I've recently located this website and enjoy reading the posts. After six months of a medicallly supervised weight management program at UCSD, my insurance just approved me for a lap-band. Surgery is scheduled for February 2009 by Dr. Horgan. Would love to hear from others who had their lap band surgery done by Dr. Horgan.

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Welcome to LapBandTalk!

Where is CA is Dr. Horgan? I'm in NorCal and used Dr. Cirangle, with LapSF.

Dr. Santiago Horgan is at UCSD in La Jolla/San Diego.

Oh, duh, I know that program. But for some reason I thought the doc's name was Hogan or Horan or something.

You should ask on the CA section and you'll get lots of responses.

Most people seem very happy with the UCSD program and the ones that aren't are unhappy because they don't like the university aspects of it -- seeing lots of different people who don't always know what you told the last person you saw (or act like they don't, anyway). But if you ask on the Doctors & Hospitals or the CA subforums, you'll get more detailed answers from people who have actually used them.

Thanks! Will do! I've been reading some of the complications people have experienced. Scary. Would be interested in knowing how many people end up having the band removed or experience constant vomiting one year out. Will post to the appropriate area. It's even more scary to think of having a heart attack or diabetes due to my weight. Thanks again!