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I am military and am stationed in Ft. Sill, Ok. I don't know how many military on the web site. I just wanted to share my doctor. He is a Major in the Army. His name is Dr. Reyes. I have never had surgery or anything. I was more nervous about the surgery part than having it done. He is very good. I also started the process in Ft. Bliss, Tx. that doctor was okay, but he wanted me to lose 50 lbs first. If I could lose that much on my own I probably would not need the surgery. Dr. Reyes is my angel, that is helping me start my new life. I had my surgery on June 16th. I feel great and am glad I made the decision.

Thank you for letting me share.

Mia:thumbup:

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I am military and am stationed in Ft. Sill, Ok. I don't know how many military on the web site. I just wanted to share my doctor. He is a Major in the Army. His name is Dr. Reyes. I have never had surgery or anything. I was more nervous about the surgery part than having it done. He is very good. I also started the process in Ft. Bliss, Tx. that doctor was okay, but he wanted me to lose 50 lbs first. If I could lose that much on my own I probably would not need the surgery. Dr. Reyes is my angel, that is helping me start my new life. I had my surgery on June 16th. I feel great and am glad I made the decision.

Thank you for letting me share.

Mia:thumbup:

Welcome MIA and congrats on your surgery and your positive experience. I know Tiffykins is military and she is in Florida.

Keep coming back and let us know how you're doing. This is a great forum with a weath of knowledge shard by many.

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I am military and am stationed in Ft. Sill, Ok. I don't know how many military on the web site. I just wanted to share my doctor. He is a Major in the Army. His name is Dr. Reyes. I have never had surgery or anything. I was more nervous about the surgery part than having it done. He is very good. I also started the process in Ft. Bliss, Tx. that doctor was okay, but he wanted me to lose 50 lbs first. If I could lose that much on my own I probably would not need the surgery. Dr. Reyes is my angel, that is helping me start my new life. I had my surgery on June 16th. I feel great and am glad I made the decision.

Thank you for letting me share.

Mia:thumbup:

Welcome to the forum and congrats on getting sleeved!

When was your surgery? How are you doing?

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he wanted me to lose 50 lbs first.

I'm glad you found someone who didn't make you wait. It's always nice to lose a bit of weight pre-op, but not at the expense of getting your surgery in a timely manner!

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Hey there, we're a military family as well. We're Air Force, the husband is currently deployed, and we are stationed in NW Florida.

I'm glad you found a doctor who was able to take care of you, and congrats on your surgery.

Keep us posted of your progress! ! !

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