IM SURE HE IS FINE. I CHOOSE DR. HOUSTON SAME CLINIC AT CENTENNIAL. THE REASON I CHOSE DR. HOUSTON IS BECAUSE. I ONLY HAD TO DO A TWO DAY LIQUIDS INSTEAD OF 2 WEEKS THAT DR DYER REQUIRES. AND ALSO DR. HOUSTON DOES NOT USE DRAIN TUBES, WHICH WAS SO SO NICE. I CAME THRU WITHOUT A HITCH. NO PROBLEMS NO NOTHING. I WAS HOME IN TWO DAYS WITH NO COMPLICATIONS. DR. HOUSTON IS ALL BUSINESS, BUT ISN'T THAT WHAT YOU WANT?  I AM 3 MONTHS 11 DAYS OUT AND 69 LBS DOWN. GOOD LUCK AND GOD BLESS.

This site used to be very active. It is a shame that folks haven't continued the support we used to share on here.

Some of us that had our surgery 2006 - 2008 are still very close friends and very involved in each other's lives. We met on this board and became friends offline too.

I wish everyone going through WLS could have the kind of support we found on this site and extended into real life. It takes effort on everyone's part and a real desire to reach out to others going through the same struggles. We didn't care where you had your surgery, who your surgeon was or what type of surgery you chose.

When the attitude of the new posters coming onto the board changed from that acceptance to one of "my surgeon, surgery, surgical center, etc. is better than yours" that is when the activity and support on this board died.

I would love to see the acceptance and support come back to Tennessee. Love each other people and quit trying to push one hospital/program/surgeon/surgery as the only option in Tennessee.

This site is for WLS support not an advertising site for one center. We have 3 excellent programs in Nashville alone. There are other equally excellent programs in other areas of the state. Focus on the people and if someone has a question specific to their surgeon's program, they need to contact their surgeon's office instead of coming to an open forum where they are going to get responses from people who may or may not give advice acceptable for the stage they are in according to their program.

Stepping off my soapbox now.

BTW - I am closing in on 7 years post-op. Still keeping the weight off. I have my health back and I am enjoying life. My only regret is not having this surgery much sooner than I did.

PLASTIC SURGERY:

Dr. H. James Webb
accepts medicare and bluecare medicaid (call for others accepted)
423-207-4627
New Horizons Plastic Surgery
1880 N. Eastman Rd. Suite 310 Kingsport, TN 37664

look directly to the right of this post. there is a blue box and the last entry called "EVENTS SCHEDULE"  lists all the support groups in TN. there is one in hermitage and hendersonville and I don't know,several others tht might be closer to you. GL

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