What should I ask my doctor?

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Hi everyone! I am not yet banded but I have been researching the band and reading this board for quite sometime and was wondering if I could get some help. After what seems like forever I am finally going for my first consulation with the doctor on 3/7/07 (:dance:YEAH!!). I am trying to come up with a list of questions to ask him (i.e. pre/post op diet he recommends, fill costs, type of band used...etc). The problem is, I have read so much information, I think I have become super-saturated and just can't think straight anymore and I am not sure what to ask. What questions did you ask your doctor, or wish you would have asked your doctor, about the band and the whole banding process? I tried to use the search feature to see if a thread was already open on this subject but I couldn't seem to get it to work.

Thanks in advance!! :)

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Banded 5/14/07 -- Dr. Manuel Castro -- Methodist Dallas
Heaviest weight ever was 257 lbs back in 2005--lost 20 lbs weight with Weight Watchers.

5'2"--Surgery Weight -- 237 lbs
Current Weight 169 lbs

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Thread Starter  

:o uhmmm....okay, so I found a thread on this subject in the Labband FAQs section right after I posted this...don't I feel like a dummy. :o Sorry...if you can think of anything that might be missing from the FAQs thread, please let me know. Thanks again!

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Banded 5/14/07 -- Dr. Manuel Castro -- Methodist Dallas
Heaviest weight ever was 257 lbs back in 2005--lost 20 lbs weight with Weight Watchers.

5'2"--Surgery Weight -- 237 lbs
Current Weight 169 lbs

http://www.myspace.com/nurselaureli2006 --send me a message so I can add you b/c my profile is private.
http://sparkpeople.com/mypage.asp?id=NURSELAURELI

Well it seems you have asked enough questions to make a decision on WHICH Dr. to use...so let's see.....I'd ask him

How long of a hospital stay he requires
What his aftercare program consists of....
any support groups available?
A nutritionist?
How he decides if a fill is in order
how often will he do a fill
does he only do them on certain days
How he does those fills...blind or with fluoro...what the cost of each is...
What he considers an average weight loss per week
If someone is available 24/7 for emergency purposes

As the time comes closer I would ask for your prescriptions early, so you can have them filled and waiting at home for you.


I know I am not thinking real clear---I should go to bed!!! As I think of others...I'll pop in!

You've got the ball rolling---I love my band---and am sure you will too!
Kat

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5'9" ***70" lost*** Dr.Aceves--Mexicali Bariatrics

LAP-BAND^® surgery 04-24-06 TT 05-20-08

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