Dr Sundberg?

Hi everyone Well i moved into Iowa and i am going to my first appointment tomorrow with dr sundberg, i had Lapband surgery in sioux falls and now Dr Sundberg is taking over my care because we have moved from MN. I was just wondering if anyone has had the lapband with him as all i see is RNY. Take care, have a good week Donna

HI- I work at GRMC... DR. Sunberg also did my Lap RNY.. He is WONDERFUL.... He also does his share of Lapband surgerys.  I'll be shocked if you dont love him... Very knowledgeable!  Great Man... Great bedside manner, I can't say enough about him. Welcome to IOWA!! Stacey

Hi Stacey Thanks for th response, you are right!!!! DR Sundberg was great, i actually felt a lot more comfortable with him then i did with my previous surgeon, and i felt like he was actually listening to my problems with the band. I had 1 cc taken out and i actually have been able to eat a meal without it getting stuck. He also told me about the support group which is actually on a day i could attend, so i may just consider going. My experience overall today has been a very pleasant one, all the were very nice. Nice that my follow up care now can be consistent instead of being with a surgeon who couldnt give fills for 3 months because he was too busy.  Thanx for the welcome to IA, we actually LOVE Pella Donna

This is to funny!  Your appt. was TODAY?  I had appt. with him TODAY!  Mine was at 1pm. Glad you liked him... Our hospital is wonderful!!   Nice meeting ya! Stacey

Hi Stacey  That  is kinda strange same day appointments, but we did definatlly miss each other my appointment was at 9:40am and i think we got out of there at 11am ish.  And yup i did definatly like him. He and someone at the nurses station mentioned a website they have but i forgot to ask for it, do you know which one they are talking about? Nice meeting you too, take care Donna

Hi Donna... Here 's the website   http://www.grmc.us/services/bariatric/index.html    They have support meetings the 4th sat. of every month right there at the hospital that are really informational and fun.  I usually try and make it. There isnt one in Dec. But there will be one in Jan.  Maybe we will meet! When did you have your surgery?  Doing good? What brought you to Iowa? Stacey

Hi Stacey Thanks for the information. I would definatly like to make it out to the support group, usually they have been in the evenings and 96 miles away in which i cant get to because of hubby working, but saturday sounds like a great idea. I had Lapband surgery in May of his yr, i dont feel like im doing all that well. To be honest i wish i had gone RNY route but its to late now and i have to work with what i have got.I started with a very high BMI and high weight of 359 lbs, during my preop i got down to 333 but since i have had the band i have only got down to 320 as of today. My previus surgeon was to busy waiting 3 months for a fil was kind of crazy. My band has been to tight for the last 4 months, everything go stuck and ive been on a lot of liquid calories to fill me up. Today i had 1 cc taken out and it feels a lot better, ive ate 2 healthy small meals and feel full, so maybe this is the start of better things to come, fingers crossed. We moved to Iowa because my hubby got a job offer for a machining specialist at Vermeer, it was a great job opportunity and we are glad we made the decision to move. Before that he HAD to work away all week, we lived in south west MN and he worked 3 hours away in twin cities so he stayed at his dads second home  all week. There was no way we could afford the ridiculous rent costs up there.So after 20 months of being apart all week its great for the family to be back together, and of course the boys love having their daddy home everyday. So Far we love living in Pella, we have been here now about 10 weeks and so far so good. LOL sorry for the long response.  If you dont mind me asking what made you opt for lap bypass, rather than the band? I didnt even get a choice, i should have pushed for what i felt was better for me now i think about it. Well take care Donna

Welcome to Iowa!  I love Dr. Sundberg.  I had a few complications and he was wonderful!  I did not meet anyone while in the hospital at Grinnell that was not great.  We can't be too far away if your hubby works at Vermeer.  I'm in Knoxville.