AL Revision Surgeons

Hey all, I just moved to the Huntsville area and think I'm going to have to have a revision (complications, not weight gain issues). I would like to go from RNY to DS but I'm heard not so wonderful things about a couple of the DS surgeons here in town. I saw a post from 2008 from someone on this board that said the knew someone here that had a revision to DS - any idea of which doctor they used or any doctor that does that kind of revision?  All else fails - who's the best doc in AL for revisions? :-)

Thanks,
Cass

Cass,

Welcome to Huntsville! You won't find a DS doctor in north Alabama. Dr. Houston in Nashville does band to DS revisions but I'm not sure if does RNY to DS. If you go to www.dsfacts.com you can see a list of fully vetted DS doctors.

Good luck!!
Noel

There are no surgeons in Alabama who do the DS.  And especially not a RnY to DS revision.

The RnY to DS revision is very technically complicated and can only be done by VERY experienced surgeons of which there are only a handful across the country.

Come to the DS forum and chat with our many members who have had an RnY to DS revision about their experiences having to travel to get this surgery.

I had to travel to get my "virgin" DS so I know that traveling for surgery at first seems very scary, but it can be done.

And congrats on making a great decision.

~Becky

 I'm fairly new to AL myself, relocated from Atlanta, Ga.  Do you know if Dr. Dennis Smith does an RNY to DS Revision?

Nope.  There are only a few in the country.  You'll have to travel.  Where are you in AL?  If I needed a revision I would go to Rabkin or Keshishian.

~Becky