and hope to be able to have all your questions answered.
Beginning in October 2007, “The Band-Wagon” will begin meeting at the New Hope Bariatrics Center. New Hope Bariatrics Center is located on the Northeast corner of I-435 Hwy and the Nall Ave Exit. New Hope has a large private conference room for group meetings to be held in. The complete address is:

New Hope Bariatrics Center
10787 Nall Ave.
Suite 100
Overland Park, KS 66211

dab · 10-09-2007, 06:21 PM

PC Girl -

Dr. Nigro did my initial consult, but doesn't do surgeries on people with a BMI over 55% I believe it is. I was happy with how thourough he seemed in the workup and how he explained things.

The surgery was with Selime and he did a great job to...the staff was very friendly per and post op and I wished I lived closer. They have a workout gym that is open to all patients within the office - but it is 50 minutes commute one way to get there.

Tracy - Thanks for the information. It is appreciated. There always seems to be Scout or soccer functions that fall on Saturday's, but I will see if I can make it. It sounds like a good group.

dab

PCGIRL · 10-15-2007, 10:21 PM

dab: Thanks for the reply. I am getting REALLY excited now. It is so nice to have other a place to chat. Looks like you've been doing well. That gives me lots of confidence.