Yes a dietician that has had the surgery themselves

HI DOES ANYONE KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY DIETIONS  IN RI THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH WITH ONE OF THE SURGERIES?

 

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omg, this is so weird... i myself just posted this morning about being 3 years out and in doing so, i began to think of you and lisa,ad a few others,  wondering how you are......and bang, here is your blog staring at me square in the face...

i am so sorry to hear lisa is not feeling well...i certainly can relate to the going back to eating...i lost my mom in april and just went through a scary time aftr recievng results from my recent mammagram... i have maintained my weight for 3 years and now all of a sudden, i am up almost 15 pounds... i am getting scared!!!!!

i am also finding ways to eat more, without that full feeling... mind over matter???

lyn

 I have been considering surgery for some time so went to see Dr. V who basically said he could not operate because of my size.Thought that was the point of all of this so was quite discouraged. Now I aam quite large, close to 500. So talked to my father inlaw who had surgery years ago with Dr. Roye and had nothing but good to say about him. So looked him up and found he is now in Dr. V's office.  Thats a bit awkward now but also concerned.he will have the same answer since they are some how now associated.  My father in law was 500+ when he had his bypass but I'm looking more for VSG to possibly go DS when safer.  Basically at this point I'm looking for advice because I'm certain this would be a good tool for me to make some big.life changes but concerned because both docs work with the same hospitals so the answer will be the same.  Anybody have any advice?

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Hello Members,

On a daily basis we get calls from members in desperate need of surgeons that will accept Medicaid and or Medicare for Bariatric surgery.  It breaks our hearts when we have to say "we don't know of any surgeons in your state we can refer you to". 

Can you please help us? If you know of any surgeons in your state that accepts Medicaid and or Medicare, will you list their:

Name

If they accept Medicare and or Medcaid

Phone number

Facility

Address

This list will remain here for our members to access and use.

Thank you so much!!!

ObesityHelp,

Member Services

Good luck! Still pre-op here but excited to be in the process with Dr. Pohl and his gang!

I had the sleeve done one year ago last week. I'm very happy with the results. Often times the support groups are the best places to get answers, but  I would be more than happy to answer any questions you have regarding my surgery.
Ginny