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I'll shortly be receiving my referral for the Self-pay mid-band but I was wondering who I should ask to be referred to.  When I called the office the young lady said I would get in quicker with Tang, but I seem to read very little about him and lots about Dr. Amson on here.  Your thoughts?

Also, where is the mid-band surgery performed, at their office or at Royal Jubilee?

Thanks for the information.

Susan

By the way, all you wonderful people out there are looking fantastic!  

Dr. Amson performed my Mid Band surgery on January 20th of this year:  the guy is amazing.  I had every co-morbidity in the book and he safely dealt with all of them.  He came back and saw me at 8:00 pm in the Hospital after he performed my surgery at 2:00 pm that day.  He came back to the hospital at 8:00 am the next morning to make sure I was well.  He even said I could come to his office that afternoon if I needed too….

Right before my surgery he asked for my husband's cell number so he could call him after I was in Recovery.  He responds to e-mails and was nice enough to introduce me to my surgery "twin" after my surgery was over…

So, I would go for Dr. Amson; he really impressed me.  I haven't had a fill yet and I have gone from 272 to 242 lbs as of this morning.  The band (even unfilled) is making me super-accountable!

Off topic:  Read the Jessie Ahroni book about 10x before your surgery and make what she says your mantra!

Good luck and I'll be so excited to hear about your journey!  Fiona

susanbee said:

Sounds like they're both great physicians…thanks very much for all the information.

Wow, Fiona, you're doing great!  I can hardly wait to be in your shoes.

Susan

I had my surgery on February 17/10 with Dr Amson.  I am also extremely happy with how I was treated.  He never makes you feel like he is in a rush to get to the next patient and he has great bedside manner.   I am on Day 11 and I have zero complaints.  I have lost 13lbs so far.  I am sure Dr Tang is good but I never hear anything about him.   I live in Northern B.C. and our Orthopedic surgeon cant say enough good things about Dr Amson.   He has seen patients that had there surgery with Dr Amson and he says he is a genius.   That made me way less nervous on the day of the surgery.  From the day of my first appointment to the day of the surgery was 4 months.  If could of been a little faster but they were waiting for some test results that my Doc had not told me I needed.  Good luck.