New DS Surgeon in GA!!!
YES!! 
TO ALL OF YOU PRE-OPS OUT THERE THAT HAS BEEN THINKING ABOUT 
HAVING THE DUODENAL SWITCH (DS) BUT DID NOT WANT TO GO OUTTA STATE! 
NOW YOU MAY NOT HAVE TO!!! BECAUSE DR. CHASEN NOW DOES THE DS!! 
I CALLED HIS OFFICE AND SPOKE WITH LISA HIS PATIENT ASSISTANT AND SHE INFORMED ME THAT HE DOES PERFORM THE (DS) AND HIS DOES IT LAPAROSCOPIC!!! 
SHE WILL BE CALLING ME BACK TO LET ME KNOW THE EXACT NUMBER OF DS's HE HAS PERFORMED!!! THIS IS GREAT!!
PS... I'LL KEEP YOU ALL INFORMED WHEN I HEAR MORE!!
Trinity Hospital of Augusta (Augusta)Arthur B. Chasen, M.D. (FYI...HE IS NOT LISTED ON DSFACTS!!)
1500 Johns Road, Suite 3
Augusta, GA 30904
Phone: (706) 481-7298
Fax: (706) 481-7971
**** I AM AN OH SUPPORT GROUP LEADER ****
WHY I CHOSE DS: No dumping. Highest percentage of weight loss, Best long term results, Won't regain weight! Eat normal sized meals, 96% diabeties, 90% high blood pressure, 80% sleep apnea cured. I 
MY DS!
My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four unless there were three other people. ~Orson Wells
HE IS IN NETWORK WITH STATE HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN ( SHBP) 
I WAS ALSO INFORMED BY LISA (DR, CHASEN PATIENT ASSISTANT) THAT YOU CAN MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH DR. CHASEN EVEN BEFORE YOU GET AN APPROVAL ( I know a lot of surgeons require an approval 1st)
* EVERY 3RD THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH IS HIS SEMINAR AND YES HE IS THERE ANSWERING QUESTIONS!!!
* SHE STILL HAVE NOT GIVING ME AN EXACT NUMBER OF DS's PERFORMED BY DR. CHASEN. HOWEVER SHE DID GIVE ME AN ESTIMATED COUNT. SHE THINK IT IS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 8 TO 12.
Izzy
Wanna know about my type of surgery?
Visit www.dsfacts.com 
IZZY
HW/338 SW/321 CW/205 GW/185
(20 lbs from my goal!!! YaY!!)
