Hi,

Sorry for the cross posting but I just realized that there is a section specific Canada, so I'm reposting hoping someone in here can help me with the decision.

I'm planning on getting banded and I decided to go for the private route. After doing the research it seems it's between the following people:

1- Dr. Pierre Leclerc at Westmount Square Surgical Center.

2- Dr. Pierre-Yves Garneau at Rockland MD.

3- Dr. Steven Miller at SPA Diva Medical.

There is also Dr. Nicholas Christou who seems to be really good. But he's charging close to $18000 while the three others are all around $16000.

Any positive/negative experience with any of the above docs? Sharing your experience with me is greatly appreciate as it will help me tremendously in choosing my surgeon.

Thanks!

i called dr. miller to book a consultation friday and i was told that there was a waiting list so i guess hes gettin busy...where r his surgeries done? at the clinic or at the hospital? whoever has gone to him..how did u pay? did u have to pay in full or u can pay in installments?how long does the surgery take?

Hey!

I'm considering the lap band, and anything you have to say is really useful for me. I would really love it if you could tell me how you managed the payment (if paid out of pocket). I'm on a fixed income and 16000 would be a huge hardship for me. Please let me know how you are managing the finances and whether you thought it was do-able.

Dr. Miller seems like the one to go with from all the talk! That's really helpful, thanks:)

Hi,

Sorry for the cross posting but I just realized that there is a section specific Canada, so I'm reposting hoping someone in here can help me with the decision.

I'm planning on getting banded and I decided to go for the private route. After doing the research it seems it's between the following people:

1- Dr. Pierre Leclerc at Westmount Square Surgical Center.

2- Dr. Pierre-Yves Garneau at Rockland MD.

3- Dr. Steven Miller at SPA Diva Medical.

There is also Dr. Nicholas Christou who seems to be really good. But he's charging close to $18000 while the three others are all around $16000.

Any positive/negative experience with any of the above docs? Sharing your experience with me is greatly appreciate as it will help me tremendously in choosing my surgeon.

Thanks!

Hey Sunflower,

I just had my surgery September 15th 2011 at Rockland MD Surgery Center, by Dr. Pierre-Yves Garneau. I really did like the experience, but I sadly had a complication. Everything went well, the wounds healed well. But 3 weeks after the surgery, I had a complication. My body is rejecting the tube linking the band to the port is getting out by one of the wound. So I just had another surgery 2 days ago to remove the infected part of the tube, by the same doctor.

I am REALLY hoping that I will not lose my band because of that complication... Right now I just removed the band aid that was on it.. and I am worried that it's not as healed as it should be.

Hopefully everything will be okay soon....