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01-23-2009, 05:01 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Buffalo, NY
Posts: 2,573
Weight Statistics 12-19-07 Start Date:
1-29-08 Surgery Date:
5' 3"
Height:
286 lb Start Weight:
165 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
121 lb Weight Loss:
15 lb Lb Left to Lose:
42.3076923077 % % Lost:
eventually Goal Date:
Body Mass Index50.6570924666 BMI Start:
29.2252456538 BMI Current:
26.5684051398 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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... that a wls doctor won't see you if he/she didn't do your surgery. I called a Dr.'s office today to make an appointment for follow up care (and my doc actually worked for the office prior to going where I was) and they told me the insurance is too high to take on someone else's pt. The lady told me to go to the Cleveland clinic (3 1/2-4 hrs away  for follow up care?! - I don't think so) or see my primary. So I said 'I am post wls but I can't see a bariatric surgeon for post-op care even though it's because I moved' and she said 'sorry'.
Very discouraging and an FYI for any movers like me. At least in NYS maybe?
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01-23-2009, 06:26 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NY
Posts: 10,174
Weight Statistics 4/19/2007 Surgery Date:
5' 9"
Height:
260 lb Start Weight:
152 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
108 lb Weight Loss:
-13 lb Lb Left to Lose:
41.5384615385 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index38.3910943079 BMI Start:
22.4440243646 BMI Current:
24.36357908 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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wow thats not cool at all. i havent tried but i have never heard of anything like it. very discouraging. the only thing i can say is this, my surgeo doesnt 'do' anything post op in terms fo care anyway. all he did was chart side effects and weigh me and refer me to my primary for prescroptions so i guess in my case it wouldnt be a loss. can you try another? i wonder if its just them.
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01-23-2009, 06:43 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Troy,ny
Posts: 2,799
Weight Statistics Since birth:) Start Date:
August 5, 2009 Surgery Date:
5' 6"
Height:
319 lb Start Weight:
189 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
130 lb Weight Loss:
39 lb Lb Left to Lose:
40.7523510972 % % Lost:
sometime in 2010 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index51.4823232323 BMI Start:
30.5020661157 BMI Current:
24.2079889807 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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I am sorry to hear that. I hope you're able to find someone close to you.
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01-23-2009, 08:27 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Tokyo, Japan
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It does happen. One of the reasons probably is the rising number of bariatric surgery, many surgeons will have their hands full with just following the patients they operated on.
Can you get a referral from your original surgeon since the practice you called was where your surgeon was affiliated with? If he parted with no hard feelings, then they might make an exception to the rule and see you with a referral.
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01-23-2009, 01:33 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: PA (Near Philly)
Posts: 1,123
Weight Statistics March 12, 2008 Surgery Date:
5' 6"
Height:
340 lb Start Weight:
239 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
101 lb Weight Loss:
89 lb Lb Left to Lose:
29.7058823529 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index54.8714416896 BMI Start:
38.5713957759 BMI Current:
24.2079889807 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Wow that sucks, But like doc said sometimes there are ways around it you just have to look for it. They are not going to tell you the loop holes.. Good luck let us know how it goes. So what would happen if you had a stricture or blockage of any kind and needed a scope? Would they take you as an emergency patient or how the heck does that work then?
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01-23-2009, 02:02 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Cheektowaga, New York
Posts: 452
Weight Statistics November7,2007 Start Date:
MARCH 11,2008 Surgery Date:
5' 6"
Height:
289 lb Start Weight:
171 lb Current Weight:
175 lb Goal Weight:
118 lb Weight Loss:
-4 lb Lb Left to Lose:
40.830449827 % % Lost:
1 yr from surgery Goal Date:
Body Mass Index46.6407254362 BMI Start:
27.597107438 BMI Current:
28.2426538108 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Kelly
TRY BGH Dr.Posners office they just took my aunt she had hers in North Carolina
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01-23-2009, 03:37 PM
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#7 (permalink)
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Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Buffalo, NY
Posts: 2,573
Weight Statistics 12-19-07 Start Date:
1-29-08 Surgery Date:
5' 3"
Height:
286 lb Start Weight:
165 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
121 lb Weight Loss:
15 lb Lb Left to Lose:
42.3076923077 % % Lost:
eventually Goal Date:
Body Mass Index50.6570924666 BMI Start:
29.2252456538 BMI Current:
26.5684051398 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Thanks, poopoo, I'll call him.
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01-23-2009, 11:08 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Orlando FL
Posts: 997
Weight Statistics 8/7/08 Start Date:
8/20/08 Surgery Date:
6' 1"
Height:
338 lb Start Weight:
188 lb Current Weight:
199 lb Goal Weight:
150 lb Weight Loss:
-11 lb Lb Left to Lose:
44.3786982249 % % Lost:
Happiness is the new goal Goal Date:
Body Mass Index44.5888534434 BMI Start:
24.8009007318 BMI Current:
26.252017264 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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If you want to drive 60 or so miles Try the Highland Hospital Bariatric Center
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01-24-2009, 04:49 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Jacksonville, Florida
Posts: 5,162
Weight Statistics July 21, 2007 Start Date:
August 6, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 3"
Height:
287 lb Start Weight:
151 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
136 lb Weight Loss:
11 lb Lb Left to Lose:
47.3867595819 % % Lost:
January 1, 2009 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index50.8342151675 BMI Start:
26.7455278408 BMI Current:
24.7971781305 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Yep...I am going through the same thing myself! I use my PCP fopr the 6 month work up and it takes him about 4 months to get my results back to me (UNACCEPTABLE). By the time I get the results back, its time to give again and I dont know if I have any problems! No one is willing to take on the responsibility of me when they didnt do the procedure. My surgeons office is 3 hours away and I just dont want to drive that for results!
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01-24-2009, 05:37 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NYC the best place in the world to live!
Posts: 3,453
Weight Statistics Halloween 2005 Start Date:
4' 11"
Height:
212 lb Start Weight:
127 lb Current Weight:
130 lb Goal Weight:
85 lb Weight Loss:
-3 lb Lb Left to Lose:
40.0943396226 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index42.8141338696 BMI Start:
25.6480896294 BMI Current:
26.2539500144 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Well when I had my surgery 3 years ago, my surgeon never shared wtih me that he had plans shortly after my surgery to GO TO AFRICA on a peace mission. Now I Think thats awsome and great for him to do something like that HOWEVER, the reason I switched doctors in the begining of my journey was that the one that i was going to use worked out of CORI which works out of 2 states and I didnt want that. I made it clear to my surgeon that was one of the reasons I didnt allow that dr to do the surgery bec i knew how important follow up was. Well out of nowhere about 8 mths following my surgery i get a letter he is gone....The good thing is where i had my surgery they required 2 attendings to preform the surgery. The other surgeon is great and he assisted the main on so I still have him if needed. I have not seen him once. I use my primary doctors and my hematologist for labs and vitamin and level checks. If you find a dr that is familiar with wls, and you are healthy and not having any complications then as long as you keep up with him you should be ok. Im not sure how far out you are and if i go look i will loose my post lol.....as said above check with the practice that he was with and see if they can refer you to someone. Good luck.. 
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