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NW burbs. In the process of getting band removed and VSG put in.

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I am also in the NW burbs. I also used the Kane Center - Peter Rantis.

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Yes, I had mine done at Evanston Hospital.

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Doing my 6 month program at the UIC Bariatric Program with Dr. Chandra Hassan, anyone know of him or the UIC program in general?

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I did the UIC program. They were great! 3 years out next month. Southern suburbs.

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I’m having mine at Loyola through their bariatrician program. Dr. Chand. Im hoping for early August. Finished with all the tests nutrition visits and psychology evaluation. Hello everyone!!

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On 6/13/2018 at 8:29 PM, AchieveGoals said:

Doing my 6 month program at the UIC Bariatric Program with Dr. Chandra Hassan, anyone know of him or the UIC program in general?

I know both quite intimately! He performed my surgery.

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Were you satisfied with the service? I didn’t know much about him. I had to go with Loyola because of my insurance. Either that or UIC. My doctor at the time recommended Loyola

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Had RNY on 6-18-18 with Dr. Rantis at the Kane center.

Felt very comfortable with the pre surgery process with all of them. My PCP is with a different medical group and has said that after being involved with my journey he is very impressed with the Kane center and plans on referring patients to them

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I’m in the process of approval for RNY with Dr Wallace at the Kane Center. Just set up all of my appointments working toward a surgery date.

My sister had RNY thru the same group back in 2004 with excellent results!

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Hi Nycholle! I’m fighting off my last 30lbs with a Fatloss Camp in Chicago. It’s amazing! The workouts are fierce and the diet is clean, and there’s a ton of support and accountability. And - they provide a plan for maintenance, which is huge for me. Look up “Travis Garza Chicago” on Google- I'd share the link but not sure it’s allowed.

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