Northwestern Memorial - Chicago

[Ignatius 110]

Curious if anyone has chosen NW Memorial in Chicago for their bariatric surgery?

So far I'm impressed with the quality of the staff and the facilities, but I'm finding the sheer size of the program and the hospital a little overwhelming. I've completed my initial evals with the nurse practitioner and nutritionist. Tomorrow I'll receive the psych eval from a third party.

I was hoping each patient would have some type of case manager to help guide through the process, but it looks like that's unlikely. Does it get any easier to follow once all the evals are complete? Anything else I should know?

[smeejaroo 3]

I'm with Dr Lutfi over at St. Joes. His team is amazing and they are with you every step of the way. There is no one else in Chicago I'd rather see.

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[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

There are several people on thinner times that went through Northwestern. It is a really good program the best in Illinois, maybe tied with University of Chicago, but they make you jump through a bunch of hoops.

I thought about going there, but the length of time they make you wait before surgery and the number of appointments, conflicted too much with my work schedule. I didn't have that kind of time to waste.

[britknee 8]

I'm current going to Northwestern also. I'm halfway through the process. Surgery will most likely be with Dr. Nagle or Hungness

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[kjhen 22]

I am planning to get surgery at Northwestern Memorial. It is a very structured program and can seem daunting at first. My insurance requires a 6 month diet and I finish the last appointment on May 12th. I think once you start you appointments it seems to progress pretty fast. Once you are done with the evals, you will start the Nutrition group classes.

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[Ignatius 110]

Glad to find some others and best of luck to both of you. I attended my first nutritional class Monday and will have my first meeting with Dr. Nagle in a week and a half.

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[kjhen 22]

Same to you. Also, there is a robust forum on Thinnertimes of people who have got their procedure at NMH

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[britknee 8]

How do I find the forum Khjen? My first class is next Monday 5/16, then surgeon consult, then insurance approval!!

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[britknee 8]

Good for you Ignatius! You're on your way!

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[kjhen 22]

Here is the link: http://www.thinnertimesforum.com/topic/95018-northwestern-dr-alex-nagle-or-dr-eric-hungness-chicago-il/

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[Nurse_Lenora 903]

I also went to Dr Lutfi at St Joes and it was a wonderful experience!

[kjhen 22]

I hope is well I got insurance approval and have my surgery date of 6/20

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