I was banded by Dr. Adam Glasgow. He is great! He's experienced, kind, gentle, and caring. His Partner, Dr. Arthur Glasgow, is great too. Together they have put together a great LapBand program. They genuinely care for their patients and their success with their LapBands. They provide a great support system for their band patients, both pre and post surgery. Their website is www.massweightloss.com. Check it out for more details. On a scale of 1 to 10, both of the Glasgows are 12's.

I love my band!

Sue

Hi Katie...just got a call that I'm now in for the seminar on Thurs 3/25. Look for me I'll be the shortest one there...only 4'10", hair is blonde-dirty blonde, and I wear glasses. Hope to see you on the 25th! Priscilla

Yay! You got in to this weeks meeting! I heard that the process could take 2-3 months between all the pre-op appointments and scheduling. That appears much faster than other programs. We'll see what they have to say Thursday.

I guess I didn't set my profile up very well. I am not a male but rather a 34 yr old mom of 2 little ones. Ha ha! I will have to go into my profile and fix that!

I will look for you at the meeting. I am about 5'7", blond and I will be with my husband who has a gottee (?spelling) and glasses.

See you Thursday!

Katie

OK, I'll be on the look out for you Thursday night! Priscilla

Katie and Priscilla,

You'll NEVER hear a negative thing from me atleast about them. I am happy to say i was banded Feb 11th! And can not express enough how caring they are and ALWAYS there for you. I have Adam as a surgeon and let me tell you I emailed him and it never took him more than 15 minutes to get back to me. And let me tell you I emailed him quite a bit post op....lol. They are just an awesome practice! You wont regret choosing them. Good luck...keep in touch please

Hi oceansunset24,

Thank you so much for sharing your experience w/ Dr's Glasgow and that group. I'm so eager to attend the seminar Thurs. I feel very confident now that Surgical Weight Loss Specialists will be the place for me. Will write again after I attend the seminar. Good luck with your continued progress!

Priscilla

Hi Priscilla,

Sorry I couldn't hang around to chat last night. I had to get home...kids were with a babysitter for the 1st time. Did you set up a consult date? What did you think of the group? I really felt like they were sincere and really concerned about the welfare of their patients. I have a consult date of 4/12. I can't wait!!!

Talk to you later,

Katie

Hi Katie and oceansunset24,

No problem Katie...much more important to get home to the kids. I totally agree with you about their sincerity in caring for their patients. I was 2nd in line to make a consult appt. She was going to give me an appt with Arthur but I asked if if I could see Adam so my appt is 4/16. I'm not sure if I would have gotten an earlier appt if I had made it with Arthur. I thought I should see Adam since I want him to do the surgery. Who is your appt with? I'm very excited too! I have not told anyone except for my significant other who I've lived with for 29 years. I made him swear not to tell anyone! I just don't want other people judging me right now. oceansunset 24...letting you know the latest in our progress.

Talk soon...Priscilla

I had gotten an appointment last week via phone. I am seeing Arthur on 4/12. I didn't care who I saw, I just wanted 1st available appointment I had so I could get the ball rolling. The sooner the better if you ask me. I think ultimately I want to have Adam do the surgery but we will see how it goes. I didn't get the feeling that Arthur was any less competent. The whole family is just so nice!

Both are really very nice! I had seen Adam in consult...and he did my surgery, but my post op appt was with Arthur, who took my staples out...both are very caring...awesome! The nurse did my first fill last friday...going in again in a week and half? i think, lol

I know this is a terrible question to ask but seeing my health/life is my main focus, the question needs to be asked.... is one surgeon better than the other? From what I understand, they both do surgeries, right? Arthur has several years of experience but Adam seemed really impressive and knowledgeable when he spoke at the meeting. My gut tells me that I am in good hands with either but just wanted to get your opinion....

From what I've always known, they operate together, or at least they did at one point...hum... in my opinion they're both equally competent and caring, good luck to all of you and God bless!

Hi:

I agree with others. They're both great surgeons. They've done more than 500 bands, so they've got plenty of experience. They're both very caring people. They both seem genuinely engaged in their patients lap band journeys. You'll be making a great decision with either one of these doctors.

Best wishes to you.

I love my band and my new flat tummy.

Sue

Agreed! Really dont think you can go wrong with either doc

Well, I am on a roll now.... I have my sleep study scheduled for this Thursday 4/8. I see Dr. Glasgow next Monday 4/12, the nutritionist on Wednesday 4/14 and then meet w/ Dr. Newman on the 22nd. Does anyone know how long after these required appointments it takes to get a surgery date scheduled?

Thanks, Katie

Katie:

I was banded by Dr. Adam Glasgow back in July 2007. I had my first one-on-one appointment with him on April 23, 2007 and my surgery was July 26th, 2007. I did not have a six month supervised diet requirement. Some insurances have that.

Best wishes to you. Maybe I'll catch you at support group some time. You might want to check out support group even before you get banded because that's when you'll have alot of experienced bandsters in one place.

Take care.

Sue