Looking At The Sleeve...

[Parker's Dad 50]

Hey guys/girls,

I guess I should start by introducing myself. I am 31 years old from Paris Ky and I am looking into getting the sleeve. I found this site a couple weeks ago and have been doing a LOT of reading at a number of different topics. Luckily I was looking around and found this KY portion and saw some stuff that I was actually looking for. A couple things that I saw were the mention of Georgetown Bariatrics and of Dr. Weiss. I would be going this route due to my insurance and upon several very positive suggestions concerning Dr. Weiss. I tried searching the hospital/surgeon sections with limited results. I would be very very interested in hearing anything you guys have to say regarding both the hospital and Dr. Weiss. I want to hear the good, the bad, the indifferent. How was your experience?? How are your results?? Complications?? Would you recommend them??? Thanks guys. Gotta run. Dave.

[KyPeach 10]

Dr Weiss did my surgery on 8/23 at CBH in Lexington because that's where my insurance required me to go. He is brilliant; my daughter calls him Dr Badass! I went home on 8/24. Felt great, still feel great. No complications and I would recommend them without reservations!

[Parker's Dad 50]

Hey Peach,

Thanks for the response. Where are you from in KY?? I will be ending up in Georgetown with Weiss, like you because of insurance. Doing a ton of research and looking so all info and advice is appreciated. Thanks, Dave.

[KyPeach 10]

I live in Louisville. Going to Lexington wasn't like driving cross country, but it was a pain in the rear. I had been going to Bluegrass Bariatrics in Louisville and was a lot more familiar with Dr Oldham. I didn't know how I would feel about Dr Weiss. After meeting him and especially after going through intake, any reservations were gone! Have you done intake yet?

[goldenraisin214 142]

Dr. Weiss did my surgery as well, at CBH in Lexington. I was self-pay, so I chose him after doing some research. He was awesome--answered all of my questions, and did a great job. I was sleeved 2/9 and went home 2/11. He came by to check on me every day I was there. No complications, went back to work after 2 weeks. I would say the only negative is that I haven't seen him since I was discharged from the hospital. All of my follow-up appointments have been with a Physician's Assistant. I get that he's busy and has a ton of patients, but it would have been nice to see him again at least once after discharge. I did call his office with a question once during recovery when I wasn't feeling well and they called him and called me back pretty quickly, so that was a plus. Good luck to you--have you started the process yet?

[Parker's Dad 50]

Hey guys. I finally got to make it to the seminar last week. Between work and family stuff time is hard to come by. I am gonna get the paperwork started but it will be after the start of the new year before I get anything done as I am gonna upgrade my insurance and it has to take effect. I have made several changes and am currently in the 290's right now. Weiss seemed OK. I expected more in depth info in the seminar but I guess that is just from coming here and doing a lot of my own research. We will see how things progress and go from there. Thanks for the replies. It is good to hear of first hand experience...