So I come to find out that there is no Nutritionist within my bariatric group.. I'm confused as to why.. But now I'm also having trouble finding one. I thought it was standard for them to have one?! Anyone on Long Island that and help me out.. Maybe you know someone. Thanks

Your local hospital will have Registered Dieticians on staff who also see outpatients. My hospital has one who sees all their bariatric patients.

I don't know how standard it is these days, it seems that some groups have them and some don't. My doc's group didn't have one, as they provide that function on their own via their RN program director, surgeon and PA's transmitting their combined experience in the craft. I saw an RD associated with my PCP a couple of times, and she used the surgeon's guidelines to help me tailor a program around it that fit my needs.

You can usually find an RD (Nut) on staff at any hospital. The main thing to watch for with them is that frequently the primary bariatric experience they have is with the RNY, which is somewhat different from the sleeve in nutritional requirements (RNY patients are often given more calories per day to account for their malabsorption that sleevers don't have, which can lead to slower or inadequate weight loss). If your surgeon has guidelines (they usually have some kind of booklet of instructions published), take that along when you see the RD.

The suggestions to call the hospitals in your area make good sense, of course. I take it that your own practice doesn't have an RD or two that they recommend?

You can also try asmbs.org (check the "state chapters" link) or lipo.org (LI Post Ops).

You may get a few LI people stopping in out of curiosity. If I may, however, a tip for the future: If you want to attract BP users on LI, mention it in your topic title.

Edited November 22, 201510 yr by WLSResources/ClothingExch

So I come to find out that there is no Nutritionist within my bariatric group.. I'm confused as to why.. But now I'm also having trouble finding one. I thought it was standard for them to have one?! Anyone on Long Island that and help me out.. Maybe you know someone. Thanks

Do you have ShopRite grocery stores on LI? Im in NY about 3 hours away from LI. Some of our Shop Rites (the larger stores) have dietitians/nutritionists on site. I had one of my NUT visits at a local ShopRite. No co-pay the service is free & they emailed my visit info to my Dr's office.

I'm not sure if I can delete this topic but I believe I found someone... I'll update tomorrow when I call ????????????