Re: which dr. to consider?

[Guest guest]

Lucky me, I know all 3!

I was banded by Dr. Oh in 9/03 but wasn't happy with his follow-up care and

stingy fills, so I went to Dr. Neal for over a year for follow up. Dr. Neal

is a wonderful man, his fill staff is great, and I would recommend him to

anyone. I now get my follow up at NWWLS, and I love them, too. One advantage

of NWWLS is that their fill nurse comes to Yakima once a month, just to do

fills!

You're also more than welcome to come to our bandster support group

meetings. There happens to be one tomorrow night at VillaSeniors on 6th and

Fruitvale at 6:30. They're always the last Wednesday of the month, and there

is

usually 10 to 14 of us there!

Sue

In a message dated 9/26/2006 4:41:09 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,

kahsuunyah@... writes:

i have met dr. montgomery and went in for consult. then dr. oh came

to yakima so i went to his free seminar. then i called dr. neal's

office and spoke w/ michelle who referred me here to .

my question is how does someone determine which dr. is best? i would

like to hear from anyone who has had any bariatric procedures done

with any dr. because i'm having trouble choosing a physician.

[Guest guest]

I chose NWWLS and my doctor was Dr. son. Go to thelapband.com and you can

read about all 3 of the doctors, ie: credentials, past surgical history, etc. I

really found this helpfull.

Oh, and they treated my like royalty!!! I loved that.

Banded 9-20-06

331/315/315/150

kahsuunyah <kahsuunyah@...> wrote:

my question is how does someone determine which dr. is best? i would

like to hear from anyone who has had any bariatric procedures done

with any dr. because i'm having trouble choosing a physician.

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[Guest guest]

For me its a matter of where and with whom I feel most comfortable

with. I went with NWWLS and Dr son performed my surgery. I liked

the

clinic and the fact that all who answer the phone have a lap band and can

speak

from experience. Also for me its close to home. Dr Oh performed a

surgery

on someone I know and she loved him. Another thing I considered was

cost (I'm self pay) and what I got

for the total cost. I think you can also look at obesityhelp.com (I think

that's it) and get information on each Dr.statistics.

banded 9/21/06

[Guest guest]

which dr. to consider?

i have met dr. montgomery and went in for consult. then dr. oh came

to yakima so i went to his free seminar. then i called dr. neal's

office and spoke w/ michelle who referred me here to .

my question is how does someone determine which dr. is best? i would

like to hear from anyone who has had any bariatric procedures done

with any dr. because i'm having trouble choosing a physician.

[Guest guest]

Make sure your doctor has done a LOT of procedures. You don't want one that

was trained last weekend.

You want a good follow-up program. You want to be at ease with the dr. and

the office staff.

Find out who others like and why.

Interview as many as you need to feel comfortable.

Congratulations on getting this far!

Lenore

p.s. Dr. Srikanth did my lap band when he was at the Surgical Weight Loss

Center in Tacoma. He is now in Federal Way. I really like him.

[Guest guest]

At 04:42 PM 9/26/06, you wrote:

>Oh, and they treated my like royalty!!! I loved that.

>

>Banded 9-20-06

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

2 years out and I'm still treated like that!!!!

C. 5'1 "

205 pre-surgery

140 .original goal

Dr. Watkins NWWLS 9/23/04

The past is a foreign country, they do things differently there.

L.P. Hartley

[Guest guest]

For me I looked first at credentials, track record, number of

surgeries performed, and how comfortable I felt in discussions.

Beyond that the biggest question for me was follow up care. I chose

Dr Montgomery with NWWLS even though I live in Federal Way where Dr Oh

is located. I felt that NWWLS was a better fit for what I wanted to

accomplish. I also liked the fact that they concentrate solely on the

lapband. There's no chance of miscontruing instructions for bypass

rather than lapband. I also liked their commitment to followup care

even to the point of guaranteeing their work.

Ultimately it's a personal decision. I just went through the same

regarding finding a plastic surgeon. I consider myself every lucky to

have made good choices in both areas.

Beth

2/16/05 NWWLS

322/162/170

LBL on 9/11/06

[Guest guest]

My wife used Dr.Montgomery and was pleased. She has insurance coverage.

I went to Dr. Kuri in Tijuana. He charges $9000. My care was excellent

from both the DR. and the Hospital. His staff has called since to check on me.

I can't say enough about this posistive expierence. I am using DR. Neal for

fills. That to has been a posistive expierence.

[Guest guest]

I have heard mostly good on all the docs named. Every

doc has a patient who didn't do as well as hoped. I

personally went to Dr. Montgomery at NWWLS and love

him and the whole staff involved in the pre,

during,and post surgery after care process. One of my

main concerns would be what kind of eating plan is

recommended afterwards. I have talked to several

bandsters who seem to be on programs more closely

structured for bypass patients. They seem to be having

more difficulty losing weight than most and seem to be

more frustrated. Check what each program recommends in

follow up. Also, I have never needed floro for my

fills, but have it available at no additional cost if

I need it at NWWLS. Are fills extra cost, how much

and is the first year free. Is work guaranteed...will

they make repairs at no addn cost except for

anesthesiologist...how long. How often are fills

given. How about unfills? Is nutritional counseling

given. Make sure they will give you lots of support

later. Ask lots of questions.

Kathy R in Walla Walla

278/257/153.5/135

10/13/2005

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> like to hear from anyone who has had any bariatric

> procedures done

> with any dr. because i'm having trouble choosing a

> physician.

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