Hi, I am new to this and am at the beginning.  I talked to Brooke at Dr.Bellows office yesterday and she told me the first thing I need to do is get a PCP referal.  Do I just ask my PCP for one?  Then she told me it can take as little as 9 months to get a surgery date.  How long did it take you?  You are on M'caid right?  What did you have to do before surgery?  Thank you for your help, I feel kind of alone and unsure....

After yall went home how long  before you had to go back in first time?

Hey Ladies, Sorry I do not get online much. We moved and my Internet Totally sucks. Dr. Bellows office seems to make and change their rules as they go. They are not consistent with all of their patients. They tell one one thing and another something else. Or as someone else said, she tells a patient  something and then says that she said something else. Its aggravating but I just did what I could until I had my surgery and now I have not been back since I recovered. I get my labs checked regularly by my PCP and all is good. My Cholesterol has dropped from 250 down to 127 so awesome. As far as the constipation I was told to take Miralax. It is also something that my 3 year old daughter was given by her pediatrician to take. Very safe and gentle also. It has been the only thing that has helped the constipation for me without cramping me up. I am 5 months out now. It dissolves into whatever you are drinking. Works for me. Ella I cant understand why he has not met you yet. I do know that he is not there on Wednesdays but that he is there on Tuesdays. Dr Bellows did come into the area where they prepped me before surgery but he did not for crazyduck. IDK seems very unprofessional not to meet your patient before surgery day. You are in my thoughts  and prayers ladies. Miss talking to all of you...Sherri

nope no drain for me

yes if there is any advice i can give to you and Bayourqt is that if you are going to let them do your surgery find a good nutritionist and pre-inform your pcp about everything to have them at the ready and use them for your post op... def. follow your nutritionist advice as im sure they have a degree for that exact thing.. i have heard that diabetics need less carbs but everyone needs some carbs.. vanessa has told me things and when i followed them and went back for next visit she got on me for doing them and tried to tell me she didnt say them...idk about the suppresant sorry.. i have fiber one chewables but some ppl cant take the taste and use gummies.. i stayed in hospital 1 night wed am to thur pm they wanted to keep me another night because they lollygagged and took forever to do leak test so it was late and wanted to keep me i said no thanks and went home after i knew i could take in liquids..  i went 1 week for 1st post op and on 3rd week 2nd post op  im not going back but someone else said they went at 2 weeks then 2 months so like i said i think she is making things up as she goes..