:embarassed:Hi everyone,

I am scheduled to be banded on Sept. 18 in Detroit. I am getting a little concerned as I have been searching on her for a while and have yet to see anyone (except for one) other person who was scheduled by the Belite Group. The woman is named Joann and I am sure that she is also affiliated with a group in Mexico.

Can anyone give me any information about this company.......good or bad.:help:

I am also scheduled in Detroit September 21 and I did go through the same group. Be sure and let me know your experience.

Belite contracts with various docs to promote them. Docs pay Belite to advertise on their behalf. They used to contract with Dr. Kuri but that ended.

While they used to have virtually no actual reputation, the doctors had the rep, they seem to be developing a 'not so great' rep lately. Lots of people are coming here and complaining that they are not getting return phone calls, they are not getting questions answered, they are not happy with the service. They feel that when they are booked for surgery, Belite tends to ignore them. Belite is right there for them until the moment they book surgery then Belite hits the road and tends to focus on getting more business, not working with the people they already have signed up.

Hi Tilly,

If your surgery is on the 21st, I will probably just be on my way home from Detroit. I will try to let you know how it went but I am thinking that you won't get to read it before your surgery. I wish you the best right now and try not to be nervous.........ok.....I am a little nervous.

Let's compare notes afterwards. Also, are you on a pre-op liquid diet? I haven't been on one. I have just tried to watch the calories and fat all week. I think I may have actually lost a couple pounds doing this.

Keep in touch and Good luck!

I scheduled through Belite and got mine done in Mexico. They assign you a patient advocate who was great to me. The only problem I had was with the doctor's group in mexico not planning things very well while I was there.

Is this the same group as Belighter?

If it was/is, I'm not impressed. Belighter missed my surgery date by four days. I flew to Monterray MX and had no one there to meet me. I was thinking about following the John Deere group home because they seemed familiar to this country girl from MT. I was able to get ahold of my liason from Belighter, who didn't want to talk to me then (she was in the hospital) but I was panic-ed and she finally got ahold of someone who came to the hospital, after I figured out how to get a cab there (out of my pocket). They were expecting me on a friday and I was there monday night..surgery on Tuesday, they were able to work it out. I have to say, the people in Mexico were wonderful. Just the liason...not so good.

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Hey Bluebird, how are you doing? I have 3 days and I was hoping I would hear from you. I just forgot today is your surgery. I just whispered a prayed for you.

I am doing great. This is post-op day 3 for me and I am up and about thinking of having a garage sale.......my husband will do all the heavy lifting. So far, this was a very easy surgery and my surgeon, Dr. Scott Laker, from Detroit Medical Center was just wonderful. I would recommend him without any hesitation. Looking forward to my smaller jeans fitting agian very soon. Let me know how you are doing also.

Tilly, who is your surgeon in Detroit? Everyone was absolutely wonderful to me. The surgery was fairly easy and my pain is well controlled. I was actually more worried than I needed to be. Relax, it will all be over soon and you will be up and about. And, if you are anything like me, will be going stir crazy sitting around the house. Keep me posted.