Can anyone recommend a lap-band physician in Peoria, Illinois?

Yeah!!! I want to know about the Doctors in Peoria also.

I don't know about peoria, only about Dr Rohrscheib in Decatur. I know he does the band and has recently placed it on a friend of mine. She's happy with him.

Hi, I am going to have my surgery done in Peoria with the Bariatric Center at Peoria Surgical Group. don't know the Doctors yet but have gone thru everything else that I need to.

Becky

Hi

:thumbup:I am pre-op and wondered if there are any recommendations for a Peoria Md for the lap band???

I was involved with the Weight Loss program at Methodist Medical Center in Peoria--Dr.Salimath. I felt the program was good--very through with many and I mean many medical exams!! I went in for lap band on Feb 3rd and woke up excited only to find out I had a heital hernia (sorry about the spelling) and he could not put the band on. I was crushed---the process from start to finish took me 1 year. I felt all my time invested in this process and joining these message boards was just ripped from me. I will go back tomorrow to see Dr.Salimath to find out why this hernia--(which we knew was there) but I am assuming the size or status of it was not fully known----so now I will rely on myself and determination to loose this weight. As I will not have by-pass or other surgery.

Overall I was happy with Methodist, and felt that Dr. Salimath was a good doctor. I just wish I had better results---but you never know---maybe this was God's way of telling me I am strong enought to do this on my own. Lord knows two weeks on pre-op shakes can really test your will power.

Good luck to everybody that successfully has this surgery--I wish I was one of you.