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HeatherGurl

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  1. Dr. Spivak is my Dr. and I wouldn't recommend any other in Houston. He is an excellent surgeon. The best in Houston in my opinion. Spivak has done all of my fills. If you want your Dr. to do your fills, you simply request it.

    Good luck to you all considering the lap band. It was and is my life saver.


  2. I haven't been on LBT in a while and I am glad I stumbled across this thread!

    I was banded by Spivak on 11/09/05. I have nothing but awesome things to say about him and his staff. I went into surgery weighing 329 lbs. and I am currently 184 lbs.

    I am enjoying life and living it to the fullest. It will be nice to have a place to talk to other Spivak patients.

    I am attaching a before and after pic. The biggest pic of me was at 350 lbs. and the other 2 were taken this past weekend at 184 lbs.

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  3. Heathergurl: No, I didn't mean would you vote for Lara Bush over Hillary Clinton. I just meant if you could think of a woman that you would like to see as President, who is it?

    That you would vote for Lara Bush over Hillary Clinton only tells me that you are probably a Republican. It doesn't tell me if you really would support a woman for president if you sincerely had to make a choice.

    If 2 women were running for president, I would choose the Republican, hands down.

    I can not think of a woman that would be qualified to be president at the moment. I have to admit that I am not much into politics. I just know that most of my beliefs and morals coincide with Republicans.

    I honestly don't know if there is a woman or man interested in running right now that I would vote for. I haven't been keeping up too terribly much.


  4. I did mine yesterday. It did not hurt much, I had to apply pressure, it took 3-5 seconds till I injected all 3cc. I did not feel any burning sensation, and it is almost invisible now. I have a large VG band. This was my second fill and my first self fill.:)

    What? You did your own fill? Please elaborate. What did I miss? :rose:


  5. My experience with Spivak was that he's nice, kind, informative, and interested. But I haven't seen him since before they knocked me out for surgery. So in terms of after care, there ain't none directly by him. It's through the SurgiCenter.

    I have only seen Spivak for my aftercare. When you call for a fill, tell them that you want to see Dr. Spivak and you will.


  6. I made my appointment with Dr. Spiegel for next week and they are supposed to call me back with information about my insurance. I have continued to read all the posts and am having some hesitation about Dr. Spiegel. There are some people here who are complaining about him here in Houston. Any thoughts?

    If I were you I would do a search on Spiegel's name here on LBT. I have a friend that used him and does not care for his professional ways or value him as a surgeon. He really did a number on her. I would NEVER recommend him to a friend or family or stranger. There are MANY qualified surgeons in the Houston area. Best of luck to finding what is best for you!


  7. I just finished reading every post in this thread and I now know why there are so many failed marriages. People get married and don't take their vows seriously.

    Carlene, I had a similiar situation... We used to hang out with a few couples a few times a month. I found out that some of the couples were Swingers. That is not right in my book, and I felt VERY uncomfortable around them. They had some other moral issues that really bothered me. We don't hang out with them anymore. I never confronted them about why, because that is their business. It just made me uncomfortable being around them.

    I completely agree with you on this one. If you feel uncomfortable, then I would not associate with L.


  8. Heathergurl, Thanks for the feedback, I will be making an appoinment w/ Spivak soon since all my reasearch has shown he is the best choice of the 2.

    How do you feel know about the surgery. Is there anything you could tell me know that you wish you knew before surgery? Did you do all liquid and/or Protein a week before??

    Sorry I have a lot of questions....

    How do I feel now about the surgery?

    It is one of the best things I have ever done in my life. If I wouldn't have had it done I would be close to 400 lbs, no doubt!

    There isn't much I wish I knew before I had it done... I researched fairly well, and Spivak's office is wonderful if you have questions.

    Spivak just put me on a low carb diet until surgery. To shrink the liver in case it was fatty.


  9. I am just now seeing this thread. Dr. Spivak is my surgeon. I couldn't recommend anyone else for you but him. If I were you, I would attend both Spiegel's and Spivak's seminar's and decide from there what you want to do.

    I am not pleased at all with the way Spiegel treats his patients and I wouldn't let him come near me with a 12 foot pole. That is my opinion though. I can speak from personal experience as to how he has treated a dear friend of mine. I just do not care for him at all.

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