I kinda like that show but medical shows interest me, I know they can gross some people out with the plastics. Anyway, the last episode there was a woman who wanted the band and the doctors said no because it wasn't quick enough weight loss and she needed to get hers down quickly to remove a hernia. He said that you only lose about five pounds a month.

It got me thinking, is that really the average weight loss? I know that losing weight is losing weight but that is how much I am losing by myself on my own. I would like to think that it would be a little more, like eight or ten.

Has anyone felt the loss was a lot slower than they thought?

Thanks guys!

I consulted with Dr. Robert Davis from that show. I have been banded for 4 years, but started having complications last Oct. I'm having the band removed this Tuesday and doing gastric. I will say that the Davis's are outstanding surgeons (I didn't choose them to do my surgery because I had HELL with his staff), but they are not fans of the band which is why you probably dont see them pushing it on their show.

Everyone is different. I lost 23 lbs the first 8 days. Just follow your dr's instructions and you will be successful.

I think HELL isn't a strong enough word to describe his staff LOL. I almost switched doctors at the last minute because of the BS they put me through. I definitely agree that they are not fans of the band, but they will do it if they feel the patient can handle it. Did I mention that their staff sucks? (ha ha)

You are right, HELL isn't a strong enough word. LOL. I went round and round and round with Tameki. I did switch dr's at the last minute. I actually called my ins company and cancelled the pre-authorization that she had submitted, and decided to just stick with Dr. Spiegel (who did my lapband). Im so glad I made the decision because Tameki submitted my coworkers at the same time, and she got denied because the wrong determination code was used. So, now she has to appeal. I was on week 4 with Tameki when I cancelled. I cancelled because the ins company STILL didnt have all they needed and had been calling her with no response. I cancelled that on a Monday, Dr. Spiegel re-submitted on Tuesday and I was approved 5 days later and I'm scheduled for surgery this Tuesday. I plan on writing both Garth and Robert an email because I think they trust their staff and have NO idea what is really going on. Yes, their staff SUCKS. LOL