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:)

. I know Im doing the right thing but im still scared

I LOVE the "Fatnsassy" moniker! You need to keep that sassy in mind. Unfortunately, I have had several surgeries before this, and I was nervous too. I can assure you that you will be very well taken care of from the moment you walk through the door. Dr. K. is an accomplished surgeon who has done this procedure a 1,000 times. Literally. He will give you a prescription for pain meds. The trick is to stay AHEAD of the pain. That means that for the first couple of days, take the pills as prescribed. If you wait until you feel uncomfortable and take one, you will let the pain get ahead of you. From my experience with this operation - I only really hurt the first day after surgery. Then it was discomfort to; I wonder why I feel so tired? Oh yeah; I just had surgery!

You can do this, and you will have the power to take control of your eating. It is an awesome tool.

Keep us posted, and we will be thinking of you on the 8th!

Mary:thumbup:

HAPPY BANDIVERSARY TO ME!

K, it's my bandiversary so I figured I'd post some progress pics. the "befores" are right before surgery, the "afters" are tonight - down 54 lbs.

Edited July 3, 200917 yr by minidriver

Wow! Lookin good! Happy bandiversary.

and one more set . . . btw, click on the thumbnails to see them in a larger size. wow, can't believe I'm posting pics of my big old butt on the internet.

Wow! Lookin good! Happy bandiversary.

Thanks! I was hoping to have lost about 15 lbs more by now, but my rate of loss has really slowed down. Oh well. I'll just keep plugging away at it.

I like that moniker too, fatnsassy. You'll be scared. I've had surgery before and this was so much easier. I was surprised at how well it went with very little pain afterwords. I had a Mohs procedure to remove a skin cancer on my face and it it bugging me much more than the lapband surgery ever has. Dr. Kirsenbaum was very nice and was willing to answer any questions that I had and even after surgery, which has only been two weeks so far, they have freely answered my questions whenever I have called. I am also glad I did take extra time off of work. I know some people go back after a few days, but I wouldn't recommend it if you have a choice.

I have my first fill scheduled in a couple weeks. The doctor will be out after that for a bit, so they are doing it at four weeks instead of five. I can't afford to go back out to Denver to have Dr. Kirshenbaum do it, but we have an excellent doctor here. He was able to palpate my port, so I won't have to pay for the flouroscope unless there's a problem. They charge a little extra if he didn't do the surgery for the first fill ($200), but it's only $100 after that.

Mini~Happy Bandiversary! Thanks for posting your pictures, you look great!

Mini~Happy Bandiversary! Thanks for posting your pictures, you look great!

Thanks, sweet Mal.

I'm down 3 pounds for this week.

Ok now Im really getting nervous, my surgery is scheduled for the 8th of July. the date is almost here and Im getting scared. dont know why just am. Ive never had surgery before, people are putting ideas in my head, being the devils advocate. I know Im doing the right thing but im still scared

Love the name!

Except soon you'll be SkinnynSassy! I had gall bladder surgery many years ago and had a much worse time than after the lap band. Dr. K is such a great surgeon, he is much more gentle inside of you than most. As others have said keep ahead of the pain. My wonderful hubby set the alarm at night to wake me up and give me my pain meds, it helps SO much. Also get up and walk around, it's the best thing you can do. I have a real fear of IV's (I know, it's silly) so I asked Dr. K if he could give me something for the morning of the surgery, he gave me a script for a Valium and it made all of the difference. I really didn't want to be in a panic before I went under, and I wasn't, something to think about.

You'll be SO glad you did this, I weighed myself this morning and I'm in OnederLand (199!) and to know that I will NEVER see that number 2 again is such an amazing feeling. Good luck to you, keep thinking good thoughts, let us know how you are doing!

Cheryl

Mini~ Happy bandiversary!! You look great!!!

Put me down for no loss this week. I blame the swine flu!!! Maybe I will drop a few nest week as I start to recover.

Going to Disneyland with my Mom and sisters next week. We need something to give us a pick-me-up. DH doesn't like Disneyland anyway, so he doesn't mind that we are going without him. We are either leaving Saturday, or Monday. I am excited, even though we might be a little sad, it will help us remember how many funtimes we had there with Dad

Mini~ Happy bandiversary!! You look great!!!

Put me down for no loss this week. I blame the swine flu!!! Maybe I will drop a few nest week as I start to recover.

Going to Disneyland with my Mom and sisters next week. We need something to give us a pick-me-up. DH doesn't like Disneyland anyway, so he doesn't mind that we are going without him. We are either leaving Saturday, or Monday. I am excited, even though we might be a little sad, it will help us remember how many funtimes we had there with Dad

Thanks, Marie. Have a wonderful time.

Well for the first time since October I will officially record a gain. I am off of the next challenge and I am going to try to change things up a bit. Good luck to all and happy 3th of July!

Dee, put me down for -2 this week. What is the next challenge?

Julie, that's absolutely absurd. And I'm with Deb. Young'uns think we're all old and we think they're all children.

So I went in today and had what is, I hope, my last fill. I got .8 cc's - the most I've ever had at once. But since I've only lost 4 lbs in the past 4 months, I'm ready to be a bit more aggressive.

I plan to have my surgery in about 9 or 10 weeks. I would like to lose 15 lbs by then. I figure I'll probably lose 5ish lbs of skin. I'll be fairly close to my goal by then!! Woohoo!

It is my bandiversary tomorrow and I've lost a total of 54 lbs. Not where I wanted to be after one year, but I'm okay with that. I caught sight of myself in a mirror today and was actually quite pleased with what I saw. Yay me!!

HAPPY BANDIVERSARY TO ME!

K, it's my bandiversary so I figured I'd post some progress pics. the "befores" are right before surgery, the "afters" are tonight - down 54 lbs.

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congrats...u r looking great!

dee, put me down for -.4....

i am getting so discouraged. weight is going nowhere slowly. like mini i have been stuck for months. i am tempted to give up denver fills and find someone here so that i can be filled more frequently..maybe to the size of a toothpick.:tongue_smilie: