Anyone Have Surgery Near or In Champaign, IL?

I was wondering for those of you who live in the Champaign, IL area, where you went for your surgery? 

I'm not from Champaign but I had my open RNY done at Carle 2-12-08!!  AAAAA++++ all the way!!!!

That's great to hear as I know nobody that got their surgery done at Carle though they have a Bariatric Center.  Who was your surgeon?  I'd love to hear about your experience. 

I rate my open RNY experiance at Carle as AAA+++ all the way. My surgeon (Dr Oliphant) was very upfront and professional. The 7th floor nurses (where my room was located) were "The Greatest"!!!  I just can't say enough good things about them but then my whole experiance at Carle was like that. The whole Carle staff were kind, eager to help yet very professional!!!  "In my opinion" I don't know why anyone would want to have WLS any other place than Carle!!!  If you have any additional questions feel free to ask!!

Thanks so much for the information.  I feel much more confident after hearing about your experience.  How was your recovery afterwards? 

I'm 3 weeks out today and still in the recovery stage. I seem to get better each day just like they (Carle) said I would. I have been following their diet guidelines religously and taking substancial walks everyday. The weight loss has been pretty steady so far. Like I said before, Dr. Oliphant and his "right hand" nurse (Ann Carroll) are very professional and take every avenue to see your educated about your WLS surgery so your  journey will be successfull. Dr. Oliphant demands and expects full co-operation once you enter their WLS program. The 7th floor nurses I had after the surgery were the "greatest"!!! The rest of the staff I had to deal with (sleep study, blood work, physical, etc) at Carle were wonderfull also.  

Thanks so much for the information.  I really appreciate it and I wish you a quick and easy recovery!  :)

i have not yet had surgery but when I do, it'll be at Carle Clinic by Dr. Oliphant.  I've only met him once.  are you scheduled for surgery yet?  Do you have a surgeon?

No, right now I am considering the surgery and trying to figure out which surgeon to use.  How do you like Dr. Oliphant?

I have only met him once at a support group meeting where there were only about 10 members there.  I was very impressed with him and when I left, I thought "he is the one"  I know there is a support group in Champaign and  here is the link to the support group - I believe you need to join but it only takes about 1 day to get activated:  http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Champaign-Urbana_Area_W LS_Support/  hope this helps.