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There is an Austin group that meets every 4th Monday. The next meeting is this April 24th at St. Davids on 32nd street on the 5th floor of the Medical Office Building. Hopefully you can come.
Kyzze
Hi Diana,
Can you tell me more about Faulkenberry and his group? I had my surgery done in Houston and need "after care" now...just curious what his group is like etc. Thanks
If something makes you laugh and giggle, buy it or marry it ! 
Hi Diana,
Can you tell me more about Faulkenberry and his group? I had my surgery done in Houston and need "after care" now...just curious what his group is like etc. Thanks
If something makes you laugh and giggle, buy it or marry it !
I hear ya! I live at William Cannon, so St. Davids is the WRONG direction to go in rush hour traffic after a hard day at work!
The St. Davids South location would literally be on my way home from work... a girl can dream, right? 
Until then, I come here!
The St. David's group is great but I live far south and I get off work at 4pm so to try and fight traffic to go north is just too much for me after a stressful (everyday is stressful) so I regret that I no longer attend. Wish that there was a South Austin group at St. David's south cos I do miss the camaraderie that you get in such a group! Cheers, Tee
If something makes you laugh and giggle, buy it or marry it !
Hey everyone! I'm Ashley and I live in Irving. I'm trying to get gastric bypass or the gastric sleeve done. The problem is I'm a broke college student, a single mom amd I only have Texas Star Amerigroup Medicaid.
Is there ANY surgeon that takes Texas Star Amerigroup? I tried calling the surgeons listed in a thread that seems to be outdated. Your help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!!
Welcome to the world of distal bypasses! I love mine. I went from a size 22 to an 8 2 years ago and I'm still there today. Yes, I poop about 10-15 times a day and it smells foul but I just deal with it. I eat huge portions of food, don't exercise and still maintain my weight. You have to be diligent about your vitamins and so I wear vitamin patches rather than deal with taking 22 individual pills. I started a FB page just for distals called "distal bypass support". Feel free to join.
~Stephanie~
RNY revision from lapband 7/30/07...TT/BL 10/9/08 and at GOAL
Hi Stephanie,
I am scheduling a revision from RNY to distal bypass in June. What was your experience like? Do you take a lot of vitamins? Would you do it again? Are you in the bathroom all day? Sorry if I'm asking so many questions. I seem to be reading a lot of negative feedback about this procedure but I am still 99% ready. It sounds like you have done well and may have positive feedback to offer.
Thanks!
Lisa
