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Dr. Helmuth Billy 124 N. Brent St Ventura, CA 93003 805-648-2227 and here is a list of several others in So Cal -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Brian Quebbemann , 31862 Coast Hwy, Suite 115, ,Laguna Beach, CA 92657. Tel: (949)722-7662. (Distance: 8.0) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Ramsey Dallal , 31862 Coast Hwy, Suite 115, ,Laguna Beach, CA 92657. Tel: (949)722-7662. (Distance: 8.0) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Brian Quebbemann , 1401 Avocado Ave, Suite 602, ,Newport Beach, CA 92660. Tel: (949)722-7662. (Distance: 12.0) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Ramsey Dallal , 1401 Avocado Ave, Suite 602, ,Newport Beach, CA 92660. Tel: (949)722-7662. (Distance: 12.0) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. David Oliak , 2617 East Chapman Ave, Suite 311, ,Orange, CA 92869. Tel: (714)744-7100. (Distance: 14.0) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Milton Owens , 2617 E. Chapman Ave, #311, , ,Orange, CA 92869. Tel: (714)744-7100. (Distance: 14.0) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Ninh Nguyen , 101 The City Drive, Bldg 55, Rm 110 Rt 81, ,Orange, CA 92868. Tel: (714)456-8598. (Distance: 17.0) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Darren Nease , 12555 Garden Grove Blvd. #203, , ,Garden Grove, CA 92843. Tel: (888)333-5665. (Distance: 18.0) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Kelly Francis , 11160 Warner Ave, , ,Fountain Valley, CA 92708. Tel: (714)966-2009. (Distance: 18.0) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Peter C Leport , 11160 Warber Ave #421, , ,Fountain Valley, CA 92708. Tel: (714)966-2009. (Distance: 18.0) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Brian Quebbemann , 17822 Beach Blvd. #367, , ,Huntington Beach, CA 92647. Tel: (949)722-7662. (Distance: 21.0) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Ramsey Dallal , 17822 Beach Blvd. #367, , ,Huntington Beach, CA 92647. Tel: (949)722-7662. (Distance: 21.0) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Marc Grossman , 340 West Central Ave Suite 136, , ,Brea, CA 92821. Tel: (714)529-1421. (Distance: 25.0) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Shyam Dahiya , 9604 E Artesia Blvd., Ste 200, , ,Bellflower, CA 90706. Tel: (562)925-8892. (Distance: 32.0) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Marc Grossman , 11411 Brookshire Ave # 205, , ,Brea, CA 90241. Tel: (714)529-1421. (Distance: 35.0) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Marc Grossman , 8337 Telegraph Rd Suite 219, , ,Pico Rivera, CA 90660. Tel: (714)529-1421. (Distance: 35.0) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Mark Minkes , 8337 Telegraph Road, Ste 102, , ,Pico Rivera, CA 90660. Tel: (562)806-3606. (Distance: 35.0) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Robert Zane , 25825 South Vermont Ave., , ,Harbor City, CA 90710. Tel: (310)517-3400. (Distance: 38.0) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Dapo Popoola , 22525 Maple Ave #102, , ,Torrance, CA 90505. Tel: (310)679-5483. (Distance: 41.0) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Namir Katkhouda , 1510 San Pablo St, HCC-514, ,Los Angeles, CA 90033. Tel: (323)442-5709. (Distance: 43.0) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Peter Crookes , 1510 San Pablo St., Ste 514, , ,Los Angeles, CA 90033. Tel: (323)442-6219. (Distance: 43.0) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Douglas Krahn , 401 E Highland Ave #252, , ,San Bernardino, CA 92404. Tel: (909)475-5040. (Distance: 44.0) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Jeremy Korman , 323 Prairie Ave. #434, , ,INGLEWOOD, CA 90303. Tel: (310)419-8393. (Distance: 44.0) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Sheliah M. Clayton , 2750 E. Washington blvd. #310, , ,PASADENA, CA 91107. Tel: (626)791-5559. (Distance: 44.0) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Brian Lahmann , 8635 W. 3rd, , ,LOS ANGELES, CA 90048. Tel: (310)423-8350. (Distance: 52.0) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. David Davtyan , 8500 Wilshire Boulevard, #1020, ,Beverly Hills, CA 90211. Tel: (310)854-1666. (Distance: 52.0) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Edward Phillips , 8635 W 3rd St, Suite 795, ,Los Angeles, CA 90048. Tel: (310)423-8350. (Distance: 52.0) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Scott Cunneen , 8631 W. Third Street, Suite 121, ,Los Angeles, CA 90048. Tel: (310)423-8350. (Distance: 52.0) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Theodore Khalili , 8631 W 3rd St, Suite 121, ,Los Angeles, CA 90048. Tel: (310)423-8350. (Distance: 52.0) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Carson Liu , 2070 Century Park East, Suite 101, ,Los Angeles, CA 90067. Tel: (310)201-8290. (Distance: 53.0) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Carson Liu , 2080 Century Park East,, , ,Los Angeles, CA 90067. Tel: (310)201-8290. (Distance: 53.0) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Jeffrey Sebastian , 205 S. Thurston Ave, , ,Los Angeles, CA 90049. Tel: (310)490-2474. (Distance: 57.0) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Mathew Brunson , Division of General Surg, Scripps, 10666 Torrey Pines Road, ,La Jolla, CA 92037. Tel: (858)554-8984. (Distance: 59.0) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Sunil Bhoyrul , Division of General Surgery, Scripps Clinic Medical Group, 10666 N. Torrey Pines Rd.,La Jolla, CA 92037. Tel: (858)554-8984. (Distance: 59.0) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. David S Thoman , 847 C Missouri, , ,SAN DIEGO, CA 92109. Tel: (619)532-7575. (Distance: 62.0) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Brett Cohen , 17129 Gunther St, , ,GRANADA HILLS, CA 91344. Tel: (818)832-0839. (Distance: 66.0) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Craig Owens , 1180 N. Indian Canyon Dr. #E419, , ,Palm Springs, CA 92262. Tel: (760)323-5303. (Distance: 66.0) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Sabine Rayhrer , 124 N. Brent St, , ,Ventura, CA 93003. Tel: (805)648-2227. (Distance: 100.0) Some of them are listed twice since some of them work out of mutliple offices and areas.

