Hi there,

I am considering Dr. Kirshenbaum in Aurora, CO (www.lapbandrockies.com) I know that there are a few of you in LBT that went to him. I am interested in knowing your thoughts on him and if you have had any complications. I am just a little leary since the price is so low, there is little on the internet about him, and I will be traveling from WI to have this done. Any information you could provide would be much apppreciated...

Thanks!

Sheila:)

It is pretty beautiful today, too. i don't know about the rain. Usually rain turns into rainbows here. Hugs and best wishes to you,

Michelle

drewslou

thanks you for telling me about dr. k. i have a telephone consultation on the 20th and surgery april 26th. i cant wait

thanks again

drewslou

thanks you for telling me about dr. k. i have a telephone consultation on the 20th and surgery april 26th. i cant wait

thanks again

Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes, I saw Dr. K at about 10:00 the next morning. It was good that I went to see him, since the steri strip on my port incision got loose, and when I showered that morning, water seeped in. He cleaned and rebandaged it right there for me.

I did not fly home the next day, but two days after surgery. I was really tired the day after and a tad sore, but I could have flown home if I needed to. Just take some pain medicine to keep the edge off. =o)

Thanks Shesha! I need all the :help: I can get! Did you see Dr. K the day after your surgery? How long was it after your surgery before you flew home? That is the part I am most concerned about. I have heard several people say that traveling the day after is very uncomfortable....:phanvan

drewslou

thanks you for telling me about dr. k. i have a telephone consultation on the 20th and surgery april 26th. i cant wait

thanks again

Sorry for the Thread Jack but Jabell76......... we are bandbuddies!!!!

I'm getting my band in KC on the 26th! 6 weeks from today!!!! :success1:

Shesha - I am very interested in how you are doing. My banding date is April 16th. I don't really know how much home help I need to line up. I am local so I don't have the flying to consider. Isn't Dr K wonderful? Are you able to climb stairs, get up and down from bed? Etc.

Michelle

Hey Michelle,

I recovered fairly quickly. I wasn't that out of shape to begin with, so I was able to get in and out of bed with very little pain, just a bit of discomfort (like you did a ton of situps the day before) As for stairs, no problem. Everyone's different though. I would do as much as you can in regards to cleaning and shopping before you go for surgery, that way, you can just go home and relax for a few days. I'd say the most trouble I had was caring for my 14 month old, and even that was minimal. Daddy had to step in for a few days, changing diapers and lifting her into her crib. I felt normal after about 3 or 4 days. The only difference is that I could feel my steristrips rubbing on my clothes and stuff. =o)

Sheila

Shesha - I am very interested in how you are doing. My banding date is April 16th. I don't really know how much home help I need to line up. I am local so I don't have the flying to consider. Isn't Dr K wonderful? Are you able to climb stairs, get up and down from bed? Etc.

Michelle

Shesha -

Thanks. I hope I heal as quickly as you. You are doing so well. I will have as much organized as I possibly can. My 19 year old still wants his mommy, but wtf he can get stuff himself and help me out.

Best wishes,

Shesha -

Thanks. I hope I heal as quickly as you. You are doing so well. I will have as much organized as I possibly can. My 19 year old still wants his mommy, but wtf he can get stuff himself and help me out.

Best wishes,

Make him take Care of YOU for a change girl!!

Hey Everyone! Great to see these dates!!! Woo Hoo.

I have my phone consulation with Dr. K on Monday.

Hey Everyone! Great to see these dates!!! Woo Hoo.

I have my phone consulation with Dr. K on Monday.

Yay lap_dancer!!!!

Yay lap_dancer!!!!

DrewsLou thanks for that holla!

I don't know whether to wait until June when I am off for summer or if I should catch a date in April or May to get this done ASAP.

Any thoughts?

DrewsLou thanks for that holla!

I don't know whether to wait until June when I am off for summer or if I should catch a date in April or May to get this done ASAP.

Any thoughts?

I'm an instant gratification kinda girl myself so I would vote for having surgery ASAP. I know that Dr K is getting super busy lately, I'm not sure how far out he is booked currently.

Let me know what you decide!

Hi there!

I had my first fill with Dr. K today. Trying to determine if the fill was good or not with the water was so hard to do! We finally decided that 1.6 cc's was good, I said my good bye's and left. Well, then I tried to eat some lunch. I took two small bites of a well chewed chicken breast and ugh! golf ball! I tried again later and couldn't keep water down. Soooo, I called up Dr. K's office and he took me in again this afternoon and through trial and error again, we removed 2 - 10ths of a cc, so now I am at 1.4. Well, I was able to eat and drink a small but fair amount of food for dinner. Now I am afraid I had him take too much out!! UGH!!! How fickle!

I am sure things will change tomorrow, but I know I had too much in before. I just wish I would have had him stop removing saline at 1.5 instead of 1.4 cc's.

Any words of wisdom would be helpful!

Thanks!

I agree with DrewsLou, I sat in his office for a while today, and that phone hardly stopped ringing! I asked Marilyn and Robin how many surgeries Dr.K did in a month, but they just smiled...

I'm an instant gratification kinda girl myself so I would vote for having surgery ASAP. I know that Dr K is getting super busy lately, I'm not sure how far out he is booked currently.

Let me know what you decide!