Re: I'm new to your list and have lots of questions

[Guest guest]

Jackie,

I would like to welcome you to the group. I know for sure that there

are people on this list that had one of those two doctors.

It will just be a matter of min or a hour before you have the answer

you are looking for.

Glad your here,

Rhonda M

> I just started reading your list a few days ago. I've been reading

about WLS

> and the DS sounds better to me than RNY. I have yet to talk to a

doctor or

> anything. My primary care doctor thinks if you're heavy you should

join a

> gym. So I don't think he'll be any help. But my gynecologist

(who'se a

> woman) told me a year ago that I should qualify for WLS. I had

gone

on a

> low-fat diet about two years ago and lost 90 lbs. on my own. Then

I

just

> suddenly seemed hungry all the time and gained 75 of it back. I'm

so

> discouraged and think I really need help. Where do I even start?

I

have

> United Health Care insurance. Does anyone have any experience with

this and

> DS? I'm in Ohio and would consider either Dr. Maguire or Dr. Hess.

I'm

> probably closer to Dr. Hess. Does anyone have any recommendations

as to

> which I should talk to? I hope all my questions are okay. This is

the first

> group I've felt comfortable even talking to about this. Thank you

so much.

>

> Jackie

> jward533@a...

[Guest guest]

Jackie,

If you would like to read the messages in Dr. Maguire's support group

list, Kristi (willbefit) has started a list here on eGroups for

prospective patients, pre-op patients, and post-op patients of Dr.

Maguire.

The URL to that support group is:

/group/DS_Maguire

I can't answer your questions directly, since I have only

investigated Dr. Welker in Portland, but I'd like to welcome you to

the list, and I'm sure you will get answers to your questions here!

Joy (Joe's Other Half!)

Pre-Op Age: 47 BMI: 48

Dr. Welker

Date to be determined--

(Waiting for Insurance Approval)

> I just started reading your list a few days ago. I've been reading

about WLS

> and the DS sounds better to me than RNY. I have yet to talk to a

doctor or

> anything. My primary care doctor thinks if you're heavy you should

join a

> gym. So I don't think he'll be any help. But my gynecologist

(who'se a

> woman) told me a year ago that I should qualify for WLS. I had

gone on a

> low-fat diet about two years ago and lost 90 lbs. on my own. Then

I just

> suddenly seemed hungry all the time and gained 75 of it back. I'm

so

> discouraged and think I really need help. Where do I even start?

I have

> United Health Care insurance. Does anyone have any experience with

this and

> DS? I'm in Ohio and would consider either Dr. Maguire or Dr.

Hess. I'm

> probably closer to Dr. Hess. Does anyone have any recommendations

as to

> which I should talk to? I hope all my questions are okay. This is

the first

> group I've felt comfortable even talking to about this. Thank you

so much.

>

> Jackie

> jward533@a...