VSG Surgeon

Was curious if anyone here has had the vsg done and if so where in IL did you have it done at if you had it done in IL.  Looking for a surgeon in the area that does the vsg.

Thanks!

I am having rny, but i believe my doc actually does that too! what part of il are you near? he's located out of centegra memorial hospital in woodstock, they have info seminars once a month i believe. let me know if you need more info!

casey

my bad! i didn't read that you are in springfield! well hope it was helpful anyway!

I was going to suggest the same as Casey, that would be quite a drive for you though!  I believe there is a message board forum on here for VSG patients, maybe that will help.

The doctor my wife and I have chosen ( Dr.Christopher D. Joyce) will hopefully be performing my VSG. He works out of Silver Cross Hospital in Joliet, IL . His partner and him our on the featured Bariatrics page www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/bariatric+surgeon+profile+ Christopher+D+Joyce+pcc.html I hope that helps?? They also have a web page www.bmisurgery.org that gives more background information on them.

Hi, Kate!

I had the duodenal switch surgery. The first part of the DS surgery is the surgery you are investigating, the VSG. The early restriction is great, but then once that's normalized, the malabsorption part of my surgery kicks in (the actual switch part of the DS) and helps keep the weight off. Not sure if you knew about this WLS option. I know I didn't when I first starting looking into WLS.

Since the VSG is new as a stand-alone weight loss surgery, there is not much data on it. But there are some helpful folks on the VSG board who can share their experiences, and possibly their surgeons' info. LOL

My surgeon, John Rabkin, does the VSG on select patients (because of regain concerns), but he's in San Francisco. While he does come here monthly for our support group meeting, I know long-distance is not for everyone.   You may want to check with the University of Chicago (Drs. Alverdy and Prachand) and Dr. Rossi in Peoria, too.

Good luck!

Nicolle