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Anyone Have The Sleeve Done In Houston, Tx By Dr. Robert Davis @ The Davis Clinic @ Memorial City Hospital?



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Hi, I'm brand new here. Live in Houston, Tx. I have my first appt with Dr. Robert Davis on 12/16/13. I want to have the sleeve. Can anyone tell me what their experiences were/are with The Davis Clinic? How long does the process take from 1st appt till surgery? What pre-surgery requirements does he have? Thanks everyone!

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I'm in Houston, but not at the Davis Clinic. I am doing the New Start Program at Memorial Hermann-Memorial City with Dr. Ricardo Bonnor.

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I am in Houston and I had my sleeve done by Dr.Robert Marvin (Houston Surgical Specialists) September 30th 2013 I have had zero complications and the whole process was extremely smooth.

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Dr. Robert Davis of The Davis Clinic in Houston, Tx performed my sleeve surgery in Oct. 2012. He did a wonderful job. His staff is very nice, knowledgable, and they were sure to answer all of my questions, before, during, and after my experience. He also works out of Memorial Herman Memorial City, which is a center for excellence when it comes to bariactric surgery (the staff there was also great). I had some unforseen complications after surgery, which required me to return to the hospital for some additional weeks. Dr. Davis, and his staff, were very attentive, and have always been very patient. I'm very happy I chose him. He had a great bedside manner, not just with me, but was also very pleasant to my mom who stayed at the hospital with me. To this day, when I go to my follow-up appts, Dr. Davis remembers me, what I experienced, and asks about my mom (who lives out of state). That's important to me, because I never want to be just another patient.

As for the process and getting my surgery date, it only took about three months. But this also depends on your keeping your appts, as well as the insurance requirements. Their office does require psych eval (which is onsite), meeting with nutritionist, and they do additional tests if you have sleep apnea, etc. In addition, if your insurance requires additional info, that has to be resubmitted. So the time from first appt to surgery can vary depending on each persons circumstances.

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any updates or others who have used Dr. Davis (Robert or Garth) or any other surgeon in Houston area?

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any updates or others who have used Dr. Davis (Robert or Garth) or any other surgeon in Houston area?

Dr. Garth Davis did my VSG December 29, 2014, and I love him! I had mine at Memorial Hermann right by his office, and they were great too. I started the process in July and was approved in early December - his staff takes care of arranging everything you need to get approved. They did not always keep me in the loop, so I was left wondering what was going on sometimes, but they really were on top of it. :)

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any updates or others who have used Dr. Davis (Robert or Garth) or any other surgeon in Houston area?

I used Dr Felix speigal had the sleeve done on Jan 15 2015 @ memorial city

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Has anyone used Dr. Drew Howard or Dr. Jason Balette in the Woodlands/North Houston area?

thanks!

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