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He was my surgeon. He was is young but da guy is great. U will really enjoy ur stay there bcuz da staff r very friendly ppl. Here is one of his results. I had surgery March 19th 2013.

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alright Deejack looking good!

Thx. Dis was da best decision I could've ever made in my life.

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So ladies I went to the ED yesterday and of course the ED nurse practitioner started telling me oh it's the time of the year when skin gets dry... blah blah and I wanted to tell her "Lady, I'm Black! All we do is put lotion on!" Anyway, she also mentioned itching can come from a low fat diet and I might need to add more fats to my diet. She did labs and X-rays and gave me IV fluids in addition to nausea meds (lifesaver) and itching meds. The itching meds calmed it down a little, but it still didn't stop! I'm so baffled. She sent me home with Zofran (thank you sweet baby Jesus) and told me to call my surgeon. Last night when I got home I was able to keep some chicken Soup down. I'm calling OCC in the morning. I was thinking of buying extra nausea meds while I was there, and should have. If I need to, I can always drive down there tomorrow. HoosierGirl, I hope your right. I look like the poor dogs I used to see with fleas scratching themselves raw. Its embarrassing and I know I'm making people nervous, but I can't stop! I'm all blotchy red. Now that I know it's nothing serious, I will take my Benadryl and wait until it passes.

Good to hear you're feeling a bit better. My skin is itchy too but I put it off to dry winter skin. Low fat makes sense.

Here's to your full recovery!!

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He was my surgon and I just had it done Dec 4 and I feel great!!!! Everyone was very heplful and I felt very safe as I went byself. They have there own time down there nothing starts befor noon. It was cold there and they dont really have heat there so ask for the remote for the heater in your room and take warm clothes and shoes. I froze the whole time.

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I'm so happy for your post. I will make sure I bundle up. I can't stand to be cold.

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He was my surgon and I just had it done Dec 4 and I feel great!!!! Everyone was very heplful and I felt very safe as I went byself. They have there own time down there nothing starts befor noon. It was cold there and they dont really have heat there so ask for the remote for the heater in your room and take warm clothes and shoes. I froze the whole time.

What time did you go over for surgery? If nothing starts before noon you go a really long time without eating. Janise emailed me my Final Confirmation and Post Op Diet today. It stated that you can't have anything to eat or drink after 10pm the night before surgery. That's a really long time without something to drink. I better prepare myself.

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my surgery was at 2:30 but they have all hours of the day and night. You will be fine they give you Ivs and I was never hungry. Take some tea that you like and mio drops as those really hepled. Take some warm clothes as the heat is not really good there. As for the remote in the hosp room for the heater.

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I just booked my sleeve today for 12.19 and suddely I am freaking out! lol

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my surgery was at 2:30 but they have all hours of the day and night. You will be fine they give you Ivs and I was never hungry. Take some tea that you like and mio drops as those really hepled. Take some warm clothes as the heat is not really good there. As for the remote in the hosp room for the heater.

I sure will thanks for the heads up

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I just booked my sleeve today for 12.19 and suddely I am freaking out! lol

HAF - congrats! Totally relate to your pre-op freak out! Made myself crazy with random thoughts, needless worry and bizarre dreams before surgery. Hit me up with your craziness - because I get it!

In all seriousness, the 19th will be here before you know it. Let me know if you have questions.

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Congrats HAF. I will be flying in on the 17th with surgery on the 18th.

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Thanks Hoosiergirl. Your experience helped make up my mind about Dr. Ortiz :)

Adoptive mom, perhaps I'll see you. Oddly enough, I'm the very blessed mom of a 16 month old baby boy through adoption :)

This whole thing feels so surreal. I've been researching forever but to finally get a date.....scary!!

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Congrats, HAF, I'll be there on the 20th. Merry Christmas to us!

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Congrats HAF, Adoptivemom, and Kindle on your upcoming surgeries! :)

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Yeah - all the cool kids are going to be in TJ next week....really looking forward to hearing about your surgery/travel experiences!

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