Guest guest Posted April 20, 1999 Report Posted April 20, 1999 Hi everybody, >I simply cannot afford to go back and forth to Mexico for band adjustments Poor Denny, How can people be so rude ! If I were you, I would call Dr Fox office in Seattle (perhaps some WA Bandsters can mail you his phone-No.) and ask him 1) if he knows someone near you 2) if he can do your adjustments (at least it's not as far as Mexico). And I'm pretty sure, reading the messages from people in Seattle, that you will be treated well there. And you deserve it !!! Keep your chin up ! Those rude people simply don't know what you're going through. Love, Marina, Switzerland Quote
Guest guest Posted April 20, 1999 Report Posted April 20, 1999 Dear Denny, As my doctor goes to a lot of international congresses about obesity and/or gastroplasty, I just called him to ask if he knew somebody in Winnipeg or anywhere else in Canada. His secretary told me that she has seen an international list once. He or his secretary won't be able to call me back before tomorrow afternoon. I'll let you know ... Love, Marina, Switzerland Quote
Guest guest Posted April 20, 1999 Report Posted April 20, 1999 Hi Everyone!!! I've been very lax in responding to your posts so I'm going to try to lump my responses together. I deleted all my old e-mails so I'm going to try to do this from memory. Please forgive me if I forget anyone. I have a terrible memory! Jessie, Thanx so much for your kind words. You sound like your doing fantastic!! If I ever hit the 160's I'll feel like a damn supermodel! congratulations on your success! Marina (my twin sister) I always noticed that we had our operations around the same time and were neck and neck with our weight . My plateau lasted so long I was really beginning to get really frustrated. I had an adjustment on 2/19/99 ( first one since last summer). They told me at the Feb. adjustment that I had almost no restiction whatsoever. They gave me around 3cc and it definitely helped. I dropped about 6 lbs. over the next month but it was still very slow. Last week I went on an almost all protein and dropped about 5lbs. in one week. It really works!! If you want more details I'll be happy to give them to you. Thankyou for all encouragement and support. Liz, I'm glad to hear you're doing so well with your adjustment. I spoke to Kim about us possibly getting together for dinner one Sunday. Sounds great! I miss my roomate! Denny, I'm sorry to hear about the troubles you're having about finding a Dr. to do your adjustments. I could swear I heard about a Dr. in Canada that does the surgery. It was about a year ago and I could be wrong. Did you ever think of going to a surgeon that does the RNY or stapling procedure and ask them if they could help you? I know they just opened a lapband center on on Long Island, NY. I know it's still far but it's closer then Mexico. You could come visit me while you're here! I hope you can get this issue resolved. Has anyone talked to or ? I'm so sorry they signed off because of one person. Well I really have to start working now so I'll talk to everyone soon. Take care. Love, Tina Quote
Guest guest Posted April 20, 1999 Report Posted April 20, 1999 Hi All: I went today to see a surgeon about doing the adjustments on my band. He basically threw me out of the office saying something to the effect that if I want to lose weight, don't eat so much. So when I got home I phoned another surgeon - this time I decided to talk to his nurse rather than wasting time waiting for the next available appointment. She point blank told me that he wouldn't be interested and if I wanted an appointment, I would have to wait until August. My surgery is scheduled for May 21, and I simply cannot afford to go back and forth to Mexico for band adjustments. I am mortified. My mother phoned and tried to talk me out of it - she says if the operation is so good, why isn't it being done in Canada? " I don't know " , is my answer. What do you think I should do? I'm desperate. My light at the end of the tunnel is running out of electricity because people are so negative. Please write soon......Denny dmoffatt@... Quote
Guest guest Posted April 20, 1999 Report Posted April 20, 1999 Denny try getting in contact with Obtech and see what they advise. Alternatively, you can use the internet to identify a Surgeon/Doctor in Canada who specialises in obesity. There are some on this list who are advised by their surgeons to wait 4 months before having their first fill...so even if you don't find somebody in Canada to do the fills for you prior to operation you would still be losing weight just because you had the band in place. Good luck! Ronke Re: I'm miserable today > > > Oh Denny > This is precisely why I haven't told anyone and why I am going to France to > have my band done, instead of trying to convince a load of negative doctors > here why I want it done. Most of what people say is due to ignorance, I am > sure they get agressive about something when they don't know anything about > it. I am having the same dilemma with regard to fills and basically I am > going to cross that bridge when I come to it. Nothing is going to stop me > having this band and nothing is going to stop me succeeding with it. My > feeling is if I don't do this now I will be six feet under very soon. > > I know you feel as if you are on your own, but you aren't, we are all > behind you whatever your decision. Just make sure that whatever you decide > you decide for yourself not because someone else has put pressure on you. > > Love > Janet > > > At 09:39 20/04/99 -0500, you wrote: > > > > > >Hi All: > >I went today to see a surgeon about doing the adjustments on my band. He > >basically threw me out of the office saying something to the effect that if > >I want to lose weight, don't eat so much. So when I got home I phoned > >another surgeon - this time I decided to talk to his nurse rather than > >wasting time waiting for the next available appointment. She point blank > >told me that he wouldn't be interested and if I wanted an appointment, I > >would have to wait until August. My surgery is scheduled for May 21, and I > >simply cannot afford to go back and forth to Mexico for band adjustments. > >I am mortified. My mother phoned and tried to talk me out of it - she says > >if the operation is so good, why isn't it being done in Canada? " I don't > >know " , is my answer. What do you think I should do? I'm desperate. My > >light at the end of the tunnel is running out of electricity because people > >are so negative. > > > >Please write soon......Denny > >dmoffatt@... > > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Did you know that we add over 1,000 new e-mail communities every day? > >http://www.ONElist.com > >Explore a new hobby, discover a new friend, laugh at a new joke! > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Are you hogging all the fun? > http://www.ONElist.com > Friends tell friends about ONElist! Quote
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