Hmmm!! Bogey's! I haven't been there in a few years, but I know it is a popular spot! You should come see our new underground salt museum. It is just a half mile from our house, but we haven't been there yet, but some day soon! Have a great weekend!LaNeta

Hello there! I had to travel to Columbia, MO from Hutchinson for surgery, but am happy with the results. (My insurance wouldn't cover any facility closer, it had to be a bariatrics for excellence center). Anyway, a close friend had surgery with Dr Hamilton last year, and was very pleased with her results! She had no problems, and lost 150#! Good luck! It seems like a long journey, but it is well worth it!  Hugs, LaNeta

Thanks for letting me know Amie.  I havn't been able to find too many people that have had Dr. Hamilton but when I met with him he seemed to be a very nice guy not like a lot of doctors out there.  Now if I can just get the insurance company to get their heads on straight I might be getting somewhere.  I called them today and they told me they haven't recieved any paperwork from my doctor's office which was sent over two weeks ago.  My doctor's nurse assured me she did but she will send again. 

My surgeon was Dr. Steward also and Dr. Dunshee assisted. Hamilton did the 1st seminar I attended and I really thought he was a good guy. My friend had Hamilton for lap-band and she did fine. I think the Tallgrass group is excellent and committed to the long term success of their pateints. Amie

Have you checked out the Duodenal Switch surgery? I live in Emporia and decided to make a 4 hr drive up to Omaha Nebraska, to have my surgery done by Dr Gary Anthone.

Email: [email protected] Director, Bariatric Surgery Program, Physicians Clinic 10060 Regency Circle Omaha, NE 68114 Phone: (402) 354-1320 Fax: (402) 354-1323 http://www.bestcare.org If you are not completly sold on the type of surgery you want to have, I would highly suggest that you check out the Duodenal Switch (aka the DS) There is a forum for it here on OH. Just click on the forums tab at the top of the page and click on the duodenal switch. Or you could go to www.duodenalswitch.com  and get all kinds of information about it. Good Luck