Well, I finally have an appointment next week with Dr. Krause (Beaumont Hospital, Royak Oak) :whoo: and I'm really hoping this will work out for me, and I have a new doctor to perform my lap-band surgery! I would really love to hear any other lap-band patients of Dr. Krause, (or those now getting their fills from Dr. Krause) please say hello and tell me of your experiences!

Rose Wolf, let me know how your appointment goes next week. I have one with him the Monday after Thanksgiving for my consult/ transition from Dr. Deol. I am curious to hear about him.

Hi James!

Well I met with Dr. Krause today, and I have to say I'm VERY impressed and pleased! He was very knowledgeable, pleasant and very open to all questions. He gave a very detailed discussion/presentation of the lap-band surgery itself (to me and a few other ladies wanting to have the surgery), then we each saw him individually for a check-up and to discuss our concerns/questions. I think his explanation of the actual surgery itself was even more detailed than what I learned from Dr. Deol. He has been doing lap-band surgeries for almost 2 years, he says they are about 25% of the surgeries he performs - he said he does about 2-4 surgeries/day, 50% are gastric bypass, 25% lap-band and 25% other various laproscopic surgeries ( he's been a surgeon for over 13 years). He feels the number and percentage of lap-band surgeries will soon be a bigger part of the surgeries he performs, as it's growing in popularity. He showed us a model of the new/improved lap-band now on the market, and I'm bad with names of things like this, but it did look different than the one Dr. Deol showed me. He stays on top of the latest technologies and does research (I volunteered to participate in the lap-band study there at Beaumont Hospital).

Over all, a very nice guy and excellent surgeon - I got a chance to talk to one of his patients while in the waiting room, she said he always shows great care and concern for his patients - even called her at 10:30pm one night to see how she was doing. So I feel happy that I found a good lap-band surgeon - two things I look for in a doctor are experience and personality. It's important for me to have a caring doctor that is easy to talk to, he was both of these. And OH! LOL . . . I did ask him if he was staying put, LOL! :bounce:I told him what happened with Dr. Deol leaving, and he assured me he was going nowhere else . . . Michigan is his home, his family is here, and that is what is most important to him. (I like that!) His office staff (you probably spoke to Bree) was also super-nice.

So I hoped this helped you James . . . as you can tell I had a very good experience at my appointment . . . good luck with your appointment, and let me know how you do! I have decided to hold off my surgery until after the holidays (and Dr. Krause was fine with this) . . . so I will probably have a January date for my lap-band surgery. It's a good time to start a new life! :whoo:

RoseWolf, I am so happy for you. You have been in my thoughts. I'm glad you found a surgeon you like and will be getting your lapband!

Awwwww, thank-you so much Marilyn! Your support and the support of others in this forum has really meant so much to me! You are so sweet, big hugs! :hug:

I admit I felt really lost, nervous and upset when Dr. Deol left, I just didn't think I'd find anyone as good/experienced as her. Dr. Krause was just so nice and the way he explained details of the surgery and what we'd feel afterwards, just left me so happy and feeling peaceful! I'm gonna relax and enjoy the holidays then look forward to joining you in band-land in January! :whoo:Please keep in touch and let me know how you are doing too! I know it's been a rough ride for all of us losing Dr. Deol. I hope everyone can move on and find good doctors that they are happy with again!

Warm Hugs!