New here

I am new here. I just started the path to surgery (pretty sure it will be RNY) and I hope to learn a lot here. It's kinda scary but something I need to do.

The surgery office here has two surgeons but unless you want a band they just assign you to a surgeon.  Is that typical? I sorta thought I could pick which one.

Missy

Welcome, Missy! You'll find a lot of good information and support here.

As far as your surgery office assigning you a surgeon, I'm not sure just how common that is. There are two surgeons in my doctor's office, but I was able to pick which one I wanted. I would say once you are assigned a surgeon, go ahead and research him/her and meet. That way you can decide if you'd rather go with someone else and possibly change offices completely.

Good luck!

My surgeons office also has two surgeons, they assigned me to one. They are both awesome, so either one was okay for me. After you meet with the surgeon you could always ask to meet with the other one if you aren't happy.

Welcome Missy. You'll find answers to a lot of your questions here. Best of luck, and don't be afraid to let us know if we can help.

Welcome Missy, and congratulations on beginning your journey toward WLS.  

Welcome!  There is a lot of information here, especially if you use the Search function (the small magnifying glass in the top banner), but feel free to ask questions if you have them.

Some surgery offices allow you to choose your surgeon and others don't, but if you really have a preference for some reason, I would just let the surgical office know that you were hoping to work with Dr. X and see what they say.

Lora

Maybe both surgeons are equally qualified for the band but one or the other is qualified in the others. Like the post before, you can always ask if you don't "click" with your assigned surgeon. Good luck to you!