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Hey Laurie ~ Find out what medical board governs his license and call them to find out more about his background, complaints, sanctions, etc. It should all be public information. Also, contact that county courthouse and have them search for civil and criminal records. Doctors usually have lawsuits against them, especially civil ones, but I would be interested in criminal ones as well. This should also be public information, but the courthouse might have a fee to search records. You would have to request a copy of the docket or entire file to learn more about the alleged incidents, or you could go to the courthouse and review the file in person. Just talk to the court clerk and they can tell you how they offer their records to the public. Law suits are often times inflated, but you should be able to get an idea if you comfortable with your surgeon based on the number and kind of suits against him. I own a private investigation firm, so if you need help identifying the courts, counties, etc., email me privately at [email protected]. There is a lot of information out there that is public, you just have to know where to find it and have the time to go after it. Go to the medical board first to see if they can give you a date of birth or a middle name or something. That way, when you find multiple cases with a name like Elliot Goodman, you can sort them out to what belongs to your surgeon and what ones do not. It's hard to say how common that name is. Good luck to you, and I strongly recommend doing as much research as possible with any endeavor. If you feel you are making an informed decision, you will be much more comfortable with your decision in the long run. Angela

Have you posted on the New York board to get info from any of his patients?

My goal was to limit splurges to one day per weekend and to take my meds, vits and water on weekends (I don't have any problems eating right, gettin in water and vits through the week, only on weekends). This past weekend was good food-wise. I was a "model of self-control" on Sunday (an absolute pig on Saturday, but we won't go into that!). I honestly do not remember if I took my meds and vits, but I know I got in my water.

How'd everyone body do? Report in. Remember, if you didn't meet your goals... you've got 4 more weeks to do it. I know that's how I'm looking at it. LOL! Here is the original post. If you didn't join in over the prior last weeks, join now. 4 more weeks to go! I got to the gym twice which is a marked improvement. Didn't go other days since I was so sore! Owie. Went this morning so a good start to this week. Take care folks! Kathy ............................................................................................................ 8 Week Challenge - Who Is Down Wid That? Original Post by Kathy & Rich at 5:17 AM PST on 10/30/2006 Fairfax, VA - RNY (05/20/2005) - Joseph Chebli, M.D. Post the things that you'd like to work on in the next 8 weeks. The challenge will last from today until Christmas day which is as you many have guessed - 8 weeks from today. Makes some positive changes. Work on getting in your water or vitamins. Work on getting in your protein. Working on moving your body to get it fit and toned. We'll have a weekly check in for those participating. Remember you can jump in at any time. Some suggestions of things to keep in mind: 1. Try not to post "I want to lose 10 lbs by Christmas" - we all know this far post-op that it is hard to truly gauge how much weight our bodies will lose and how fast/slow it will go. It would be wiser to chose eating, water, vitamin and fitness goals that might yield weight loss when done consistently over the 8 week period. 2. Try not commit to doing anything every single solitary day during the 8 weeks. Do not set yourself up for failure from the start. We all know that is derned near impossible to do something every day. Illness, problems, work, family and just plain life gets in the way. Setting a goal of "I'm going to get 100 oz of water in and all my vitamins in at least 5 days a week every week" is better than saying you are going to do it 7 days a week. See my point? (See I actually did pay attention at Weigh****chers and other therapy type meetings). 3. Be sure to set yourself some cool reward at the end for a job well done. Whether it is buying yourself something if it is in the budget, a spa treatment, or just going to the library and getting a good book and allowing yourself the free time to doing nothing else but sit and read - go for it! So what'll it be. Name your own poison. LOL!