I thought I'd share my personal experience in the event anyone is trying to find a Doctor in Nova Scotia to take care of their fills. I am getting banded on August 21 and after much research I was concerned with how to handle the necessary follow up care and I was under the impression that Pictou was the nearest place to go, and me without a car, yikes! After the consultation with my surgeon and a long chat with WLSC in Mississauga, I found out that HALIFAX now has a fill Doctor. He started a few months ago and am happy to have a properly trained fill doctor so close to where I live. When I asked my surgeon about the DVD's that some clinics provide to patients for their famly doctors, he said their clinic does not do that as it can cause future complications since they are not properly trained, however, if your family doctor is willing to go to Ontario then the clinic would train them, very interesting! Just thought I'd share my experience because I know I had such a hard time finding a local fill doctor and I'm sure there are others out there like ME :thumbup:

Well done. Congratulations and I know your journey will be exciting.

Thanks Doddie, and I appreciate your email to guide me through. I was very pleased to find out they got someone in my area and it was the first question on my list. Getting excited and looking forward to the days and months to come :thumbup:

Thankyou, pleased I was of some help.

could you tell us the name of this doctor, or the name of the rn in pictou

The Dr. in Halifax is Dr. Robert Stalker and I currently don't have the specifics on where the office is within Halifax. Once I've had my surgery next month and then my first fill then I will know more. If you are interested in the Pictou nurse then you may wish to call the SWLC in Ontario and I'm sure the nurses there would gladly help answer any questions you have. Here is the contact info:

To reach the nurses – either Tammy or Sue, please call 1-866-803-6415 at extension 243. Their email is nurses@lapband.ca