monicainfl

Hey everyone Been a lurker for some time now but figured its time to join and get some support. I am a 36yr old mom from Orlando Florida, currently in the beginning stages of this process. I have completed all my requirements( blood work, psch eval etc) but still have 2 more appts with my doctor and NUT left as required by my insurance(aetna requires 90 days of a supervised diet etc). At my first appt with my surgeon (Dr Jawad) I expressed I wanted to explore the options of the traditional DS and he agreed. I am still unsure of what I want to do but just recently found out Dr Jawad only does the SADI loop and for the life of me cannot find any surgeons in FL who does the traditional DS. I want to actually talk/meet with a doctor who does the traditional DS so if anyone knows of a doc in FL or even GA who does the traditional DS, please let me know.. Thanks for taking the time to read....

GOOD LUCK today mama. U have been in my thoughts n prayers. Hope ur surgery went well!!!!!

Congratulations.....That's right around the corner.

I will definitely call his office again and insist on talking to someone who knows what he does n even try to talk with him. Thanks so much for the heads up and encouragement...I look forward to hearing more from ya....

Hi thanks for the welcome and I actually called Dr. Sharma's office and was told he does not do the DS, however if you have spoken with him and he said yes then am excited to know. Please let me know since it would be worth driving to jacksonville to meet one on one with him. I have checked with DSfacts and only found sharma listed for FL..As far as I can tell there are no surgeons who specialize in the traditional DS in FL but this is something I am willing to travel for...Please keep in touch and let me know about Dr. sharma.

So cool we have the same doc.......Sent ya a PM...