Dr Michael Talbot - Sydney

Hey Purrfection

How are you doing with the optifast ........... OMG it's so close now .......

Hey i think we should start a paragastric Balloon thread.... Yeaha ..... saying from balloon to sleeve hehehehehehehehehe

Thinking of you ......

Just like Lovelyslim, I went with Dr Talbot for the Percutaneous Paragastic Balloon Trial. (I met Lovelyslim in Dr Talbots office!)
Unfortunately it was not a success for me either.
After having the balloon out I put back on the weight and then some.
Dr Talbot will be sleeving me next monday!

I think he has a wonderful bedside manner - very honest & straight forward.

[quote="vhappy"]Hi All,

Dr Michael Talbot performed my Sleeve and Hiatis Hernia repear and gall blabber and an extra Hernia ........ He Rocks ........ great staff and hospital ...........

Dr. Talbot is Excellent .....

cosican wrote:

Starting to get incredibly nervous!!!!!!!!!!! But very excited that the surgery will be the kickstart for the rest of my life

Wanting to know what to expect immediately after surgery re pain etc

i had my sleeve on tuesday 28th (2 days ago) at kogarah! im still here recovering- i may go home tomorrow or saturday.

i originally had a band placed in dec2008 but i hated it so ddr talbot removed the band in aug 2011.

as for how it feels- it feels uncomfortable, cant drink fast or breathe deep

i got worried that i may have a leak but i was reassured that all is well.

i dont feel hungry but i do feel very tired


good luck

Starting to get incredibly nervous!!!!!!!!!!! But very excited that the surgery will be the kickstart for the rest of my life

Wanting to know what to expect immediately after surgery re pain etc

Had my sleeve done on monday the 13th Feb with Dr Talbot at St George.Couldnt fault it or him.Very down to earth guy and came highly recommended,as with the hospital.Stil feeling a bit bloated and tired but ok.

Very strange. It must be the health insurance company that's causing the problems. I was only technically 35kg overweight and my insurance company didn't have a problem. The only people who are allowed to have the sleeve are those for whom obesity is considered a 'life threatening' health problem. Otherwise every man and his dog would be having the surgery. The reason why I got through was due to my chronic back problems and depression.



I hope she can find a surgeon who will help her.

Oh no, she's told him she will die if she doesn't have it etc. Her GP has told her the same thing.
She is very over weight.
He just said he doesn't do it.

I think the reason this has happened is because your family member has stated that being overweight is not a problem for him/her. Being overweight is life threatening when the BMI is over 35, and/or you suffer depression, and/or you have high blood pressure, and/or you have diabetes, etc. You need these 'extra' circumstances if you are claiming that your state of being overweight is life threatening.



Maybe your relative is not that much overweight and has no other 'extra' circumstance causing him/her problems. This is the same for all surgeons, not just Dr Talbot.

Hi Everyone

I have a family member going for surgery in a few weeks with Dr Talbot. She has told me he won't put in her letter for APRA "potentionally life threatening" as he is worried about legal ramifications. So APRA will not release her super funds.
Did anyone else have this problem with him and if so how did you get around it?

Thanks

Tracey

Dr.Micheal Talbot from St George Private Hospital will be doing my sleeve and gall bladder surgery on the 1st of November 2011........



He is aweson Great excellent very good and has a real helpfull Team of staff ............

Can't wait for my sleeve ...



,,.........so much weight to lose



Date of surgery 1/11/11

Waiting since 1st nov2010 for PHF

Hiya JodiW,
Good luck with the appointment. I will tell you that I think he is a very interesting man.... He sleeved me last Monday... I believe he is the best of the best and highly recommend him. Good luck. Sweets.x

Hi All,

I have an appointment tomorrow with Dr Talbot. Had a stomach band put in in Feb 09 and have since lost 46kgs I had the band removed in March 11 due to it slipping. I am now meeting with Dr Talbot to assess the best option for me and my Specialist here in Orange recommended Dr Talbot was the man to speak to and he thinks the Sleeve is what Dr Talbot is what would be recommended for me.

