Just wondering about support/counseling offered by your surgeons office for post band. What is being offered? How are you billed for it? Ect....

Thanks!

Hi:

My surgeon's office has a monthly support group meeting for their banded patients. They have a nutritionist attend each meeting. Just recently I asked if they could have a plastic surgeon come and talk with us about the possibilities, so he's been there the last two meetings too. I am in the first year still, so I still have monthly one-on-one meetings with the surgeon too.

Love my band!

Sue

My surgeon's office also has a support group and post counseling. I am assuming this is included in the cost of the surgery. This is a great web site.

Grammy in Columbus

//I am assuming this is included in the cost of the surgery//

Never assume, be sure to ask your surgeons office EXACTLY what is included and for how long !!!

Wanabthin, all clinics/surgeons offices vary from what they offer their patients and for how long. You need to ask your specific clinic exactly what they offer, how often they have meetings, if they have any 1-on-1 counselling if you need it, and any costs involved.

The clinic I went to offers 2 support meetings a month. These meetings include a full discussion with a surgeon or nurse practitioner and then there is 2 groups and you can choose which discussion to join. They offer discussions on things like emotional eating, plastic surgery, complications and living a normal life with the band. These meetings are free of charge for as long as we want to go to them....other clinics might charge to attend support meetings....be sure of your own situation !!!!

Good luck and all the best !!!!

Patricia

11/16/06

306/202/175ish

Thank you for the responses. I am familiar with the support groups offered and I realize that all places will be different. I'm actually curious for other reasons in regards to one on one counseling if needed and how that is handled. I just want to get an idea of what type of variety is out there for a project I'm working on. Thanks again.

I'm sure most practices would refer out for individual counseling.

My surgeon's office has support groups twice / week. Two group sessions are required before surgery.

My surgeons office has monthly support meetings which were free, I went to a handful and generally found them to be a disorganized mess where you really don't get much accomplished.

They have great ideas for the meetings just no one to really take charge of them, which is sad.