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I'm laughing!! You weren't "big" to begin with, I hope you're finding life easy after being sleeved. The thought of NOT being hungry is wonderful. My BMI isn't real high, (36.5) which is why our insurance won't pay for WLS....and I have no health issues....darn the luck. LOL I hope this will avoid any future issues and I love the idea of going shopping and it being FUN. Isn't that silly??!!! How is Ft. Worth these days? We lived in Weatherford when we first got married and I used to drive over to FW and shop at Ridgemar sp? Mall. We went down Camp Bowie last spring and it has changed a lot since we were there last! I sooooo miss Texas! ttyl

Hey! Congrats on your surgery and weight loss. I just made my appt. today for the seminar and first doctors appt. (both in April) Surgery on June 11th!! Scheduling around my daughter's vacation and we are going to work in a recovery week for my husband and I in Galveston! I'm coming to Dallas to have it done...much less expensive than up north. We are from TX, so I have friends and family there. Is there anything I MUST know before getting sleeved that you wish you'd known? Have a great evening!

Stacy

Thanks Linda!! It does help and I agree with you, I want to be able to eat something! Y'all have a Merry Christmas!

Linda - I have another question about Dr. Nick....I've been reading a forum and people were discussing the 'size' of their sleeve. What size does Dr. Nicholson do?

Hi Rene - I decided almost three weeks ago to get a sleeve! I was going to get banded, but changed my mind. I'm a Native Texan, and am coming back to Texas (Dallas) to have it done. My BMI is low (36) and I have no health issues, so insurance isn't going to cover it. Medical is much less expensive down there than it is in WI. Where are you having your surgery? It's almost time!! I can't wait, I made my appt. for the seminar and first appt. with the doctor (Nicholson) yesterday. I'm headed south the first week of April and plan on going back for the surgery in June. I can't wait!!! Good luck to you!!

I see you are in the DFW area; who's going to do your surgery? I'm looking at Dr. Nicholson and Dr. Davidson.

I just looked at your stats....did you lose all this weight since AUG of THIS YEAR???? OMG, for some reason I thought you had the sleeve done a year ago....last Dec. I can't wait!!!

Linda!! (this is too long, it's going to have to be THREE messages!!) I just found your messages!!! Thanks for responding! So YOU personally used Dr. Nick?? Dr. Davidson is my back up, but I've talked to someone in Dr. Nick's office twice now, and I feel really comfortable with them. I was just like you, I started out going to get a band, but then someone at a different doctor's office (maybe Davidson's) suggested the sleeve, because I live out of state. We are Native Texans, and have friends and family there....but we are currently living in Wisconsin. He said it would be difficult if something DID go wrong and there are the fills etc.

He just told me there would be much less after care. He said there is more risk of something going wrong DURING surgery, but much less chance of anything going wrong afterwards. Soooo, I been obsessive about reading these forums and anything I can find, and I am sold on it. I am not even considering the band now. I like the fact that they remove the 'stretchy' part of your stomach now, different from the 'olden' days and leave the muscle part, so less chance of any or much stretching.

Linda, I am either going to do the sleeve or lap band. After talking to someone in Dr. James Davidson's office today, I'm leaning towards the sleeve. How do you like your doctor? I do NOT have one yet. I am a Native Texan but live in WI. I am coming to Dallas to have surgery. I'm self pay and it is very expensive here. Lap band is 18k - 25k!!! Anyway, let me know how you like Dr. Nicholson, I just book marked his web page, so far he and Dr. Davidson look the most promising! Thanks, you look great! Stacy