Question:
PLEASE HELP FIND A SURGEON

   — CAROL W. (posted on November 18, 2003)

November 18, 2003
Look in the Find a Doc area on this site.
   — ChristineB

November 18, 2003
Carol, I see that you are seeking a revision. It is VERY important that you choose your surgeon very carefully. If it were my decision to make, depending on whether you choose to stick with the RNY and have it fine tuned, or a conversion to another surgery (seems like the trend is RNY to DS), I'd do some serious research - make sure you ask post-ops what their results have been. A good resource is the Revision yahoo group - lots of members over there, and great information. Here's the link: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DS_Revision/ I've got several friends who have had my surgeon do their Conversion surgeries. A lot of insurance companies will not cover the costs associated with this, so many people end up self-paying. Dr. Keshishian in California is very well respected, and his post-ops seem to be doing very well. My surgeon is Dr. Aniceto Baltasar (www.bodybybaltasar.com) and he has done MANY conversion surgeries, too. You need to make sure you really get someone who is in your court - someone who will be an advocate for you - because it's a documented fact that revision/conversion post-ops do not lose as well the 2nd (and subsequent) time out on WLS. So it's really important that it's someone who recognizes this and is willing to tailor the surgery to your specific needs. Sorry to write such a book. It's just so vital to make sure you're willing to fight for yourself. Please let me know if I can help at all, okay? Blessings, dina
   — Dina McBride

November 19, 2003
Dr. Oh in Washington State is a very experience surgeon, very proficient, and can repair things that other surgeons won't touch. He is also one of the few surgeons in US who is qualified to teach bariatric surgery. <p> You can find info at www.OhToBeThin.com. <p> He's my doc, and is the best around, IMO.
   — RWH G.