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West Monroe here. Surgery scheduled for Aug 27th with Dr. Zizzi at Ouachita Surgical. Thinking I'm gonna be a nervous wreck!

It Will be okay . Need support. I'm just a message away

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I have my VERY LAST APPOINTMENT tomorrow at 5pm!!! And then the tortuous wait begins.

I don't know if I can stand it!!!

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Hi' date='

Thanks so much for getting back to me! Hope you don't mind some rapid fire questions! :)

1) How was Dr. Lavin? I was thinking I may want a female surgeon because I'm so self conscious. And Dr. Lavin is relatively young AND cute! LOL which just makes it worse!

2) How are you doing? Any regrets? What are you eating at this point? Do you miss eating a normal meal? One of my main worries (it is actually probably my primary concern other than surgery complications) is never being able to eat a normal meal with my husband/friends/family. No crawfish boils, no Thanksgiving Dinners, no friends over for a BBQ.

3) I'm not a big fan of "drinking" a meal. I'd rather skip it, which of course I know is not an option with WLS. I just cannot imagine doing only liquids and mushy food. It sounds gross to me. I mean, I could do mushy red Beans or white Beans (New Orleans style of course) or creamy Soups but I just cannot fathom the thought of pureeing food and trying to get it down my throat. Any thoughts on this?

4) How long were you in the hospital? Did you have to have a catheter? Did you have any complications?

I have a ton more questions but don't want to wear you out!

Thanks again!

Dana[/quote']

Hi Dana. I too live on northshore and dr. Lavin did my surgery. He was great. Not crazy about staff but good workers are hard to fond. There is a small group of us who meet up once a month. We would love ya to join us. Just contact me.

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Had my psych eval today and that's my last appt!!! He said he'd send his report tomorrow; I'm hoping he really does. Then...I WAIT...

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Had my last appointment the Monday before the storm. I guess everything being closed delayed submission, I have a call in to my Dr, hopefully they have submitted by now and I will hear some good news soon! The waiting is horrible! LOL..

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Denham Springs here! I still have 2 appointments left on 9/13/2012 for pulmonary and to see the dietitian, hopefully I'll have surgery withing the next few months.

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I'm from Jonesville, La. And I used Dr. Charles Bellows in new Orleans. I was sleeved on 8/23

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Well...now I WAIT!! Insurance Coordinator got all of my paperwork today and said she was going to submit to Aetna. Im REALLY hoping she did it today.

The wait is going to drive me batty!!! :o

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I live in Livingston! :)

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Shreveport La Dr Merrriman Aug 20th 2012

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Im from west Monroe and Dr Charles Bellows in new orleans did my surgery on 7/25/12. So far no complications and I feel great. 20 pounds lost so far after surgery. 112 lost before surgery.

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Hi all, I'm from Shreveport. I use Dr Norwood and he is great. I had my surgery on 8/27 so far so good. I would love to be in a LA group!

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Hi all, I'm from Shreveport. I use Dr Norwood and he is great. I had my surgery on 8/27 so far so good. I would love to be in a LA group!

Dr. Norwood did my surgery on 08- 08. He is excellent. So far so good. His diet is stricter but I'm okay with it . I'm from Monroe.

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Hey all the Sleevers who have had surgery

Shreveport La Dr Merrriman Aug 20th 2012

Hi Lifesaver! So tell us how you're doing? Any complications? Have the last 3 weeks been what you expected? Or did anything take you by surprise? I know, lots of questions! I'm sorry!

It looks like my date will be in late November ( my Aetna 90 days are up Nov 13)

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Hi all, I'm from Shreveport. I use Dr Norwood and he is great. I had my surgery on 8/27 so far so good. I would love to be in a LA group!

How are you feeling? Any surprises... Good or bad?

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