I've been seeing an endocrinologist in Fort Wayne for last 8 years and I'm 26 months post RNY.  His name in Ashok Kadambi.  I wouldn't say he is a bariatric specialist, but he has worked with me before and since my RNY.  His office is in the Jefferson Point area.

You could meet with him and see what you think.  There is another MD there, but I've never seen him.  You can PM me if you want any specific info.

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 Its no problem, I remember having a lot of questions too. I have absolutely NO regrets about having surgery, I only wish I could have had it sooner. I have had no complications, I did go to the ER 5 days out due to being dehydrated, but have had no problems other than that. I think the hardest thing throughout everything is just that my head tries to take over, when my stomach is only 3 oz, like I will go somewhere & order something horrible then get it & realize oh I can't eat that what was I thinking?! lol I was on the liver reduction diet also, but I actually gained weight on it. Before surgery, I had to see a pain doctor due to back problems which were made extremely worse due to being obese. I could barely walk or go anywhere because it hurt too much. I was about 98% house/bed bound. I also had horrible sleep apnea, high blood pressure & was taking 4-5 pain pills per day, now I take 1/2 pill before bedtime & no more wheelchairs at wal-mart & no more paying someone to clean my house or take care of my yard. I can do it all now. I have a 3 year old son & I am a single mom, so it was very important to me not to miss out on not only my future but my childs future. I wanted to be able to go to all of his sports events & not be worried about getting too hot or people staring. I definitely felt like life was passing me by & I had no hope, surgery was my only hope. Once the surgery was done, I was in some pain when I came out & was thinking "oh god what have i done", once that pain passed I realized "Wait a minute I'm not hungry!!!!!!" I had never NOT been hungry until now. I still have no hunger (thankfully) & my body tells me when I have ate enough & I try not to eat anymore than 1/2 cup of food per meal. It can be challenging, because our minds have to learn a new way of living, but every pound I loose on the scale is worth every cupcake I cannot eat. I hit -100 lbs today and I DANCED!!! I would have never imaged at 355 that I would be 255 now. And it feels great! I also went through Clarion Bariatrics, my doctor Was Evanson though. They are a great team & the hospital staff was wonderful to me. I hope that answers some of your questions, Take care! 

Thank you for getting in touch with me so quickly. I appreciate it more than you know. So you have no regrets of having the surgery. May I ask have you had any complications or set backs? Also, are there any things that are the hardest as far as changes in lifestyle that you have had to make? Was there anything special that you did to prepare yourself for the surgery? I am on the liver reduction diet. I lost 30 lbs but, put about 12 back on. I am just concerned because I am going against my immunologist, and a internist that I have only seen a couple times. All the other doctors seem to be ok with me having the surgery. Some are excited and some just so so. My surgeon is making sure I can withstand the surgery. May I ask did you have many medical problems or disabilites before you had the surgery.? I don't mean to ask so many questions. I cannot get to a support group as I cannot drive and my husbands work hours are when the groups get together. I am so impressed with you amount of loss and speed by which you have done it. Is there something special that you are doing? I will get on line and look at your utube site. I think that is cool that you documented it. I am so impressed. I appreciate you reaching out to me more than you know. I just pray I am doing the right thing. I had family talk me out of the surgery back in 2003. I cannot tell them what I am doing as they will try again and probably succeed. My husband and daughter are supporting me whatever I choose to do. I just I am so sick and tired of being sick and tired and living at drs and taking meds and just being sick. I don't have a life right now. I hate it I feel life is passing me by and I am missing out. Was it that way for you? I just pray the surgery will help loose my appetitie and help me to loose so that I can be mobile and active again. Sorry, I have really rambled a lot here. Thanks again I hope to hear from you again soon. Take care. Blessings. Always, Dawn

I could use some help. Some motivation. I am doubting myself. I have just been given appointments to see a cardiologist, my surgeon, and a hospitalist all to take place within the next few weeks. I am to have some testing to see if I am fit enough for bariatric surgery. Back in March I was ready to go to these appointments but, there was a death in the family and I had to put my surgery on hold. I put some weight back on.  I am now restarting things and I am very nervous. I find myself trying to talk myself out of things?! I am asking myself how do I know if I am doing the right thing by having surgery?? I am very unhealthy right now. On oxygen, insulin, steroids for asthma, major pain meds for pain & mobility problems, depression, anxiety, sleep apnea, restless leg, high bp, high cholest, ostroporosis, on and on..... I am weighing 279 I lost 30 lbs on liver reduction. I should be weighing about 135 so, I am actually carrying around another person. I am so sick. I want it to stop. I want to live. Is the surgery really the way to change things and make the health better?? Why am I so afraid? I know I cannot continue to go on like this much longer. Last week I was in the hospital for angina and some heart problems now. If I wait is my health going to get so bad I can't do surgery? Can someone let me know if they doubted things? Would  you do the surgery over again? Any doubts? What would you do different?  I need to meet someone that could help me feel more confident. I have had so many things go wrong with my health if is hard to believe that something actually will help you know?! Thanks for your time and consideration. Dawn