ZoobDude

My experience wasn't too bad with Dr. Lopez. I met him in the hallway when I was paying, he shook my hand when Jasmine introduced us, and then I never heard from him again. I was pulled from our group that morning before anyone else (around 7:30a) and told I would be having my surgery second (someone was having some other kind of surgery). They took me back to the pre-op area, gowned me up, put in my IV, etc. While I was waiting there all of the nurses came running in in a panic and started grabbing supplies. After all the commotion died down, a doctor came in and told me that they had done a leak test on someone from the day earlier and discovered one so they had to do an emergency repair. From what I understand, everything turned out alright.
I had another doctor who spoke perfect English and the anesthesiologist who spoke great English as well visit me. They gave me a little something to relax until they were ready.
The actual surgery went great, no leaks. Nurses were great - but bring your phone and use Google Translator so you can tell them what you need. That worked great for us.
The only issue we had with aftercare seemed to be that I was getting too much pain meds. I had no pain so I finally told them to stop so I could wake up a little bit. After that I had no trouble. Moved over to the hotel with no trouble.
All in all, not a bad experience.
Doing great now.
Thanks

I live in Longview, WA. I'm 18 mos post-op and am happy to help answer sleeve questions. I remember what it was like looking for reassurance prior to surgery and dealing with the emotions of weeks without weight loss post surgery.
Down 140 pounds now and you'd never know I use to weigh 355lbs.

Hi! I'm 8 weeks out and had a three week stall during weeks 4,5,6. Stick with the rules. I upped my food intake and watched carbs and finally the scale moved and I've lost 6 more pounds in last 2 weeks for a total of 36. Sometimes your body just stops to take a breath.

My experience wasn't too bad with Dr. Lopez. I met him in the hallway when I was paying, he shook my hand when Jasmine introduced us, and then I never heard from him again. I was pulled from our group that morning before anyone else (around 7:30a) and told I would be having my surgery second (someone was having some other kind of surgery). They took me back to the pre-op area, gowned me up, put in my IV, etc. While I was waiting there all of the nurses came running in in a panic and started grabbing supplies. After all the commotion died down, a doctor came in and told me that they had done a leak test on someone from the day earlier and discovered one so they had to do an emergency repair. From what I understand, everything turned out alright.
I had another doctor who spoke perfect English and the anesthesiologist who spoke great English as well visit me. They gave me a little something to relax until they were ready.
The actual surgery went great, no leaks. Nurses were great - but bring your phone and use Google Translator so you can tell them what you need. That worked great for us.
The only issue we had with aftercare seemed to be that I was getting too much pain meds. I had no pain so I finally told them to stop so I could wake up a little bit. After that I had no trouble. Moved over to the hotel with no trouble.
All in all, not a bad experience.
Doing great now.
Thanks

Good luck everyone. I'm a week out today. Feeling much better, but I'm struggling with getting Protein in. Gotta find a nutritionist and get to work on some ideas. Lots of stuff making me gag.

Good luck everyone. I'm a week out today. Feeling much better, but I'm struggling with getting Protein in. Gotta find a nutritionist and get to work on some ideas. Lots of stuff making me gag.

Ok peeps..... I am getting sleeved first thing in the morning!!!!!! Wish me luck O_o

I'm June 19 with Dr. Almanza in TJ.

Thank you for all the comments, they make me feel much less nervous. Some people have said some terrible things; however, the vast majority have been super complimentary and I am breathing easier. I am scheduled for June 19. As I sit here, I have a button ready to shoot off of my shirt so both my clothes and my body are ready for this.