Dr. Benavides

[CandyApple 0]

I will be rebanded March 24 at the Surgical Center of Richardson. Would like to hear from others who have used Dr. B.

CandyApple:hungry:

[banded_for_life 2]

Dr. B. was my doctor. He was great. The only thing is, you won't see him alot after the surgery. You see him two weeks after the surgery for follow up and from there the SCOR takes over for fills and such. If you have questions about anything you can call his staff or Lapband solutions for any questions.

[MsButterKup23 1]

I've heard a lot of good things about Dr. B. You will be in good hands.

Best of luck to ya!

[piperbaby 0]

I used Dr B too and he is great! My coworker is being banded by him March 1st.

[jrenae 0]

I used Dr B, I was banded 12/16/05. he's great.

[Kyleighp 3]

I was banded by him, and have not seen him since. I do all of my follow ups with Dr Garwood in College Station.

[Kira 0]

I was banded by Dr. B on the same day as Keri (banded for life). I had no problems with him; however, I have not seen him since my post-op. The fills are done at SCOR, and they've done an excellent job so far.

[Poodles 0]

Just wanted to post this for other people considering Dr. B. I called and asked for his statistics, and they directed me toward his website and that of lapbandsolutions. I asked specifically for information regarding his erosions/slips. The lady said he has had one erosion out of 2000 (theory behind it was because the lady was self accessing her port). I asked about slips and she was a little defensive, did not give me an exact number, but said that most slips are caused by "non-compliance", so should not be worried about.

Just an FYI...

[Poodles 0]

Interesting Powerpoint to view if you want to:

http://www.drbenavides.com/Powerpoint/LB%20Patient%20Ed%20Slides_files/frame.htm

[GayleTX 1]

Dr. B did my LapBand 7 weeks ago. He's one of the more experienced surgeons in the business.......the clinic that I went thru for all my pre-op work referred me to him because I was 'special' (senior citizen, heart condition, etc.).

I had my surgery at the hospital in Decatur (only place he works that my insurance would pay for). The nurses/anesthesiologist/staff seemed very skilled - said they did 10 LapBands every Monday morning. The whole thing was flawless......I was in at ll:00, out at 2:30. Never even had so much as a gas pain afterward. I've had haircuts that were more traumatic! (The hardest part was trying to get on the damn surgical hose!)

I've had one follow-up visit; he said come back in 6 months, but he gave me instructions to call him any time I needed to. (I'm getting my fills at the clinic that did all my pre-op work).

[Poodles 0]

Thank you Gayle. I will be there in 2 weeks, so this post came at a great time.

I must go to Decatur too. Seems silly. His office is 15 minutes away, but I will travel 1 1/2 to get the surgery done. Sure hope he drugs me up good for the ride home!

[GayleTX 1]

Poodles.....you might ask about the fills......he sends his patients to the Surgery Center of Richardson for fills BUT insurance won't cover their fills. So unless you want to pay $150/fill you're going to need to go somewhre else. I'm going to Dr. Maese (Cardiology Wellness Center) in Highland Park and all I have to pay is a co-pay each time .....$25.

[Poodles 0]

What ins are you with? I am with BC/BS of TX.

[GayleTX 1]

Same ins. , Poodles, but it was not a BCBS issue....NO insurance will pay for fills there for some reason...they said they were 'working on it.'

BTW....I've been experimenting w/protein supps for the past 6 mo and the Reclaim powder they sell there is very good....mixes w/water, no clumping.

$40 canister (cash only, please...LOL!)

[Poodles 0]

I love Dr. B. He did a great job on me today.