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Topic: RE: No Bariatric Doctor will except me after out of state move.
Hi, Sherri.
Glad to know that your labs are pretty good. Do be sure to get your Vit. D in. How often are you taking it? My maintenance D-3 is 5,000 IU 3 times weekly.
I love my sleeve! I'm 14 months out, and have lost 1/2 of the weight I need to lose. I lost before surgery, too. I'm more on the slow side, with weight loss, but it's okay. Maybe I won't need plastic surgery, because of it. ;)
Blessings,
Mary
Glad to know that your labs are pretty good. Do be sure to get your Vit. D in. How often are you taking it? My maintenance D-3 is 5,000 IU 3 times weekly.
I love my sleeve! I'm 14 months out, and have lost 1/2 of the weight I need to lose. I lost before surgery, too. I'm more on the slow side, with weight loss, but it's okay. Maybe I won't need plastic surgery, because of it. ;)
Blessings,
Mary
"Don't tell God how big your storm is; tell your storm how BIG your God is!"
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Topic: RE: No Bariatric Doctor will except me after out of state move.
Thank you Mary
I am flighing back to Michiigan for my dad RNY surgery on the 20th. So I am going to my surgeon there for my 6 month check up. When I get back Feb 7th I am going to check every bariatrics place in Kansas area. It's going to be fine got all my blood test results back today for 6 months and everthing was good, D was alittle low but I started taking D-3 4000 mg last week. How are you doing with your surgery? Thank agian Sherri
I am flighing back to Michiigan for my dad RNY surgery on the 20th. So I am going to my surgeon there for my 6 month check up. When I get back Feb 7th I am going to check every bariatrics place in Kansas area. It's going to be fine got all my blood test results back today for 6 months and everthing was good, D was alittle low but I started taking D-3 4000 mg last week. How are you doing with your surgery? Thank agian Sherri
Topic: RE: No Bariatric Doctor will except me after out of state move.
Hi, Sherri.
I'm sorry you're having a hard time finding a bariatric surgeon for follow-up care. If you can't find anyone, and while it would mean a drive for you (he's a 2-hour drive from me), I highly recommend my surgeon, Dr. Greg Walton, at WeightWise, in Edmond, Oklahoma. He's awesome, and I know he will take transfer patients.
Blessings,
Mary
I'm sorry you're having a hard time finding a bariatric surgeon for follow-up care. If you can't find anyone, and while it would mean a drive for you (he's a 2-hour drive from me), I highly recommend my surgeon, Dr. Greg Walton, at WeightWise, in Edmond, Oklahoma. He's awesome, and I know he will take transfer patients.
Blessings,
Mary
"Don't tell God how big your storm is; tell your storm how BIG your God is!"
ObesityHelp Support Group Leader and Support Group Coach
ObesityHelp Support Group Leader and Support Group Coach
Topic: RE: No Bariatric Doctor will except me after out of state move.
Thank jojo I am going to check there too. I live in Overland Park, KS So it may be alittle closer for me.
Topic: RE: No Bariatric Doctor will except me after out of state move.
I had a revision to the DS done by the surgeons at Tallgrass in Topeka. It is a little bit of a ride but well worth it. I live in Raytown, MO. They are excellent doctors. Peace jojo
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Topic: RE: No Bariatric Doctor will except me after out of state move.
No not yet. I live in Overland park area so I was trying to stay close. I am flogging to Michigan to be with my dad for his RNY surgery on the 20th so Dr Farhan said he would see me on the 19th for my 6 month check up. Then when I come back I am going to contact more if he can't talk someone into taking my case. If not I will just contour seeing him. Gives me a goo excuse to go back home to see my granddaughter and family. Thank you I am going to look up tall grass today. Loving my Sleeve Sherri
Topic: RE: No Bariatric Doctor will except me after out of state move.
Have you tried the doctors of Tallgrass in Topeka?
Topic: RE: No Bariatric Doctor will except me after out of state move.
Thank you I will try this too. This is alittle scarey but the new doctor Family Doctor I picked say we will work together to make sure everything is good. I am going back to Michigan on the 18th and have an appointment with Dr. Farhan my surgion for my 6 month check-up. Then I have six months to find someone. Before my 12 month check up. Thank agian I will try this. Sherri
Topic: RE: No Bariatric Doctor will except me after out of state move.
http://www.asbs.org/html/about/searchexpand.html
This will let you search by zipcode for closest surgeons, physicians listed with FOLL have indicated they accept followup patients from other surgeons. SG is the code for VSG.
Office staff can be annoying, that may be their standard answer so that patients are not hopping doctors in the same city. If there was one you were interested in that lists FOLL call back and raise hell about their ASMBS membership profile.
They may be leary if they don't practice the SG but all they need to do is annual bloodwork and know you for the rare case you need a followup surgery for a complication.
Good luck.
This will let you search by zipcode for closest surgeons, physicians listed with FOLL have indicated they accept followup patients from other surgeons. SG is the code for VSG.
Office staff can be annoying, that may be their standard answer so that patients are not hopping doctors in the same city. If there was one you were interested in that lists FOLL call back and raise hell about their ASMBS membership profile.
They may be leary if they don't practice the SG but all they need to do is annual bloodwork and know you for the rare case you need a followup surgery for a complication.
Good luck.
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Topic: RE: No Bariatric Doctor will except me after out of state move.
Thank you Vicky I will try that tomarrow. Your looking good too.
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