I had surgery last Wednesday and I feel good! Only had minimal pain, and took the meds, the day of surgery and the next day. Otherwise I took Tylenol a few times, but nothing in the last three...

woohoo!! I'm about to start my new journey. I can hardly wait! I'm going in with a positive attitude and just believing everything is going to be great. will report back later :D

I just got my approval yesterday! woo hoo!!! pre-op is this morning and surgery is next Wednesday. I'm so looking forward to this. ;)

I'm scheduled for 7/16...just waiting for my insurance approval...feels like forever LOL

thanks for the input!

how much did the plastic surgery cost?

I'm in LV and will be using drs Atkinson and Soong...they teach other docs how to do weight loss surgeries so I assume they must be about the best. good luck on your search.

woo hoo!!! way to go!

I'm about 2 months away from having surgery, so on the advice of my nutritionist I have just started the water and protein intake. well...didn't know it would be so tough! yikes! did ok with water...

want to meet up and get to know each other?

so, it seems that this was last year...las vegas folks interested in meeting up?

I live in vegas and would love to join you.

I'm just curious if people have had surgery to remove excess skin? did you private pay or where you able to get your insurance to pay for it? just curious if I'll have to save money after being...

I will be having surgery with Dr. Atkinson or Soong...how was your experience with them? And did your insurance require the 3-6 month supervised diet? if so, how was that experience for you? ...

you've come to the right place! I haven't been sleeved yet, but am learning so much here. you're doing great!! take care, pam

welcome! this is a great site. I haven't been sleeved yet, so I appreciate all of the information and support. how are you doing post-op?

I just went to the dietician yesterday and I feel so much better. I went in with the expectation that she was go9ng try to talk me out of surgery and put me on a real restrictive diet. instead she...

hope you're doing well :)

just curious...I'm about 100 lbs overweight right now...any idea of an average weight loss at that starting weight? what have your results been?
thanks
pam

hi there! my name is pam and I'm so glad I found this site. I've just been to the orientation and I see the dietician in a week. with my insurance they have to see at least 3 months of medically...