WILL BE NEW TO LAKE CHARLES LA

HI yall im Sara i now live in Key West Fl . We moved here from Gulfport Ms last year and i cant wait to leave here . any ways i will be 2 years post op this july . its gone by so fast . sorry i am going on and on i just wanted to say hello we should be moving there this june so i hope to get to know yall . does anyone live near there or know anything about it ????? sara

Well I hope you like Lake Charles, I live in Abita Springs which isn't to far from Gulfport, I am going to have surgery hopefully soon. I am having to change Dr. due to insurance change.

Hello and welcome! Wow, I have a hard time imagining why anyone would want to leave Key West, but, that said, welcome to Louisiana. I currently live in Slidell, which is pretty close to Gulfport (I used to commute from there to the VA in Biloxi). DH and I are rebuilding in the New Orleans area. I don't know much about Lake Charles, but just wanted to say hi and wish you a smooth and easy move.

Hi Sara! I am a Bariatric Coordinator and postop patient in Lake Charles. Our program has performed about 650 procedures and there is another Surgeon in town who has performed about 250. So, needless to say...you won't be alone. Women & Children's Hospital in Lake Charles is the major Bariatric facility here and they have a great support system for postop patients. Our program (Dr. Chung's office) holds support groups on the second Thursday of each month. They are at 6pm at Women & Children's Hospital. Dates are rarely changed, but in March, it actually will be moved. So, give us a call 337-433-1303 or e-mail me through OH.com to confirm. Congrats on doing so well and see you soon. Marcie

Hi Sara and welcome! I'm in Baton Rouge, but I was born and reared in Lake Charles. I hope you enjoy my home. I would like to vouch for the awesome folks at Women and Childrens and another local practice. Lake Charles can be warm and comfortable and I hope you find it that way. Look Marcie up -- she's a gem. All my best, Frances

welcome to Lake Charles. you will have to come to the support group meetings at Women & childrens like she mentioned. They are great. Good recipes & nice people. I go when I remember prior to the meeting............LOL. Sometimes I remember the day after... Hope you like it here. ng

Hey everyone - the support group at Women and Children's this month is on the 14th (Wednesday) at 6pm. Usually, they are held on the second Thursday of the month, but Dr. Chung is out that week. This time, we will be talking more about the Gastric Sleeve, an up and coming procedure to Lake Charles. Even if you've had the Bypass, Band or DS, it's good to know about other procedures so that you can discuss the differences when it comes up in conversation or you see it on TV and print. Everyone's welcome! Come on and join us.

As to the town, I live there and have lived in the area all my life. Large town. Mall, target, several walmarts, multiple walgreens, krogers etc Large town. Whatever questions you have.........fire away. ng

thanks yall i am so glad to hear that they have other people i will get to chat with like me .. here in the keys they dont have meetings i dont know a soul here who has had wls . so i have been alone on that one . its another world down here

it is great here, and the people are really helpful. n