Hi Everyone

Awesome job!!!! Thanks for the welcome! Im slowly working towards my goal. Healthy and pain free is the end goal in this journey.

welcome to good company ericka....I just had my lap rny on jan31st and feel great!! If you decide to look around St Raphael&middlesex both have incredible docs as well as great support groups...I loved my doc as well as the floor I recovered on and the groups are very supportive...Good luck in you r decision!! Always feel free to ask questions..I do ALL THE TIME .....Drea

Looking into different options at this point... I like Dr. Giles for the closeness to where I live, but wont let that effect my end decision. Im TOTALLY frustrated right now with the hoops I have to jump thru. Dang it, dont they know this big girl has bad knees and cant jump too much? ::chuckles:: Thanks for the welcome!!!!

Welcome to the site Ericka. I have found it to be a great support system. The people here are fantastic!!! Good Luck, Love, Dorota

Everyone seems very nice, trying to keep my sense of humor up at this point. Thanks for the welcome!!! Best of luck to you as well!

Checking out different surgeons is always a good idea. I went with Dr. Robert Bell out of Yale in New Haven for my laproscopic RNY. For me personally I just could not see having open surgery when option of having it done laproscopically was available. I had no problems at all with surgery and recovery was relatively easy in comparision to other surgeries I've had in the past. I recommend Dr. Bell very highly and think the extra ride to New Haven was worth it. Good Luck!

I have family in New Haven... my father in law and sister in law, as well as her husband and children live in that area. Thanks for the welcome and the idea of another Dr to contact.