Dr. Nguyen - UCI Hospital, Orange, CA

[Sandy 0]

Anyone else have surgery with Dr. Nguyen or Dr. Naim at UCI hospital?

[lepez 0]

Anyone else have surgery with Dr. Nguyen or Dr. Naim at UCI hospital?

I have my final appontment with Dr. Nguyen on Aug. 28. I will probably get my band in September. How did you like him as a surgeon? Do you have any issues with your band.I posted a thread for anyone who had surgery with him but no one responded so I started to worry about his skill at the lap band. I know he has trained Dr. Paya and Dr. Naim who were both on Dr. 90210.

[Sandy 0]

Hi there!

well, I think Dr. Nguyen is great! I've had some major set backs though, not his fault at all. I got banded on 3/12/07. First my port was tilted and he had to go in and move it. Then a few weeks later that new port started to get infected. So now I have no port and just the band around. I haven't been able to get a fill yet. I get my new port at the beginning of Sept. But so far I've lost 41 lbs.

Good luck!!! Are you going to the meetings at UCI? Maybe I'll meet you there. Our next one is on the 21st.

[lepez 0]

Hello Sandy,

I am going to the meeting on the 21st!!!!!!!!!!! It will be really great to meet you in person. Why was your port tilted? Did the stitches come loose?

Cheryl

[Sandy 0]

No, Dr. Nguyen thinks it might have happened when I was still healing. There's really no reason why it happened. I'll tell you more in detail when I see you at the meeting. Some of us from lapbandtalk.com are getting together, are you joining us? We're getting together in Huntington Beach. http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f26/cali-bandsters-unite-8430/ This link will tell you more about the meeting in Huntington Beach.

[lepez 0]

No, Dr. Nguyen thinks it might have happened when I was still healing. There's really no reason why it happened. I'll tell you more in detail when I see you at the meeting. Some of us from lapbandtalk.com are getting together, are you joining us? We're getting together in Huntington Beach. http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f26/cali-bandsters-unite-8430/ This link will tell you more about the meeting in Huntington Beach.

Hello Sandy,

Unfortunately I can't make it to the Huntington Beach Party but I will be at the support group on Tuesday. I can't wait to meet you.

Cheryl

[Sandy 0]

Can't wait to meet you!!