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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.

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.