Hunnie, Iam glad to hear you called your Dr. I hope tomorrow brings some relief for you

Karen and I have the same Dr. and I was told by him that if you can not eat solid Protein all the time, you may be too tight. With this new fill I do not eat until around 11:00 am but it is all solid protein. Since yoou can not get liquids in until the afternoon..are you drinking enough Water? By what you described it doesnt look like 60 grams of protein a day? Not trying to be negative but most you described in the part of the day are either mushy foods or liquid calories . Losing two lbs a week is great but with the low ammount of protein you are eating you are most likely losing lean muscle mass which in the end will make you flabby.( according the the 2 nutritionalists and my Dr. I have seen since being banded) This is another reason the 60 grams of protein are so important to not lose lean muscle mass and to help curb your appetite and cravings. Here is an excerpt from the Inamed handbook that is valuable to your situation With the Lap Band system in place, you should be able to eat only small ammount so the food you eat should be as healthy as possible. Do not fill your stomach pouch with :junk: food that lacks Vitamins and other important nutrients. Your meals should be high in protein and vitamins and low in carbs. solid food is more important then liquid food or soft food. The lap Band system will have little or no effect if you only eat liquid or soft food. It passes through the stomach outlet very quickly and does not make you feel full. Here is another excerpt form the book If the adjustment (fill) results in too tight of a stomach opening you could have a hard time eating most foods, sometimes this causes people to avoid solid foods. They may drink liquid meals or soft food meals and this may result in weight gain. A band that is too tight may cause reflux symptoms and can also cause frequent vomiting. I hope this info helps you

Hi Niece, Welcome to LBT on a big congratulations on your up coming surgery. Keep us posted and let us all knowhow it goes for you once you are homeand up to it.. Best of luck to you

One more thing, regardless if you think you are not too tight, not being able to get in liquids in unhelathy and I know that my Dr. would make me come in for an unfill to give my stoma and esophagus a rest if I werein this situation, and I think many other Dr.'s would too..the longevity of your band and your health are at stake here. Do the right thing and Please call your Dr. I agree 100% with this statement.

You need to call your doctor, you may have some blockage something maybe be stuck and hung up and can not pass through, this does happen and hI have seen it happen to a bandster who ate a piece of hot dog, Another bandster I know ate cereal after her fill and had to go to the ER to have her fill removed, not trying to scare you, but if liquids are not even going down then call your Dr. even after a PB you should be able to do liquids, if not then something is not right. There is a possibility of swelling from the vomiting but I would think you could still do liquids my fills take a week to really kick in..this could be the case for you. Regardless if you can not even get liquids down..you must call your Dr.

Could be from absent mindedness or it could also be your fill has kicked in , the band is a very fickle thing..I can eat something one day and the next day the same thing gets stuck..my fills take a week or so to kick in. Take it easy therest of the day, some Dr.'s require liquids after a PB to reduce swelling in the stoma and the esophagus.

I agree with this theory in my case.

Reading everyones pain, I am wondering why I had absolutely zero pain, and I have the lowest pain threshold, I did not take pain meds, all my doc gave was liquid tylenol. I was shopping in Tj the next day, maybe it was becasue I got out of bed very soon and walked to halls all day long after my surgery to rid some of the gas or to start it moving around. Sorry you are going through this uncomfortable stage, there is light at the end of the tunnel...hang in there each day is abetter day Congratualtions on your new band! I wish you lots of success

Seppi, get out and walk, walking is the best cure for the gas. If the protein drink is causing you gas, buy a protein drink with no whey or soy, but honestly tell your friend that many bandsters have gas pains for 2-3 weeks after surgery, it has nothing to do with the protein drinks. I was not allowed protein drinks for 10 days after my surgery, and I had gas. You are only 3 days post op, totally normal Seppi to have painful gas pains, again walking is thebest cure, maybe a little gas x too hang tough, it gets better

I love your honesty and accountability By puttingthis out on the table for all of us to read, it will not only help you but help others Iam sure Hang in there Alex, hormones can make us crazy, it will pass

Vines, that is great news! Congratulations, I love those NSV's!!