I just wanted to say how helpful you have all been I have not spoken to anyone who has had the sleeve and it was only on my post band removal visit to my specialist that I learnt about the sleeve.

It sounds like you have all had amazing success with the sleeve and I am hoping I can add to the success stories here!

Hiya,
Any more recent sleevers from Dr Talbot???
He is doing me on Monday 20 June 2011
Sweets x

Dr Talbot operated on my January this year - he's just an incredible surgeon. Quite frankly, I find weight loss with the sleeve virtually effortless. People warned me that all weight loss is difficult - but with the sleeve, it's not. After having 'endured' the lapband through another surgeon, the sleeve is just the easiest weight loss option on the market.

My sister also had Dr Talbot for her band and is doing really well with it (unlike me who had the band removed last year in prep for the sleeve). I still think she should get the sleeve in future though, as the vomiting is just so bad with the band. I've never vomited once with the sleeve and feel satisfied all the time foodwise.

I'd recommend Dr Talbot to anyone for any WLS - he's honestly saved my life.

Aquarius

hey Adrian come down to liverpool we are meeting on saturday 12.30pm at rashays details on forum.... COME ...

DR. Talbot is the BEST .... His aweson ...I have been with him for over 1 year and a half bcos i did his paragastric Balloon trial ... didn't go so Good for me in weight loss ....So now i am getting ready for the Sleeve on 1st NOV 2011....

Your GREAT Dr.Talbot

Hey, richardduffy - you're definitely welcome here. We love getting correct details on this site, and Michael did my surgery, so I'm pleased that someone's keeping the info up to date. Nearly 3 years for me now, and still happy!

Hi Everyone,
I just want to add my praise to The cheeky one. Dr Micheal Talbot.
I have had virtually no pain and am so very happy I chose micheal over other cheaper surgeons.
My recovery time has ben great so far(knock on wood) as Im only 2 days out. I have done everything that I was told to do and so far so great!!!!!
I cant believe he skill he must have to give someone major surgery as this and to feel so good is amazing.
The whole team are great friendly happy and never want to rush you.
Thanks Micheal. And next time you see me I will definetly get you back somehow for the "didnt recognise you dressed comment" hahhahahahaaha So cheeky.
12 outof 10 from me!!!!

Juls

well truthfully you'll probably be pretty cranky on it!!! it's pretty average, just stock up on salad stuff and make soup in advance
i also made my familys dinners in advance so i didn't have to cook while on it
mel

Im counting down day by day to starting the VLCD i have to be on it a month as i have a big tricky Hiatus Hernia to repair. Has anyone got any tips or hints on the VLCD or what to expect from it??

Hi Adrian
Welcome!
Dr T did my surgery 6 months ago and i had a hernia fixed at the same time (not that i knew i had one prior)
we are having a catch up at bangor if you're free on 23rd of this month (go to the get together part and the details are there)

for your weight ticker go to www.tickerfactory.com and follow the prompts, then just cut and paste it into your sig (under the 'profile' part up the top of the screen)

cheers
mel

I have now got my date for Surgery which is the 8th April 2011 the begining of my new life. Well the beginning really will be when I go on the VLCD for one month before surgery!! Im having my fixed Hiatus Hernia repaired as well hence me being on the VLCD for a month before surgery!!

Please can some one point me in the right direction on how to put my details weight etc on the bottom of my posts as everyone does!! I'm a real newbie when it comes to forums and andy finding my way around them.

I'd really looking forward to my journey and would like to get to know all you very nice people here!!

Adrian

Hi All,
I have my first appointment at Dr Talbot office on the 27/01/2011 i have to wait until october for my health fund to tick over the waiting period but already i am convinced I have chosen the right surgeon.

Hi all,

Hopefully no one minds me posting on the forum, I just wanted to ensure that anyone looking had the correct details for Dr Talbot.

Hope everyone has had a restful Christmas break.

Richard Duffy

Upper GI Surgery