Confused want to go from Lapland to DS
on 10/29/11 8:26 am - Tuvalu
" my body shape is what made the doctor want to do thenlapdband"
Huh?
I once saw an optometrist who didn't think I would do well with contact lenses because I am a Capricorn. That optometrist...and your lapband surgeon...are idiots...or crooks...or maybe both.
Aaaaand....my optometrist didn't sell contacts and I bet your surgeon sold lapbands.
You've been had. (I was lucky...I just wen to a different doctor.)
on 10/29/11 12:31 pm - Tuvalu
"I know I am so upset I have to go see him Tuesday"
Three things:
1--call and cancel the appointment;
2--(this might hurt) put on your big girl panties and take personal repsonsibility for NOT doing your homework last time out and THIS TIME make sure you are not le to do womething you don't want to do. Read and read and ask questions and KNOW what your options are and do not let anyone else use you.
3--Medicaid may make things a little more difficult.
I switched back to hip Medicaid because that was who approved me initially for Lapband and after researching I see that their Pproval rate is still good. I hope I again am one of the lucky ones, and yes I will make sure I have my big girl panities on lol :)? I will definitely be more responsible this time.
Now don't take this personally because it was the doctor and not you that concocted this one, but of all the supposed advantages of the lap band I've ever heard of, this one is the dumbest. Not you, the doctor...but then again, I guess he wasn't as dumb as he sounds because he did get paid for installing the damn thing, and probably for some fills and unfills as well as you tried your best to make it work.
To the best of my knowledge, there is absolutely NO association of lap band being better for a particular body districution of fat.
We have lots of lap band to DS folks around here, and they seem both happier and much more successful with the DS. I hope some of them will respond to your post, and that your insurance will cover the revision. Just make sure, this time, that you go to a surgeon who does the DS and not back to your original surgeon. You can find a list of DS surgeons at dsfacts.com. Be wary of any lists you see on OH, they are NOT accurate.
Larra
But that's not usually what surgeons who do bands will say. My advice, for what it's worth, is to cancel the appt with this guy and schedule an appt with a surgeon who does the DS. Almost all DS surgeons do band to DS revisions because so many people who had the band need revisions. Again, check the list at dsfacts.com and go from there. That appt is just going to be a waste of your time, and possibly emotionally upsetting to boot.
Larra