I would send a letter...by certified mail...to Dr. Evanson, the practice manager, St. V's Board of Directors, CEO and anybody else in authority you can think of that I haven't mentioned.

These professionals ( of course, the one you speak of is anything but), need to be trained that there is a psychological component that goes along with bariatric treatment, and that many of us have endured bad treatment from those in the medical profession, much less society in general.

The primary reason I stopped going to St. V's support groups was because of one dietitian in particular. I haven't seen her in quite some time, so perhaps she's gone.

Thank God I only have a year and a half left of these treks to Carmel! I could use the money on a new outfit!

Remember, Kami is a physician's assistant, which means she has someone to answer to - make sure that happens!

I have seen Kami in the past, but I have never had that kind of experience with her. There is a dietitian there that I lock horns with on a regular basis, since she keeps counseling me like a RNY, but other than that, no problems at St. V's. I'm almost done with the five year follow-up that Dr. Inman required of me, so right now, I'm trying to make sure my PCP is ready to assume management of my case once the twice yearly trips to St. V's are over. I'm assuming my stats are being used for a study, since my BMI was >50 when I had my DS. I know others who have had this procedure with Dr. Inman, and they were not required to do a five year follow-up. It could also be because I have autoimmune co-morbidities.

I will soon have Anthem insurance (my soon to be hubby works for Toyota in Southern Indiana) and was wondering what hoops I might have to go through to get approved for WLS. I know they cover it pretty good, but didn't know what to expect...ie: 6 months pre-op diet/nutritionist...what kind of labs/tests...psych eval/counseling. Any input would be great.

Preop is Optifast for 7 days. Women get a choice of 7 products a day. There are 3 flavors of drinks, 2 flavors soup and 2 flavors of bars. You can only eat 2 bars and soups a day. I tried the chicken soup and thought it was horrible. The other flavor is tomato ugh. I'm going to get drinks and maximum bars. Cost is about $100 for 49 servings. On the 8th day which is day before surgery it is clear liquid only.

He's at Deaconess.