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Hi, I am narrowing down surgeons and because I am a self pay I am trying to find out as much info as possible.

I am looking for a US surgeon that does the sleeve using the spider.

Has anyone used Dr. Yu ?

I have also inquired about Dr. Qubbeman and had very positive responses. I am so thankful for this forum because I feel overwhelmed and I am finally ready to move forward asap, now I just the Dr. So if you know of any surgeons doing the spider single incision surgery, I would be truly grateful for any information!

I live in Ohio and as far as I can tell there is not a Dr. here that does this paticular type of surgery. I wish traveling was not the only option, but I will.

Thank you all so much for your opinions, your kind words and the endless time that I know you have researched to help so many (like me)!

Best wishes to all in their journey to a better you!!!

Like you I was also a self pay. I used Dr. Yu because he was recommended by my sister's plastic surgeon as a doc who is a good technician and his patients don't have a lot of issues. My sis lives in Houston so it worked out perectly. They want you to stay in town at least a couple of weeks post surgery so I had no problem with that. My recovery has been pretty noneventful so far. . Yu I found to be nice and easy to talk to. He is very realistic about the risks of surgery and does not have a rose colored glasses attitude.We have to do our part.

Anyway prior to surgery he told me it would be one incision in my navel area and maybe one additional one if needed in the left abdominal area. That is what I had. The small one is extremely small (like a puncture) and the navel one is curved (I have an innie navel and its hard to see). I am so glad I decided to go to Houston as I had not come across any docs in the Atlanta area doing the spider and they were al more expensive than Dr. Yu. If you have any other questions don't hesitate to ask.

Oh yeah the office was very accommodating as far as me being from out of town. I had my psych,nutrician, and surgeon appt. on a Thurs. and surgery on Monday. I really appreciated that.

You say your doc said your tummy is 250cc. Well it makes sense that it could hold a cupful at a time. A cup is 240 cc. Just maybe you don't have a lot of swelling like a lot of others do at the beginning from the surgery. I'm not an expert but it makes sense to me.

I am a week (and one day now) post-op, and I have felt concerned from the beginning, because I am not feeling limitation. I talked to my nutritionist and she said that it was probably just because I was on liquids and things would be different when I went to normal food. Well, I'm on mushies now, and I had things like cottage cheese, scrambled eggs, and hummus yesterday, and I could eat all of them with no issue. I can eat a cup at a time with no issue. I am taking my time and eating slowly, but I don't feel like I am getting that 'full' feeling, and I am definitely experiencing hunger. I am so scared that I went through all of this for no reason and that I am going to still end up overweight. Has anyone else had an experience like this? Did you start feeling fuller when you were eating 'real solids'? I am just concerned that since I am supposed to chew everything so much, it will be just as mushy when it gets to my stomach as cottage cheese or scrambled eggs...

I can't explain it but that pickle juice has really helped. & umm sorry to hear about your constipational issues lol too funny!

probably the salt in the Pickle Juice made the difference. Lack of sodium can also cause cramps.

I'm scheduled for March 28th with Dr. Yu in Houston.

Hey everybody,

I am due to be sleeved March 28th in Houston. I also live in the Atlanta area. I started out investigating the lap band and changed my mind to the sleeve. My sis lives in Houston and the prices are cheaper there (I am self pay) so I am going out there for a couple of weeks and get it done. I cant wait. Unfortunately my husband is not too happy about the whole thing but he knows how determined I am to get this done so he is resigned to it I guess. I think, no, I know he thinks that I am going to fail again. He really does not understand. But from my point of view he doesn't have to understand. I told him just to accept.