Surgery Financing

Surgery Loans

Support

Bariatric Message / Discussion Boards - For patients & friends supporting one another, posting messages relating to their journeys through weight loss surgery.

www.obesityhelp.com - Information and resources on weight loss surgery. The website features a Q & A library, posting board, chat room, before & after photos.

marye@newsurgicalassociates.com - Bariatric Program Coordinator, Mary Elliston. Please email Mary with your questions or concerns, or just to say hello!

www.asbs.org - Dr. Kemmerling is a member of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery. Their website provides a comprehensive overview of Bariatric surgery and its history, as well as valuable patient information.

www.obesity.org - American Obesity Association

www.lapbandtalk.com

www.lap-band.com - Inamed

www.spotlighthealth.com - Spotlight Health


Products

www.amplestuff.com - Products – everything except clothing.

www.suspendhers.com - Suspend Hers®

www.laurenshope.com - Lauren’s Hope Medical ID Bracelets

www.lipoinabox.com - Lipo In a Box Phase 2 Wear ™

Reading/Books/Publications

Kurian, M.S., Thompson, B.E., Davidson, B.K. (2005)
Weight Loss Surgery for Dummies®
Hoboken, NJ, Wiley Publishing

Leach, Susan Marie (2004).
Before and After: Living and Eating Well After Weight Loss Surgery
Harper Collins Publishing Company

www.ObesityHelp.com 
“Making the Journey Together”
P. O. Box 1504
Oakley, CA 94561-1504
Phone/Fax: 714-242-1567
Email: info@obesityhelp.com

Obesity Help Magazine
530 South Lake Avenue, # 289
Pasadena, CA 91101
www.ObesityHelpStore.com/magazine.html

“Obesity Surgery Magazine”
Official Journal of the American Society of Bariatric Surgery
Thompson, Barbara (2002). Weight Loss Surgery: Finding the Thin Person Hiding Inside You. Tarentum, Pennsylvania: Word Association Publishers.

Nutrition

www.nutritionassistant.com - Robi™ Nutrition Assistant™

www.bariatriceating.com - Bariatric Eating

www.baribites.com - Bari Bites

www.usda.gov - U.S. Department of Agriculture

Other

www.inspiritpt.com – Inspirit Physical Therapy, 3808 East River Drive, Green Bay, WI 54301

www.nih.gov – National Institutes of Health (NIH Guidelines)

Hospitals

www.stvgb.org - St. Vincent Hospital

www.aurorabaycare.com - Aurora BayCare Medical Center

Insurance

Wisconsin Department of Commerce, Insurance Commissioner
P.O. Box 7893
Madison, WI 53707-7873
1-800-236-8517
www.oci.wi.gov

Michigan Department of Commerce, Insurance Bureau
517-373-9273
www.michigan.gov/ofis

more general links