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He really is a wonderful Dr. I have been a patient of his for about 4 1/2 years now. He did my lap band 4 yrs ago. He just removed my gall bladder and lap band due to a slip. I decided to go with the sleeve because although i lost weight with the band (about 75 lbs)' date=' it didn't get me to where I want to be. Dr Abkin suggested either bypass or sleeve as a revision because more than likely repositioning the band would not give me the results I was looking for.

Throughout this whole process Dr Abkin and his staff have been so professional and efficient. I have never dealt with a Dr's office that was so efficient. It's obvious that his staff is very well trained. I would highly recommend him to everyone.[/quote']

Glad to hear you are doing well!

How long after your gall bladder surgery did you have your sleeve??

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Noob here as well...... Wife went for her sleeve this past Tuesday (11/06), I go for mine this coming Tuesday (11/13). We used adv. lap assoc.and Dr. Ewing is our surgeon. We live in Hopatcong and are having our surgeries out of Hackensack.

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I go on the 15th with Dr.Ewing :)

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Glad to hear you are doing well!

How long after your gall bladder surgery did you have your sleeve??

Thank you JerseyGirl. I had my gall bladder out on Oct 12th and am being sleeved on Dec 10th.

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Surgery is TOMORROW! I'm scared out of my mind since I have Crohn's disease but here goes nuttin!!!! :-)

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Surgery is TOMORROW! I'm scared out of my mind since I have Crohn's disease but here goes nuttin!!!! :-)

How was your surgery? Hope all is well.

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Hi! Surgery went great! Now if I could just eat a little bit more I'd be good to go. I have a constant full feeling and never want to eat. Thanks for checking in on me xx

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