Has anyone been banded by Dr. Zainabadi at Riverside Medical Clinic?

Has anyone been banded by Dr. Zainabadi at Riverside Medical Clinic?

Your post was a while back. Have you had your surgery yet. I was banded by him.

No, my surgery will be June 14. How long ago was yours? What did you think of Dr. Zainabadi?

Your post was a while back. Have you had your surgery yet. I was banded by him.

I don't think much of him honestly. I was only the second person he ever banded and I feel he didn't get it right. When I was losing weight, it fast wasn't enough for him.

My husband went with me for my fills and Dr. Z was all nicey nicey in front of him. But then my hubby would leave because he can't stand needles and all of a sudden he was like Dr. Hyde. Insulting me and everything. I stopped getting fills because of this and am researching into getting another dr.

My surgery was 9/2009 and I have lost 40 lbs and am gaining it back.

I am sure he has learned alot since he banded me and you will be fine. He is a Looker though, isn't he?

Terry

No, my surgery will be June 14. How long ago was yours? What did you think of Dr. Zainabadi?

Hi Haizea--how did your surgery go with Dr Z? Have you had any fills yet? He is a doc that is in-network with my insurance so I thought I would make an appt with him. But with the comment from Puppypaws57, he doesn't sound like a doc I would want and sounds like he hasn't done many bands.... Curios to hear of your experience with him.

I was nervous with the previous comments but my experience has been good. I had scar tissue from some previous abdominal surgeries. He told me he might not be able to get the band in because of it, but he was able to remove the scar tissue and place the band. I have had one fill so far. I haven't had any negative issues. What insurance do you have?

I will be a cash patient and my insurance does not cover any bariatrics. He is in-network as a surgeon so I am thinking if he is in-network he must be decent.

How much do you have to pay? I would go with him again.

So far my I have attempted 1 seminar. Talked to a doc out of network and found out when I choose out of network my insurance pays 10%. Gotta love insurance! So I have decided to check in network on docs and have been quoted overr the phone from 13k to 16k, and insurance won't pay any of it, so I will have to finance ..... I am still making calls to in network docs and I have an appt with Dr Eric Pham on 8/29. He does procedures in Orange and Irvine. The are no in network docs in the High Desert where I live. I hate to have to drive so far, but it won't be every day, so I will deal with it.

Has Dr Zainabadi given you a fill yet? I have UHC with the bariatric exclusion!

Yes, I have had one fill so far and one scheduled for this Thursday.

Hi Haiza, when Dr Z did you fill did he numb the area first? Did he have any problems hitting the port the first time the needle went in? Any info you can give me about him would be great!

Yes, he numbed me and no he didn't have any trouble finding the port. It went really quick.

Wow I have Dr. Zainabadi and I think he's great, he takes the time to talk to me he's always pleasant accomodating tells me what to expect moves my referrals right along I have nothing negative to say about him. the facility at Riverside Medical Clinc is very nice everyone is so pleasant I'm very happy with my choice. I'm sorry to hear you have had a bad experience...