You don't have to start them right away. Good luck! He's a great doctor

No, only because he is in Miami and I'm in Missouri.

I feel that it's individual to each person, but I do know people who have lost hair while on low carb diets & also severely obese people frequently have thin hair. It's an interesting dilemma because...

I'm a little over a month post op, I've lost 25 so far & hoping to lose 50-60 more, but gradually also. Don't want any problems that can come with fast weight loss.

I went through the same feelings, everyone loved me just like I was, except me. I was tired of never being in the vacation photos because I was so disgusted with myself, tired of never feeling like...

I'm to day 24, down 25 pounds & you're right! The first couple of weeks I was wanting sugary juices, jello etc. but I've stated away from that, having lower sugar or sugar free drinks, protein first...

No fruits yet, too soon, just smooth flavored yogurt.

Welcome! The sleeve will probably take you lower than a size 14 or 16.

There are risks of complications with any surgeon, I work in a hospital with lots of people who've had bariatric surgery there & have seen way more complications with those than I've seen or heard of...

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I have had a gastric sleeve.
Surgery date
07/22/2015
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Dr. Choi
Join Date
Jun 2015

I had second & third thoughts etc. over & over, but chose to move forward because I was so tired of living with the constant cycle of failed diets & weight gain. I want to live my life & be in photos...

Yogurt always helps me, I will try these!

My surgery was Wednesday morning, same symptoms, but I've been drinking the fluids & today had some plain vanilla yogurt, made such a difference! Gas going away, had a BM & belly reducing. Yogurt is...

Fighting the horrible gas pains tonight... Pain meds help, trying to walk often. Painful...,

I'm having surgery on Wednesday 7/22/2015. I was searching out chewable vitamins & came across 24 hour multivitamin patches from Amazon. This seems like a great option especially for after surgery...

I've also taken my laxative & started my liquid diet, driving to Florida this evening for surgery Wednesday. I've felt nothing but peace about my decision to do this, but this past week have had sooo...

I'm down to 3 days, also nervous/ excited. Good luck & prayers for us all.

I've had similar experiences, I don't understand why all the negatives? I've had gallbladder removal, hernia repair, appendectomy & 3 c-sections, no one batted an eye, but you tell them you're having...

I've been a nurse 26 years & have never seen a surgeon respond to accusations, they are only human & nothing is guaranteed 100%. I know it's our lives we're dealing with, but we've all made an...

In response to above news article; I am an RN, I work for a pretty large healthcare organization here in the U.S. with bariatric surgeons on staff, after much research I'm choosing to have my surgery...

I'm scheduled for July 22 in Miami, excited & ready. Anyone else having surgery with Dr. Choi?

I'm having surgery next month in Miami

Thank you for this article, everyone's been warning me about the hair loss, but it makes more sense after reading this.

Thank you for the encouragement. I've had so many people around me trying to discourage me from the procedure and telling me horror stories about different people that had the surgery. Trying to stay...

Hello all. Excited to begin this journey as I have considered this type of surgery for several years now. My BMI & medical history are not quite enough to qualify me for weight loss surgery here in...