Are there any Dallas or surrounding areas sleevers here? ?????

Comments and opinions on Dr Barker? I have heard positives and negatives. What are your feelings? I am self pay.

Comments and opinions on Dr Barker? I have heard positives and negatives. What are your feelings? I am self pay.

Hi Rosemary,

You will probably get a better response on this if you start a new topic in the surgeons area. You can also try using search to see if you can find anything that might have been posted about Dr Barker in the past. I am betting there's something.

Good luck. I haven't heard anything either way although I have heard of him, probably from commercials.

I am a dallas sleever and would love to find a group or mentor or buddy to share this experience and get some motivation as well as give.

Comments and opinions on Dr Barker? I have heard positives and negatives. What are your feelings? I am self pay.

If you ask people in the WLS community who are the best doctors in the DFW area Barker does NOT make the list. In fact, I've heard more than once to avoid him.

I am a dallas sleever and would love to find a group or mentor or buddy to share this experience and get some motivation as well as give.

The DFW area has one of the best WLS communities in the country. In my signature is a link to a list of all the support groups here and I highly recommend you check out the patient led groups (like After the Cut or thinspiration) as well as the hospital/doctor groups. You won't regret it.

Thank you! Actually had a consult with him today. He walked in wearing shorts and tennis shoes. Looked at my 20 pages of paperwork and said, "do you have any questions for me?" Never once asked me one question! Had to pay $170 for his "consult" which lasted about 10 minutes. Ridiculous!! So not impressed. Waste of my time and money!

I had my surgery done at barkers and had a good experience. My surgery was done by Dr. Hodges and she was great. Sorry about your experience, rosemary..i saw you are self pay...Barker himself exclusively handles self pays on his own nowadays from what i heard.

I'm in Plano and could use some help. I can't seem to get motivated to loose the last 17 lbs!!! A support group would probably help. Thanks!!

I'm in Plano and could use some help. I can't seem to get motivated to loose the last 17 lbs!!! A support group would probably help. Thanks!!

Here's a list of DFW area that includes both doctor/hospital run and patient run groups. There are A LOT of people in the Plano area (from days to years out of surgery) that participate in these. They're free and I highly recommend visiting a few. There is a meeting tonight at 6pm at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano - several friends and I will be attending.

http://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/259587-dfw-area-weight-loss-surgery-support-groups-list/

I'm in Plano and could use some help. I can't seem to get motivated to loose the last 17 lbs!!! A support group would probably help. Thanks!!

I attended the support group at Plano Presby and thought it was a great group of motivated people. I haven't had time to get back, though. Good luck!

I'm in Plano and could use some help. I can't seem to get motivated to loose the last 17 lbs!!! A support group would probably help. Thanks!!

There's the monthly Baylor Plano meeting nest Wednesday. If you are really struggling, you may consider the weekly lifestyle change group ran by Dr Ashmore. It's fantastic. You have to have met with him first, so if you are interested, come to Wednesday night and get the info!

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I'm in Forney

Are there any Dallas or surrounding areas sleevers here? ?????[/QUOT

I'm in Forney

Hi neighbor (in Forney also)!

Are there any Dallas or surrounding areas sleevers here? ?????[/QUOT

I'm in Forney

Hi neighbor (in Forney also)!

Hey, what part of Forney? Im in Fox Hollow.

It looks like you are doing great, congrats!

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I'm in Forney

Hi neighbor (in Forney also)!

Hey, what part of Forney? Im in Fox Hollow.

It looks like you are doing great, congrats!

Thanks for the compliment! I live in Mustang Creek - across Pinson from Criswell Elementary.

Were you able to look over the list of support groups in DFW? I go to most of the patient-led groups every month and some of the hospital/doctor led one. Please let me know if you have any questions, my name is Carlos.

Edited June 8, 201412 yr by DonRodolfo