Anyone else getting cold feet?

[orea15 0]

Meeting with the surgeon will not obligate you. So why not?

Look at it this way: There is nothing that is so dangerous that you shouldn't talk about it. (Paraphrasing one of my favorite movies. Extra points if you know which one!)

Yes, this is a time for you to ask any and all questions. Your surgeon may well explain the band and what it can do, and tell you what the surgery involves.

Here is a list of questions I got from someone else:

Some of the questions I asked the first time I met my surgeon was:

1) How many have you done?

2) Complication rate? How many fatalities? And you can ask for details. I asked mine and he was upfront with me.

3) If there are any complications, is anything covered in the cost of the first operation?

4) What is your aftercare program like?

5) Are there support group meetings?

6) Do you have a list of referals from previous patients that you can call and talk with? Alot of surgeons do.

7) What is your fill policy

8) Do you charge for an unfill if the fill is too much? If a fill is too much is there a grace period where it is free to unfill? If so how long is that?

9) How much are fills?

I asked mine at the seminar how aggressive he was about fills in terms of reaching the "sweet spot." This is kind of a trick question, because more aggressive is not necessarily better. You don't want to be overfilled (and possibly risk a prolapse) -- but at the same time you don't want to take two years to get to where you are losing well!

Let us know how it goes. :-)

Orea