Hi Terri!

How is everything going? How is your grandson doing?


Cira

Dr. Mitchell Kreiger, Fairfax, VA he is awesome and alot of people have used him in this area.  Go to the Plastic Surgery board and you'll gets lots on answers on there.

Stephanie

 I was torn between VSG and the lap band and finally the idea I'd be losing faster won out. I decided to do this a year ago, and picked Dr. Averbach because he did RouxEnY on two friends of mine, and they were very happy with the outcome.

The only dissent I have with all the praise for Dr. A is you have to be fanatical about follow-up. I had my appointment with Dr. A in Sept. 2010, and it took three months of trying to get an appointment with his nutritional team which you HAVE TO use. As I understand, one nutritionist was retiring, and two new ones were coming in, and I got caught in the crunch. I'm still a little upset that I could be a couple of months post-surgery at this point but instead I have to wait 10 more days. If they had let me use my own nutritionist, I could have avoided that.

I went to Dr. Long's presentation also (when I lived in Burtonsville), and she seemed nice but personal recommendations mean a lot to me. 

It also helps that Dr. A has never lost a patient. As a widow, I didn't want to orphan my kids.

I'm a VSGer and had Dr. Averbach.  He and his whole crew are EXCELENT!  Can't recommend him highly enough.

Good moining Mare,

I am just reading your message. I am sorry it took me so long to respond. Frankly I have 1,012 messages to sift through and I just found yours.  By the time you get this message you will probably be home from your trip.  Wow!  what an exciting job you have. Traveling all over the world and sight seeing I know you love it!  I know you must be looking forward to not have to travel for a bit. It will be a good time to start getting yourself conditioned for this wonderful journey that you are about to embark.

I am so happy that everything is going to work out just fine.  Those three locations that you have a choice to pick which doctor to go with is excellent.  Nothing is more exciting to know that you have FSA that will cover COBRA.   I totally agree with you I would have done the same as well. 
It's great to put all your ducks in a row.  :)

It's very easy to put photos on the OH site.  I can walk you through it if you like, just let me know.  I am on Facebook please friend me there at [email protected] .

My goal is to make it to one of the OH Event as well to meet all these wonderful people that has inspired me through the last 4 years of this great journey.  Hopefully you will be there as well.

Please keep in touch and let me know how everything is going along. Take care and make sure to take time to rest a bit and enjoy Summer.

Take care,

Cira