WLS Seminar #2 notes (10/12/2009) Posted 10-15-2009 at 01:45 AM by everleigh

So I've started this blog post about 6 times since Monday but since I use my smartphone (cell) to check email & post, it's been tricky to accomplish my notes!

I have a laptop & home pc but never the time to sit at either lately. So here I am, laying in bed, next to my sleeping-soundly-so-far dh and madly typing on this teeny tiny keyboard.

So back to the point- I went to wls seminar #2! I had always planned to go to two different ones. In my search for a wls dr in the houston area, I narrowed my focus on two- Dr. Garth Davis of the Davis Clinic or Dr. Jason Balette of the Surgery Group Of the Woodlands.

I'm so glad I went to the second seminar because it made my decision crystal clear. If I get surgery here, it'll be with Dr. Jason Balette!

Drs Garth & Robert Davis are fantastic & held a good seminar. I just felt more of a connection to Dr. Balette. Well- here's my notes on the seminar.

8:15am- My mom & I arrive to the hospital in the Woodlands where the seminar is. Its about an hrs drive from my home & dh decided he wanted to stay home with my kiddo so my mom offered to go with. I didn't give dh any flack for not going- he went to the first seminar after all & my mom had volunteered to go with.

It was a small conference room in a nice hospital. I just felt excited when I arrived like I knew this was the eventual place. There was Dr. Balette's coordinator there who started the powerpoint presentation.. there was only 5 total potential patients there.

5 minutes in, the animated coordinator turned the presentation over to Dr Balette. He had almost an identical presentation as Dr. Davis had for me last week. Even the wording and stats were pretty much the same. The major difference was it seemed a lot more personal. 4 out of the 5 present were there for banding (or so the sign in reported) and Dr Balette is an apparent fan of lapband.

I was able to talk to him at length where he told me what kind of band he uses and why.

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