DrWatkins

Hi Jill.

We will take exceptional care of you.

We're probably related somehow.

My recommendation is always to take a week off because surgery makes you sore and tired for a bit. Most patients, however, go back to work after 3-4 days and that is fine, not going to harm anything, just a matter of how you feel.

Hello Blondylocks, my office can give you all the details (513-939-2263). We have lots of patients that come from out of town.

Hello,

Though we've done our ninth plication surgery, I've been stitching the stomach with the same exact stitches in the same exact way since 1991 in thousands of patients. So I did not require any additional training to do the procedure. It is a new procedure and the things we will learn over time are things like the ideal size bougie and how tight to make the stiches, etc. These are items that all surgeons will learn over time, but in terms of how we do the surgery, I've been doing that since 1991. Also, since Dr. Cottam in Salt Lake City had done a few procedures and I had as well, I observed him do a case so we could compare notes on this new procedure.

Brad Watkins MD

I have done 4 plications now in previous band patients. Previous scar tissue was not an issue - the plication was just as perfect as it has been in my primary plication patients (patients who had plication as the initial procedure). My band to plication patients are losing weight just like my primary plication patients - I see no difference. I do feel that band patients who did well and had a setback will do well with the plication. For example, I've had patients with recurrent pouch dilations from the band have a plication and now they don't have to worry about dilated pouch anymore and these patients like the abdominal fullness they experience better than the "chest pain" fullness they had with the band. They also like no port and no need for adjustments and no need for emergency unfills.

Brad Watkins MD