I have my ds surgery scheduled Feb 20th, It will be at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pennsylvania with Dr Anthony Peterick. Has anyone had surgery preformed by him? Anyone had surgery at Geisinger? When I finally saw him after the 6 months of nutrition classes, support groups & surgery classes he was very nice and talked through the procedure with me then at the end he dropped the sadi-s loop bomb on me. Not what I wanted. I don't know why but I just said okay. Well about 2 days later after I had been stewing over this I called his office back to tell them I would not be having surgery there and spoke to one of the nurses who assured me that if I explain to him I want the traditional ds he will do it and has done them. I hate to admit it but I'm having 2nd thoughts about my hospital and surgeon. Anyone else been in my shoes? Advise? Did you move forward with the procedure anyway or axe the hospital / surgeon and move on? Thanks!

I wish it was

It's not super active, because there aren't a lot of "loops" out there yet. My surgeon thinks that it will end up being the most used bariatric procedure over the next few years. DS true believers are almost religious. I'm just over a month out of surgery with 20 lb lost, but I only have about 65 total to lose, so I'm doing fine for the moment.

I think there are a great deal of newbies who have the loop but don't know it, several people have found out after the fact that they in fact didn't have the "traditional" DS which is why some of the DS'rs get angry.

My Dr was going to do the loop because he said the recovery time was less and it was an easier procedure... I was grocery shopping on day 3 and at work on day 7, it was so he didn't have to spent 4+ hours operating. I made it perfectly clear I didn't want the loop so he preformed the pain ole DS on me. Personal choice that's what I wanted, I don't have any I'll will towards loop'ers, we are all in this for the same thing =)

I'm 1 month 4 days out down 37lbs

I had my ds done july 6 reading pa very happy with dr. Meyers. Only one week out and lost 11 pounds.

Woo hoo! I ended up having mine Feb 20th, had a traditional DS, 5 months out lost 127lbs. Feeling better then I ever have!