"Everything was great with my surgery except I had to wait too long out in a hallway all by myself waiting for an x-ray after surgery. I was still sleepy and groggy and felt vulnerable sitting there all by myself. Other than that everything was fine."
"I went to Louisville Surgical Associates and was assigned to Dr. John Olsafka. There are three surgeons that do the lap band in the office. I have been very satisfied with Dr. Olsafka. He is very professional and caring. I do think his fill schedule could be adjusted to help get restriction earlier. His first fill is at 6 weeks out and then you come in every 6 weeks for the the first 3 months and then it moves to every 12 weeks. I feel like that should be moved to every 4 weeks until you achieve good restriction. Fortunately, I had restriction pretty much from the beginning so I didn't have too much problem with waiting but I could see how it could be a problem for others. I like the way he does fills as well. He has you lay down and do a crunch to find the port, then you sit up and start drinking water as he inserts saline. You let him know when the water stops going down and then he starts taking out fluid until you feel it go down. It seems to work very well to get a good level of restriction. I''ve only been too tight once and that was my fault. I knew it but thought I could deal with it. I lasted about 3 days and decided I couldn't handle the night reflux. He met me on Friday afternoon to let a little out. He was very understanding. "
