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cindymo
on 10/3/12 11:24 pm - Ellsinore, MO
Topic: RE: Don't understand
At first when I was calling St Louis for "why"
Never got answer that satisfied my "wonderings"
Now they did tell me 80 gm per day
Other than that not a whole lot of info I do say in the Big city deffense I live in a very rural area not a whole lot of access to physicians that are aquainted with barriatric surgery(or they don't want to fool with info haven't quite figured it out yet)
Amy 2bhealthy
on 9/26/12 1:56 am - STL Metro, IL
VSG on 09/13/12
Topic: RE: Dr. Scott
Dr. Scott just did my revision surgery from the Realize Band to VSG. He also removed my gallbladder and repaired an unexpected hiatal hernia at the same time too. I think Dr. Scott is a very talented, skilled surgeon. I am very thankful for him, he was able to help me when so many others surgeons (including my original band surgeon) won't or can't. Dr. Scott is very nice, but he is busy and doesn't chit chat. You just have to corner him if you have questions, but otherwise, he doesn't dilly dally. 

If you have any other questions, feel free to let me know via message or posting! I would go to Dr. Scott again in a heartbeat! 

Amy

Revision: Realize band to VSG....loving my sleeve!! 

 

L. Rios
on 9/22/12 12:04 pm - Springfield, MO
Topic: RE: Dr. Scott

Hello, When I was looking into having surgery Dr. Scott came highly recomended by the surgeons I worked with at the time.  Best of luck! :D Lou

Member Services
on 9/14/12 11:33 am - Irvine, CA
Topic: Meet Our Speakers: Ask The Experts!
                       Save the dates: October 5th and 6th!

Come to Atlanta, GA and ask our panel of experts the questions you want answers to!  If you are unable to atend the event, email your questions to:  [email protected] and we will ask the experts to answer your questions and then we will post them on the message boards after the OH event!

Click here to reserve your tickets today!  We hope to see you there!


Mixed Q & A Panel, 
Grads & Professionals

Friday  2:00pm - 4:30pm

Dr.  Paul E. Macik

Performing operations laparoscopically since 1991.  His practice offers Gastric Bypass, LapBand and Sleeve Gastrectomy options.  Also an Instructor for Quarterly In-Service Program of Bariatric Surgery at Emory Dunwoody Medical Center and Northside Hospital.

Jim Blackburn

Jim lost 215 pounds and found a love for running.  With 58,038 Race finishers at an avg time of 01:17:35, Jim finished the 2012 Peachtree Road Race (10k) in 1:07:57, a goal he's worked towards since having Gastric Bypass.

Dr.  Michael Williams 

Dr. Williams principal clinical and research interest include minimally invasive techniques, and the surgical therapy of morbid obesity.  He has been involved in training surgeons in laparocopic techniques in the United States and the Caribbean.  

Beth Sheldon-Badore

Blogger, & Founder of Bariatric Bad Girls. "Melting Mama" as she's known through her blog has been blogging about life since her WLS in 2004.  Her witty, honest approach to life after WLS has inspired and supported thousands.

Dr. Sheldon Lincenberg

Double-board certified, plastic and reconstructive surgeon and a board-certified general surgeon.  In 1995, he created and began sponsoring Pink Ribbons, an annual October event during Breast Cancer Month to benefit breast cancer organizations.

 Courtney aka tripmom02

An active OH member for 5 years and a frequent poster on the VSG forum! She's bringing her post-op experience as a Lap Band to VSG Revision. Courtney has lost 170 lbs and is training for her 1st half marathon in October. Her goal is to complete an Iron Man in 2014!



Professional Q & A Panel

Saturday  10:30am - 11:55am

Scott Steinberg, MD

Fellow-ship trained advanced laparoscopic surgeon. A member of the American College of Surgeons and the ASMBS. 

Qammar Rashid, MD

Fellow-ship trained in Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery.  A large part of her practice is breast and bariatric surgery.    

Dr. Dennis C. Smith  

The 3rd surgeon in the world to perform the totally laparoscopic DS and the 1st bariatric surgeon in the world to present the Hand-Sewn Duedenal-Ileal Anastomosis technique. 

Connie Stapleton, Ph.D

Dr. Stapleton is a licensed clinical psychologist, received her doctorol degree from Texas A&M University in Counseling Psychology.  

