do you guys still see your surgeon?

 my surgeon did a great job in surgery but i hated going there for follow ups. they would always just make me feel bad for not being skinnier and it made me not want to go anymore. so i after my 1 yr follow up i stopped going. i haven't been back since but i was wondering since my 2yr mark is coming up in august and i'm pregnant maybe it would be good to get the once over from them and make sure everything is on the up and up. what i don't want is for them to give me crap for not being thinner, for gaining any weight during pregnancy, or to start a series of tests just to get the co-pays. a lot of docs around here are like that. and they weren't a staff of people who cared about me. they just cared about their stats and numbers and such.

anyway i was wondering if any of you outside of a year since surgery if any of you still see your surgeon or have seen your surgeon since getting pregnant.

I do see my surgeon annually or if there were to be a prob that may be related to RNY (haven't had).  She has our PCP follow-up on all the labs and such as they agreed prior to the procedure (they had to sign a letter stating they would).  She also gave us papers of labs a schedule of when they should be drawn and what to do of there was some that were abnormal.  They want our PCP to be able to provide basic care and like i said if there wre to be problems they are always there.  I have not seen my surgeon since my preg except during appts with my hubby when he was preping for RNY and during the hospital stay.  She was always happy to see me and always commented on the baby bump (in a good way) but never mentioned the need to seen me during my preg.  She will see me in Oct. for my regular appt. and again when i am ready for my hernia repair.  She and i discussed that during one of my hubby's appts and decided it will most likely be a year after baby.  Then again I love my surgeon and she is never judging in any aspect.  They want each person to be a successfull as possible infact they even have a "Back on Track" program with their nutrition team because they know it happens and they want to be there to help.  I am sorry you keep getting the worst of it all (Your OB 's, surgeon, ect...) I hope you catch a break soon :).  I am certain you will be fine not seeing your surgeon as long as you have a good OB and PCP.  You know my sister had her VSG done in Mexico and of course will not be following up with her surgeon and she is doing fine. 

Tiff

 thanks tiff :) you're right i don't have the best experiences do i? i wonder if its me or if that says something about doctors in miami. hmmm....

i'm on the fence right now. i will see how i feel in august when its time for my 2nd annual. honestly i have been having my blood drawn since i was like 9 weeks. and i even made sure my RE checked my vitamin levels. thats how he caught that i needed to up my vit d again. do i think i'd be ok not seeing him? yeah. also since i feel like as a surgeon he's gonna try to scare me into using an OB or i'll die. and i don't need that kind of stress. on the other hand it wouldn't hurt to get checked out. bc as lovely as the midwives are, they don't seem to have much experience with PCOS or wls. they said they're gonna have me see a specialist that deals with that stuff more and will know what we should be concerned with when it comes to me which makes me feel better.

so in the end...i dunno...

In the end you do what feels right to you.  And don't ever let someone play scar tatics with you, it's not right and if they see it works that's what they will cont' to do.  Anywho good luck in your choice.

Tiff

I literally JUST made an appointment with my surgeon after not seeing him since 2009.   I was so worried that I would get scolded for not being thinner or procrastinating. I actually told the nurse that and she said please not to feel that way because they really want me to maintainmy appointments. They promised not to fuss me out! I wish your doctor and staff were more compassionate. I think you should bite the bullet, visit your doctor and voice your issues to him. You CHOSE him and he works for YOU! They should listen to how you feel. Good luck and congrats!

 thanks. i just don't feel like someone else hovering over me and knit picking every single thing i eat. i haaaaate that. and i just know they're gonna do that. they ALWAYS do. nevermind that i lost 90lbs on my own. i never get credit for that. if i'm not eating perfectly i get a lecture. i leave there feeling so upset and thats the last thing i need. so i really don't know. and i don't even see the surgeon. other than my first consult and right before surgery, i never dealt with him. its always his assistant. *eye roll*

maybe i should just speak up and go look i didn't come to go through my diet. i could see a dietician for that. i just came here to get checked out and make sure that everything is functioning normally. 

I actually just missed my appointment on the 5th but I will call and reschedule I do still go once a year