I would first like to say I have nothing against Dr. Dillenger for he is an EXCELLENT Doctor!! That being said I would reconsider going to UW for any surgery or procedure. My gastric bypass was on february 23 and I had a complication taking me back into surgery 2 days later. When I left the ICU to the regular surgical floor ( was there for 2 weeks) I had the worst experiance ever!! First my "s called" Nurse didn't know how to put an IV in! (good thing I was a medic for 3 years and I know how to put an IV in my own arm)  then she crushed my pill and just shoved it in my dry mouth attaching the pill to every dry spot on my tounge adding Jello like that would help wash that nasty taste down. Oh and don't let me mention how when I was in agonizing pain how they ignored my nurse call button after they told me there was nothing they could do and shut the door leaving me for dead for an hour and a half cuz my family left to go change and take showers.  When my family came back and I told them they acted like they never got the call alert from pushing the button, turns out I went back into surgery that same day! To top it off I asked for help in taking a shower and they send in a MALE nurse to help me!! I was pissed and refused his SERVICES!!! 

So now its been like 5 months since my surgery had my gastric tube removed a few months a go but at the G tube site it been hurting so at my last visit they was going to watch it. Well about a week or two ago it started getting really sore and red. in the last two days a golf ball like mass formed underneath and a blister like poped up where my wound is stil healing. It HURTS BAD!!! So I go to the E.R. wait 5 hours in the waiting room to be put back into a room where they put an IV in and have me wait another hour before the doctor come in. He try's to order an ULTRASOUND. I told him hell no, there not pushing on this mass. So he changes it to a CT scan and gives me morphine. another hour pass and I ask when I was going to CT and they tell me I'm next to go another hour passes and still noone comes in my room so I'm fed up!! 3 hours sitting in a room and only an IV and some drugs, can't even get a blanket to keep me warm!! I call the nurse in and let her know I'm going to leave because its obvious they don't want e there. She tells me okay and pulls my Iv out and tells me to go ahead and go home. I didn't even sign a AMA form. So not only did I get morphine but I drive home off it and that was fine with UW medical center. 

I've worked in the medical field for 9 years 3 as an ER trauma medic and I totally understand the waiting process in an E.R. but what was really weird to me is that there was no ambulances in the 5 hours I waited in the waiting room that brought in any patients. Two ambulances transfered patients out and I only saw 2 people being discharged leave??? It was like there was no flow. People were waiting in the waiting area for over 5 hours. They even had another weight loss surgery patient who they were sending home because her surgeon was out of town. Her lap band was coming out of her skin. She had an open wound!! I saw this and they said they didn;t want to mess with it and they will let her surgeon deal with it when he returns. How do you send someone home when there band causes an open wound and you can see it coming out???  I refuse to get any treatment from UW. I will continue to see dr. dillanger because he is an awsome doctor but I will let him now I refuse to be treated  at UW by any other doctor or nurse staff!!! 

hello,there is a patient led support group on Ft Lewis,across from Waller Hall,we meet on Thursdays 5-7 pm,we have been there for 3 years,if you need support and questions answered please come,we help before as well as atfer these surgeries,there is so much to learn,that the pathway people cant teach you,and the Green Book is false in its teachings. come to our group,my name is Redd and I will be happy to talk to you,also your support person can come,I have fliers at the Gerenal Surgery office about this group,with my phone number on it,
Please come
Redd

 Hello!  I'm looking for a bit of information from anyone who had surgery at one of the bases in Seattle area. Will you please PM me so we can talk?

Thanks!
Kim

 Thanks Lisa, for posting about the Seattle Event!  It's going to be great...we have so many bariatric professionals involved, we're super excited about it.  

Everyone...be sure to PM susu329 and send her your before/after or in between pics and your name, surgery type and surgeon!  Show off your hard work!  There's also karaoke, so don't be shy...we know Bo will be singing!

See you there!
Kim

I am not sure we'll be able to afford for me to go to the seminar, but I would really like to go.
I'm planning on having Roux-en-y Gastric Bypass.
What surgery did you have?