Good luck to you! 

Anyone vegan before or after wls?  I am a new vegan and am interested in diet/nutrition tips.

Anyone used her?  I'm considering her for a revision from band to DS.

Yvonne

Has anyone had Dr. Ditslear at Community North Bariatric Center? I don't know him and need to know whether or not i shouod stay with him.  I am scheduled for a revision and hiatal hernia repair on Aug. 25th.  Need to know ASAP!

I misspoke.  It is the only designated Center of Excellence offering the DS in Indiana.  That accreditation is very important for those using most types of insurance to cover their surgeries. 

It is required that COE's be used by people who have Medicare as their primary insurance, which I did due to disability when I had my surgery. Many commercial insurance companies have similar requirements, as I've seen numerous posts on OH regarding pre-op paperwork requirements.

Also, unless it has changed recently, the DS and RNY are the only two surgeries Medicare will approve, as they are the only ones they consider permanent. I haven't seen anything saying that they will approve the VSG as a stand alone surgery. 

The VSG is actually the top half of the DS.  Haven't seen anything regarding the use of DaVinci robotics, either, but IMHO, if it increases the cost of the surgery, it's probably not covered under Medicare or private insurance!