Anyone go to mtg @Shawnee Mission

Of course I remembered you Paul!!  How is Mrs Paul doing?   Doing alright here I suppose, no PB's, sliming or vomitting...but no weight loss either    I'll get my second fill on July 25th...I'm hoping I get some kind of restriction, I didnt feel any with the first fill. I know, I know...it takes time to reach the sweet spot....but like the spoiled girl from the original Willie Wonka movie always said..."I want it nowwwwwww!" LOL Stay safe and I'll see ya both in August!! 

I attended their seminar on July 24th.....hoping to have surgery with them ASAP.  Where are you from?  I live in Wichita and have to travel back and forth to Shawnee Mission....aughhh. 

I was there also, sitting in front of the lady that kept coughing, although that wont narrow it down as there were lots of people there.  I just got off the phone with them and they said if I get my medical records to them this week it will still probably be december before surgery.  I have actually submitted paperwork to three different places, Topeka (where I am from), KC, and LivLite which said it would be october for surgery, they just got a doctor who does the laproscopic lap band versus the others who only do the "open" and i dont want that.  The only bad thing is that he has done more RNY's than lap band, dont know if I can go with that, although if he is good at RNY, lap band is easier so......., what do you think?  KC also told me we have to use their psychologist and dietition.  I didnt remember that.   Amy

Well, I was at the top of the list at LivLite to have lap band with their new surgeon.  However, I called and talked to Pam.  I wanted to know just how experienced he was.  She assured me he has spent the entire past year in strictly bariatric surgery and has done over 250 surgeries with good outcomes.  But when I made her get specific on how many Lapbands he has done, she finally told me it was only 10 or 11.  I am not comfortable with that.  Even the manufacturer of the Lapband states that any surgeon with less than 100 surgeries is inexperienced.  I don't want to "compare" the surgeries, because the are DIFFERENT.  There ARE complications with the band....especially if it is not placed EXACTLY right.  There seem to be even more complications with the port if it is not placed correctly.  The Lapband takes time to get adjusted to the correct restriction....and therefore some complications a new surgeon might have may not be noticable right away.  With the inexperience....will he even recognize a complication vs. incorrect filling amount, etc.?  I guess that I keep thinking, if he's only done 10 or 11 surgeries.....he's probably had even less experience with aftercare.  Our after care is CRITICAL.....and just as, if not more important than the surgery itself.  Perhaps I'm not being fair to the doctor.  But on the other hand, this is a life changing surgery for me....and I want it to be for the best!  It's my life and I want the very best......after all, with my insurance, the cost will be the same, whom ever I go to.  I do not want to jeopardize a successful outcome for the sake of saving a few months.  I know how you feel about having to wait so long.  I feel the same way.  I began this journey last November.  I should have had my surgery here in Wichita on June 26th.  There was a mess up with insurance, and that is why I've had to go elsewhere.  I have everything done, except of course meeting with their psychologist and dietician.  (Even though I've done that through another program.)  I had all my papers and records sent in last week, so I'm hoping to hear from them soon.   Have any of the places you've sent paperwork to submitted to your insurance yet?  Do you know how you stand as far as getting approval with insurance?

Hi, my insurance is good for anyplace, if I stay with a PPO (which is everyone in kansas) they pay 90%, if I go elsewhere they pay 75% so insurance is not an issue with mine.  No one has  sent paperwork to insurance yet, I think next week they will.  Thanks for the information regarding the new dr., I had no idea.  Let me know when you hear something.