I posted a hello earlier but was looking for anyone in the Central PA

area, Looking for all experiences and expectations. Please reply.

Best wishes

Karen

Good Morning Karen,

Sorry, i missed your first post. I'm not exactly from central Pa., a bit more north. I'm just getting started on this process. Where are in the process?

Pat

i am just checking it all out, I have called the surgions office to see what I have to do, now I go to my PCP and talk to him.

HI Karen I am in Windber which is right by ya... I had my surgery on April 7th and am doing very well.. Which doctor are u having to do your surgery. I had Dr. Marley. I do know that Dr. Darcy Duke is now doing the procedure at Conemaugh Hospital.

Hi! I'm Steph. I work at Windber Medical Center and live in Johnstown. I'm having my surgery August 8th with Dr. Marley! I can hardly wait. Maybe we'll cross paths down the road!

And a hello to Karen too! Can't wait to hit my first support group as well. Maybe I'll see you there. :biggrin:

The support groups are great...lots of very friendly people ..u have any questions u can ask any of them.. they are from all stages of the process. I usually go to the meetings. I live in Windber right in front of the hospital but I work for Conemaugh Hospital lol.

that's funny in so many ways!! :biggrin:

Karen, which surgeon did you call? I'm thinking about giving Dr. Newlin a try. I've emailed them for more info.

Pat

I live in alum bank was banded march 17 at windber hospital. I think he is a great dr and glad he is the one that did my surgery.

I am so glad to see so many of you from my area. I will just be

talking to my pcp next week. But I will probably go with Doc. Marley

seeing how I called there office and got all the information about it.

I know I have a long way to go til surgery but I'm so over ready.

I can't wait to meet alot of you at the support groups at windber.

Wish me luck with my family doctor.

Karen

that's wonderful karen! i'm a week and two days post op (been back to work for two days already!) and doing really well! unfortunately i'm not sure when i'll get to a support group meeting. when i registered for fall classes i hadn't thought much about the surgery and i have a tuesday night class in ebensburg. so i'm hoping that the teacher might let me go to a few. i really want to do well and i know meeting and talking to others will really help that. feel free to email me if you have any questions or just want to talk. that's been my godsend at work...there at least four others at work and a couple of volunteers who have already had the surgery and they've proved to be an invaluable source of information no matter what. so here's to you!! the journey will be so worth it!