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Hello all - I am from TN, not TX but am looking into having Dr. Nick do my surgery. It seems like he does a great job from what I've read. Would any self payers be willing to share with me what their costs were? I talked to his office and they say the $12,200 covers pretty much everything - from his fee to 2 nights in the hospital to pre-op tests. Was this your experience?

Also, if anyone who traveled from out of state to have surgery from Dr. Nick, I would love to hear about your experiences as well.

Thanks in advance!

Melissa

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Yay! Congrats! Yep' date=' I remember thinking when I got my date. Holy crap! S**t just got real!

You will rock it! Was so nice to meet you btw![/quote']

That's basically word for word what I said to my husband. Lol it was great meeting you too!!

How long do y'all typically wait for each appointment? Last time I waited 3 minutes tops. Today I waited more than an hour...and today I had all 3 of my kids with me! That was fun lol!

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That's basically word for word what I said to my husband. Lol it was great meeting you too!!

How long do y'all typically wait for each appointment? Last time I waited 3 minutes tops. Today I waited more than an hour...and today I had all 3 of my kids with me! That was fun lol!

When I was going through my process I never waited over 5 minutes. Now, when I go with my dad we've waited an hour. I'm glad I don't have to go back until December.

FYI:

I am on vacation and I feel like I can eat anything I want. It is very scary. I have to remind myself about my old life. In my opinion, it would be so easy to gain your weight back. I literally ate meatloaf and a salad and gained 2 lbs! It was a 1/4 or 1/2 of food because I can't eat more than that. I have to diet. Fresh meat and veggies. Just my two cents. I have to begin my workout program.

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Hello all - I am from TN, not TX but am looking into having Dr. Nick do my surgery. It seems like he does a great job from what I've read. Would any self payers be willing to share with me what their costs were? I talked to his office and they say the $12,200 covers pretty much everything - from his fee to 2 nights in the hospital to pre-op tests. Was this your experience?

Also, if anyone who traveled from out of state to have surgery from Dr. Nick, I would love to hear about your experiences as well.

Thanks in advance!

Melissa

I wasn't self pay and I am also Melissa! But I saw a YouTube video that was helpful pre surgery. Check it out:

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TWj1_cgFCi8

He was from out of town and give a lot of details good and bad! Good luck :D

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Thanks for that link!

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My surgery got pushed to Tuesday but I can't believe that it's next week. Very surreal right now.

I can't remember if y'all mentioned dr nick does his test in or and you don't have to wait until the next day to sip something. Is that true?

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My surgery got pushed to Tuesday but I can't believe that it's next week. Very surreal right now.

I can't remember if y'all mentioned dr nick does his test in or and you don't have to wait until the next day to sip something. Is that true?

I did not have to sip to check for leaks

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He does his leak test in the OR before you wake up. You'll get ice chips right away.

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I'm 5 days post op! Yay! I ended up having surgery at Victory. I had a great experience except for one of the nurses I didn't care for but luckily I was being discharged so I didn't have her for too long.

How long for that dang left stitch to pop? It's the only thing hurting now.

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Congrats Heather!

Hope you are feeling well. My stitch didn't bother me much at all but I know for others it was an issue for a while.

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My dad had his at victory on Tuesday. He's doing well. I had mine on June 19, 2013 and down 50lbs!! Size 20 to 10. Left stitch was awful and took 3 full weeks for me.

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Wow, loved reading through this whole thread. How inspiring! Little scary about pain and nausea but I guess "no pain, no gain"... or weight loss in this situation :) I'm waiting for insurance approval. We submitted to aetna 13 business days ago, but who's counting?! If they don't approve me, will have to do self-pay.

I've been seeing a doc at Medical City Dallas, but am not totally sure. I keep researching online and looking at doctors ratings, hospital rankings, etc. I could seriously drive myself nuts! Anyway, thinking about switching to Dr. Nicholson. A friend is an Anesthesiologist at Forest Park Frisco and speaks very highly of it. And, I must admit, I like the pretty hospitals :)

Enough rambling....just nice to share with others who can relate. Great job to you all!

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I had Dr. Nick do my revision on 9/10/13. He was so sweet and it was very quick from the first appointment to surgery (self-pay so didn't have to wait for insurance approval). I was very pleased with Dr. Nick, his staff, and Forest Park Medical - so far it's been a great experience. I just hope I have better luck with the sleeve than I had with the band.

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For me with Dr. Nick week 3 was still liquid phase. On week four you start the puree stage which I believe was 3 weeks.

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