Honestly, I did not think crackers or toast were mushy foods. It was not on my list of mushies, if it is on your list and you Dr. says OK to it then Iam sure it will be OK

Great News Penni, thanks for sharing it with us, please give her our best if you speak to her again before she comes home and posts.

ask for rice paper instead of the seaweed, it is thinner and much easier to chew. I ask for it al lthe time whenever I order sushi that has seaweed.

I was told bymy Dr. not to eat after 20 minutes or if defeatsthe purpose, if you are eating for an hour then food is passing through the band and the pouch is emptying as you eat which could bewhy you are not feeling full..there are aslo foodsthe banddoes not restrict. Can you eat a chickend breat in 20 minutes and not be satisfied? I could eat 2 pieces of pizza and but hard Protein is tougher for me..I feel more restriction when I eat hard Proteins.

I had bowel obstruction surgery and the first thing they did was unfill me, and I was glad they did, better to be safe then sorry. I just now started getting re-filled. 3 weeks ago I had 1cc put in and Monday of thisweek I had another . 5 cc put back in. Do not bealarmed if you do not go back to the fill level you were at prior to being unfilled. I was at 2.5 cc's before my unfill but no way can I go back to that it is too tight. He tried putting me at 2 ccs on Monday and the barium was barely going through..so he backed off to 1.5. I asked why patients who are unfilled cant go back to what they were prior to being unfilled and he said there is no explanation other then movement and shifting, whatever that means. I know I had 2.5 in my band befor I was unfilled I saw it all in the needle when he took it out.

They should have it available in chewables..try Wal-Mart or Target or Sav-on You may find it difficuult to get a capsule down right after surgery, there is alot of swelling

Doesnt look like enough calories to me... We have to eat in order to lose wieght. You should be between 1200-1500 a day, any less then that your body will store any food you put into in fear you are starving it. Where is your 60 grams of protein in that days worth of food? Where does your water intake come into play? All of these thinbgs are very important. Try adding a few more calories in the way of protein and see if eating a little more helps..I know it soundscrazy but it is true, got to eat to lose wieght, healthy weight that is, sure we can starve ourselves and lose lean muscle mass but then we get flabby Plateuas are normal, try not to worry to much Good Luck

How did I know you were going to say Dr. Ortiz? he is very good about his phone calls to his patients and those who are inquiring info. Dr. Ortiz in my opinion is very kind and caring. He is my Dr. and I think very highly of him.He has been there for me then entire 15 months of this journey. He will take all the time you need in answering your questions. My friend was banded by him 6 weeks ago and had over an hour telephone consult with him doing exactly what you will be doing, asking questions prior to his surgery. Dr. Ortiz has placed the band on many teenagers. KarenB who is a member here, her teenage daughter Hanna was recently banded by Dr.Ortiz, I know she will answer any questions she can for you about her experience.Send her a PM.. I was just in TJ yesterday at Obesity Control Center ( his office) having a fill. Good Luck tonight, I hope your phone call goes well.

Kylie, who is doing your surgery?

My mother was a Bi-polar Diabetic, so when her sugar went wacky her bi-polar epsidodes were horrible, my brother and I would run & hide. Never heard the words "I Love You" growing up..no hugs, no affection.( I tell my boys I love them everyday and hug them everyday) My therapist thinks my childhood is where my OCD stems from. Nothing I ever did was good enough for my mother, I just never seemed to measure up to her standards..my mom died 7 yrs ago and honestly, I miss her despite how she treated us growing up. She would be very proud of me now with my weight loss, that was the one area she showed concern and love for me as a child, she was 98 lbs at best( many think she was anarexic) while my dad, brother and I were all obese. She tried everything to get me to lose weight, fat camps, Jenny Craig, Diet Center, Weight Watchers.nothing ever worked or if it did it was short lived and gained the weight back within months,..today she would be proud. My father was never a man of many words or emotion, he loved his gambling and still does to this day, but is also a very successful business owner & investor, just another disfunctional childhood here

Hi Bronson, Welcome to LBT And best of luck to you on your upcoming surgery I wish you lots of success

Vera, great Job..only 20lbs from goal. Congrats andI wish you thebest on your upcoming surgery.

Kathy, I'm happy to hear you are feeling better with your un-fill and nice job getting to one-derland! Who cares how you got there..you got there I hope you find this level of fill works for you..not too tight so you cant eat but just enough to continue to lose wieght. It's amazing how so little removed or put in can make a difference. Have you ever measured out what .4cc's looks like? it's not much but oh what a difference.