Just moved to Kimberly Idaho

  Hi all:     I just moved from Tacoma Washington to Kimberly Idaho...I am having a hard time finding a bariatric doc here to take up on follow ups for me, and the same with finding a family doc, who is taking new patients...Anyone have any ideas?...    I am doing pretty good so far as I can tell nothing major anyway, a bit of hair loss but nothing too bad, and my back still hurts like crazy every day...    I am finally able to eat food instead of just jello, pudding and water...but still have to watch some things, like rice for instance feels a bit too heavy on my stomach, and I fight with myself every day trying to down the protien drinks, yuk, any suggestions on making that taste better? I am all ears,   Does anyone know exactly how much protein we are supposed to have every day?,    and if there is anyone in Kimberly who has had the surgery, who lives in Kimberly, It would be nice to have a walking partner, or in TwinFalls, probably not but I had to ask anyway...   I had the proximal bypass on may 23rd of last year, 250 to hmmm not sure now 2 months ago it was 165.5, no scales yet so can't weigh myself....though my pants are still a size 12, but a bit baggy so I know I lost a bit more, and yes oh boy do I have a bit a flab and wrinkles, though in my face it is starting to tighten up a bit...Well thats about it for now....    Thank you Gaydria

Welcome to Idaho. Kimberly is a quiet little place I think you'll enjoy. I just moved to Idaho Falls from Twin Falls. There are no bariatric doctors in the TF area but Dr Oakley does have a support group every first Monday of every month at 7 pm at the hospital Education Center right next to the Safe Kids building. Although Oakley is in Boise he sends his nurse and dietician for a support group. His website is thinidaho.com

Good luck,

Carla

  Thankyou Carla, Yes it is a very quiet little town,, I was raised in Rigby Idaho, and my husband was raised in Pocatello, His dad and mom live in shelly, my family or some of them are still in Rigby...My oldest daughter and family live here in kimberly, and I was soooo tired of the rain and green color in Washington after 15 some years there, I wanted to come home...so my daughter said come on so I did..LOL..Thank you I am very glad to be home again after all these years....    Thankyou also for the info and web site, I will call Dr. Oakley this week and see if he can do my follow ups, My dr. in washington will not give me my test results cause he says a dr. needs to see them to tell me what needs done I guess, I was getting very frustrated trying to find even a  family doc around here, they seem to be not taking new patients at this time...    So I guess until I get one, I will have to come to this group for any questions, concerns etc...although right now my only concern is my hair seems to be falling out a bit at a time...even though I drink the protein drinks religiously...also I am almost out of the vitamin B12 injections my doc was giving me...   Other wise I seem to be doing ok...    Have you had the surgery? or thinking about it?...   Well thank you for the quick reply it helped tremendously...    Gaydria

I would go to the Physician Center in the hospital...I used to work there. Their phone number is 733-4343 , I know most docs there are accepting new patients. I would recommend Dr Dan Preucil (pru-soul). He was my doc and he is excellent. Very thourough and professional. He followed up with Dr O for my surgery and he was willing to do so...
Good luck, I am sure you will find a doc,
Carla

  Thank you Carla, I will do that, first thing tomorrow, I didn't get my email checked earlier or I would have called today, or not , where its a holiday...lol I appreciate your help..I didn't realize it would be so hard...I think that is where I went and talked to the lady at the desk she was supposed to call me back with a docs name that was taking new patients, within a week and she never did call...guess I will have to go start bugging them...lol...   Well thanks again...hugs Gaydria