Donna DeMild, LPBLC

Post-Op and CEO of BodySmart, LLC. Donna works at NJ Bariatrics and is a licensed bariatric life coach. Her focus is lifestyle change after wls.   

Jeremy Gentles

A Ph.D Candidate in Sport Science at East Tennessee State University and for a number of years, served as ObesityHelp's Exercise Physiologist. 


Shravan Panyam
on 9/13/12 12:37 pm - Irvine, CA
Topic: Announcing Forum Upgrades!

Its been over six years since we've launched our forums. During this time it has seen thousands of fresh faces, greetings, meetings, partings, arguments, kind words, life transformations, cathartic rants, and simply happy time pass. It has been with us throughout this time, silently observing and facilitating. But like any wise old man, its bones were getting old. Its joints were aching, and it has been needing a new jolt of energy.

A Mobile World
Did you know that over 30% of you visit our website using a mobile device? For those who do visit us via mobile, we owe you a sincere apology, because our forums have been horrendous on a mobile browser. But the big news is that things are about to change! Our new forums are completely mobile friendly and compatible with iPhone, Android, and pretty much any other modern smart phone.

Each post, topic, and forum shows up beautifully, with the full set of features, and in nice large font. See the screenshots for yourself.

You dont have do anything different, just browse to the forums like you normally would. This means that you can finally put these away:



Not Just for Mobile
The interface on your desktop browser has also been cleaned up a great deal. There is now less clutter on the page, and the overall experience is a lot cleaner. Check out some more screenshots here!



You will notice that each post no longer has 400 buttons below it. Only the buttons that are relevant to each post show up, making your screen space a lot less cluttered. Also, when you reply to another person's post, the entire post is indented inside, making it a lot easier to figure out who has replied to whom.

Launching soon! Maybe as early as next week! Maybe.
And do remember that this is not in any way a be-all-end-all when it comes to the forums. We are in the process of constantly learning and improving upon what we have, and this is just one step along the way.

Stay tuned for the changes! We look forward to hearing your thoughts on this.

ObesityHelp Developer

Member Services
on 9/8/12 1:46 pm - Irvine, CA
Topic: Meet Our Speakers: Colleen M. Cook

Meet Our Speakers: Colleen M. Cook

 

Hope & Help for the Pain of Regain

Join 17 year WLS veteran Colleen M. Cook for both a shot in the arm and a kick in the seat as she shares lessons from long-term losers and imparts insight, inspiration, and hope for WLS patients struggling with extended plateaus or weight regain. Her thoughts, stories, and personal experiences will inspire and motivate you to reach and maintain your optimum weight loss.

Also, don't miss her Keynote on Friday: Nothing Succeeds Like Success

We hope to see you in Atlanta, GA October 5th and 6th! Click here to book your ticket today!

Fast Facts About Colleen

-Colleen is the author of The Success Habits of Weight Loss Surgery Patients.
- She is the president or Bariatric Support Centers International, a company that specializes in providing education and support services for weight loss surgery patients and the professionals who serve them.
- Colleen currently serves on the National Advisory board for the Walk From Obesity.
-Known as Ms. Enthusiasm, Colleen helps men and women from all walks of life recognize their extraordinary potential and then inspires then to aspire.

change4life10
on 9/8/12 11:14 am
Topic: Dr. Scott
Hi I was wondering if anyone has had Mr. Scott from Des Peres hospital in St. Louis?
Just wondering what kind of experience you might have had with him. Thanks for any
info.

crystalb79
on 9/5/12 7:38 pm
plzmommy
on 9/4/12 10:57 pm
Topic: RE: mid Missouri Ft Wood area support
Susie,

Sure have missed you!!! We are starting our Waynesville, FLW, ST Robert group back up again on Sept 15th at the library at 9 am.... Hope you can make it...

life is caught up to me and left me in the road :) Spread the word... I need someone to help out with meetings when I can not make it...with a new job this shouldnt be much of an issue as it has been in the past. Well at least I hope not!!!
Mary  

Proud Army Wife & Mom            
plzmommy
on 9/4/12 10:54 pm
Topic: RE: Support groups in or around Rolla?
I am also a military spouse, we do have a group, in Waynesville which is a town right outside of post.... A lot of our attendees are Mil. some are not. we tried having one on post but no one came so we just stuck with our sat meetings then.

We have it at the Library in Waynesville the 3rd Sat of each month at 9 am...

you can email me at [email protected] and I will add you to our distro list.
Mary  

Proud Army Wife & Mom            
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