Let me introduce myself, My name is Cameron and I am A surgical first assistant and Bariatric coordinator for a Lap-Band surgeon in Southern Colorado. I am not here to try and find patients or to try and cure problems but I do find I am able to better help our patients and be more informative by reading others posts and seeing how other folks were able to solve insurance issues and I have learned some tricks from other posts. I am more than happy to answer questions that I can with the knowledge that I will always remind you it is the way that we do it so you should call your surgeon to make sure of what they want. I hope nobody minds me being here. Thank you for letting me learn how to better help our patients

Cameron

CTS/SFA

"So that others may live"

I don't mind. You're honest and forthcoming, so what more could we ask for?!?! I'm so glad that this board can help you help others. What a blessing!

Thanks for being so honest about why you're here, and feel free to dig through the old posts. Maybe you'll find even more to help those patients that you work with.

"knowledge is strenght" - Welcome

Hi Cameron, and welcome! In all my journeys through the banding knowledge on the internet, some of the wisest people I've found are the medical types who are taking the time to really interact with bandsters. You have a very valuable perspective to share, and it's good to know you appreciate that you can learn from us as well.

Nice to meet you, and I hope we get to know you better.

Welcome Cameron: As one of the moderators come on in and take your shoes off and sit a spell. Thanks for your honesty and that you aren't trying to solicite patients.

I would ask if someone approaches you on a post to take the conversation to a Private Message.

Welcome again.

Well Hello Cameron, Never thought I would see you post here. This is where I have been getting so much of my Information... You are Most welcome here.

"Everyone, Cameron is My Dr. Asst. He is great! Been giving me good news all week!!"

Welcome Cameron! Glad you have you aboard! Thanks Trish for bringing him here!

Cameron-

I'm so glad your here! We can use your experience and if you have any questions about how to better serve your patients, you'll find lots of ideas here!

I have a question that maybe you can answer-

what are the current theories on why we need to keep getting fills? I've heard stomach tissue thinning, losing fat around the stomach, etc. What do you think?

Also, some people experience sudden restriction weeks after a fill...I don't understand the physics behind the band...but couldn't it be that saline doesn't travel up the tube until later?

Again, thanks so much for saying hello and thanks, too for helping give morbidly obese patients a new life.

Megan

Welcome, Cameron! Are you also a banded patient? Look forward to hearing from you here.

Well, I'm not banded myself, but if I was going to have a procedure the band would be it and believe me I travelled all over the US to different seminars learning about all the different procedures. In my opinion the band is the safest choice.

On the fills, most people need three to five the first year. Surgical swelling is going down for about twelve months which cuts down on restriction and yes the first stuff to melt away is on the inside so the amount left under the band around the stomach goes away which in turn cuts down on the restriction.

Hi Cameron,

Welcome, its nice to have you here. I have some questions... My fill doctor (who I absolutely love) doesn't use the barium swallow when he does flouro fills. I have heard of other doctors in my state (Oregon) who also do not use the barium though I know far more people who get the barium. It seems like I am missing out on something without getting it. What is your offices protocol on barium and flouro fills? Also what is your offices' theory on erosion? It seems like far more complaints regarding erosion have occurred by patients from the surgeon I used and of course that concerns me. It also seems like there are endless theories regarding erosion. Have you had any occurrences of it in your office? How many years and bands have been placed there? Again welcome and I'm glad you've come to visit. Best wishes, Teresa

Oh wow, I didnt even ask question like that when I went to go see Dr. Smith, and Cameron.. Good questions ! I would like to know too... Im compiling a list of questions for Dr. Smith and You- Cameron when I go see you guys on April 18th.

And you know you can always call and ask whatever questions you have Trish, If I'm in Surgery I will call you back.

Cameron

CTS/SFA

P.S. Just so folks don't think I am rude I am replying to most questions privately instead of floating pages of what I do with my surgeon out there, and remember your surgeon may be different then us and that does not mean that it is wrong it's just we all have different tendancies

Cameron

CTS/SFA

P.S. Just so folks don't think I am rude I am replying to most questions privately instead of floating pages of what I do with my surgeon out there, and remember your surgeon may be different then us and that does not mean that it is wrong it's just we all have different tendancies

Cameron

CTS/SFA

Cameron, please just keep in mind that while you learn from us, we can & would like to learn from you as well;0) We all know there are different docs w/different ways of doing things. Thats why we share our stories to find different solutions to answers & concerns & success'. Just a thought:)

I also agree with I'll succeed, I would like to know the answer to the questions from hagerteresa, this way I can learn. And thanks Cameron for joining us.

Corgi