I don't think I'm a candidate for the DS - although I wish I were!   Do you happen to know how many DS surgeries Dr Chiang has done?

Thanks for your feedback!

I work evenings and live an hour away so I never went to more than the required group meetings.  There was only me and one other DS pre-op at that meeting and all the speakers that night had RNY surgery so it is geared more for that and the band I think.

I'm glad to hear that you like Dr. Chiang!  He is going to be my surgeon.  He is the only bariatric surgeon in the country (that I know of anyway) that is also an expert in my hormone condition.  I've heard nothing but great things about him.

Do you participate in their support group?  I was hoping to start going to their monthly meetings soon.  It looks like they have guest speakers and such.  Although, I see you have the DS and I know lots of DS patients find these meetings a but frustration as they are so often not geared towards DS issues. (like HeyJules above said!)

I had a good experience the BIW.  Dr. Chiang is wonderful and a good surgeon.  The staff is really great and they handled all the insurance stuff for me.  

 I had a very positive experience with the B.I.W. and Dr. Engstrand. 

I only went to the required amount of support meetings, because they are an hour drive for me and were geared more towards Lap Bands and RNY. I get all of my support from the OH DS board here.

If you'd like to read my profile for more info, you can send me a friend request. Any additional questions, don't hesitate to ask!

Good luck,
Jules