Cira - How are you?  I'm mending from gallbladder surgery and thought I'd play on the computer and wow, everyone is gone from our group.  How nice to see you and doing well.  I'm good, I've never gained any weight back.  It's been almost 5 years already (lol).  Linda

 Hey everyone!  I am looking for a new PCP, specifically one who can be supportive of me as I go through this process.  I am in Gaithersburg and can get to Damascus, Germantown, Frederick, Olney, Rockville, anywhere in this area within Montgomery County would be fine.  Actually I'll even travel a bit further if someone is really really wonderful.  I do generally prefer female doctors but would consider a male.  My last doctor was fine for the entire six months I was doing nutrtitional counseling, then went completely crazy when I asked her for a recommendation letter for insurance.  :( 

Dr. Averbach performed Roux-en-Y GPB on me last month.  His practice is so wonderful and so helpful! His office staff has two people who make it their business to know exactly what your insurance requires for you to get approval.  There is a nutrition program, so all of this is not  a surprise when you're done. And they follow up - boy do they follow up! This is a life-long process and they treat it that way. The nutritionists and the nursing staff are a encyclopedia of information and are all so very nice! Dr. A. is also very nice and extremely knowledgeable.  St. Agnes Hospital, is also lovely.  I didn't have fun with my surgery by any means - I was glad to go home, LOL:)! But they made it a lot more bearable!
HTH,
Joan a/k/a FSK

I can't speak highly enough about Dr. Averbach. He is an excellent surgeon.

Talk about a quiet board.  Where is everyone?

Edited because I can't spell.