Hello! And Please Help! :)

 Hi There!

I just found out this morning that we're moving to the Louisville/ Fort Knox area in about 4 months--so I wanted to introduce myself AND ask for a little help! :)

I am scheduled to have my RNY on March 10 here in DC--so I will be about 3 months post-op when we move. I will need followup care with a bariatric surgeon and am in desperate need of some suggestions! :) My plan is to start calling them now to see if they will take a patient for followup even if they had the surgery with someone else.

So, please please please suggest some great doctors and surgeons for followup for me to look in to! :) I really, really appreciate it!

THANKS!!
Candace

My surgeon is awesome.  His name is Dr. David Geller and I think you'd really like him.  I have nothing but good things to say about him.  He will take patients who had surgery elsewhere, so please do give him a call.  His number is (502) 893-7151.

I hope your surgery goes well.  When you get here, please feel free to come to our weight loss support group meetings at Norton Hospital.  There are monthly meetings at both Norton Hospital in downtown Louisville and at Norton Suburban Hospital.  I go to the meetings at Suburban.  Once you're here, I'd be happy to give you more details.

Kentucky is a great place to live and I hope that you enjoy your move here.  Take care!

 THANK YOU!!!!!! 

I'm excited for the move; I think it will bring very good things! It is just a little stressful knowing I'll be recovering from the surgery in the middle of it, and not know anyone!

Thank you for the invite to the support group!  You are already making me feel a little less worried about meeting people in the new area!! I will be there at that support group as soon as I arrive! :)

Candace

I also agree, my best friend used him for her surgeoun and love him. I do too, he answered alot of my questions, even answered my emails! What surgeoun does that! Pretty awesome. Even when he couldnt answer he recommended a great surgeon who could. Hope this helps.

Welcome, Candace!!! I live in Elizabethtown, just south of Ft. Knox --- I had my surgery (lapband) almost 3 years ago in L'ville with Dr. David Geller. He was/is GREAT.  I have lost 130+ pounds & would be happy to be support for you! There is also a support group in Elizabethtown, the 3rd Monday of each month, and it's not limited to those who have had surgery in E'town (we didn't have any local bariatric surgeons when I had my surgery in '07)  Welcome...and feel free to ask any questions, you might have!!  Pat B.

 Hi Pat!!

We are thinking very seriously about Elizabethtown!!! I'm so glad you responded! How long have you lived there?

Candace

I've lived in Elizabethtown for 20 years this July. I am origionally from Alabama but have also lived in Virginia & New York...are you being transferred to Ft. Knox? I have worked in the Radcliff area as well as E'town & I really prefer E'town....it's not very far from Ft. Knox either & is a better area, in my opinion.  Welcome! Please feel free to let me know if you have other questions or if I can be of help in any way!

 I've heard the same things about Radcliff...so we're really serious about E-town...I'm originally from Bremerton (Seattle) Washington; we spent the last 8 years in Idaho and last year in Virginia/DC...the husband works as a consultant for the gov. and his job is moving to Fort Knox...

...What do you think about the area elementary schools? I have a 5 year old who will be in first grade next year...I'd LOVE to hear someone's thoughts on the different elementaries in the area!

What kind of stores are in E-town? Is there a TJ Maxx or Ross (I'm thinking about all the dress sizes I'll be going through so quickly!ha!) 

...are the homes mostly in developments/neighborhoods or is there a lot of space between houses?

I'm REALLY excited to get there and call it home for several years; I've never been and will not get to see it before we move, but I'm excited for the chance to get out of DC...not that there is anything wrong with DC--I just want more open space. :)

Candace,
There are lots of good schools in the area...I work for Hardin Co schools, in the high school...but both my children have gone through schools here.  (my daughter is in college, my son is a junior @ the same high school where I teach)  It's hard to tell you about the schools without not knowing where you will buy a house, because the school your son will attend will depend on where you buy/rent.  There are lots of different type subdivisions, some more established with space between houses, some smaller subdivisions with houses close together, etc....I dont thing you will have trouble finding something you like...the cost of living is much lower here than in DC so you will get more for your $$, that's for sure. 
As for stores, we have a mall that has GAP, Belk, JCPenny's, Sears, Victoria Secret, Aeropostale, American Eagle...and a strip mall with TJMaxx, Old Navy, Lane Bryant, etc...:-) We don't have a Ross...but L'ville is only 45 minutes away & they have everything!!!!
Well, I better go for now...keep asking ?'s & I'll try to answer...I'll send you a friend request so you can e-mail me @ my home addres...that would probably be easier...take care!

I just wanted to add that I am from Hodgenville originally, which is just 15 minutes from Elizabethtown.  I think E-town is a nice town and would be a good place to live and raise a family.  Radcliff definitely has a different "vibe" and seems to be a little seedier for lack of a better word.  I know that when we drive through the Ft. Knox/Radcliffe area, there are a lot of strip clubs and that kind of thing on the main street there (Dixie Highway).

If I had to choose to live in Radcliffe, Ft. Knox, or E-town, I would definitely go with E-town.