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Congratulations on your success so far!

Do you mind telling me his rate for cash payers? Also, how was postoperative pain, etc? I would love to get together with fellow sleevers and sleevers to be. Support systems def. help with weight loss.

Hello fellow Texans, Im in the Houston area. I have not have my sleeve yet. Just curious who did you all go to? We should all get together one day.:thumbup1:

Thanks Crystal. That is good information to know. I wonder if I could do this "pre-sleeve". I still have a pouch, its not very small but it seems as if it will help. LOL :thumbup1:

This may sound like a dumb question but what is a 5DPT? And how do I do it?

Hello, I sent you a PM, not sure if you got it. (Still trying to work this site out). Anyway, Dr. Alanis' price is 11,5K and Dr. Davis is around 18K. Dr. Alanis goes to either University General or Surgical Specialty Hospital (I think that is the entire name) and that is a bariatric center of excellence. Both are but Univ. General is VERY expensive & will drive your cost up. Univ. General has private cooks, large suites and is very prestigious (Dr. Davis is part owner of this hospital).

Thanks for the encouragement.

Hi,I hope im doing this right, I spoke with lapband of houston (i dont know how is all on this team) but they were sooooo against the sleeve. I believe they have *special interest in the lapband!

Thank You so much for responding. I guess I would like to know about postoperative pain, nausea, vomiting after the procedure. Any complications?

My other post is directed to you, I am still figuring out how to work this thing. Thanks:thumbup1:

I am a newbie myself living in the Houston area! Everyone here has inspired me to have the sleeve as well. I just turned 27 3 weeks ago:) I am going to be in a wedding in September and of course I am FREAKED out about looking like a cow in a nice dress! Sound's like we've got a lot in common! :thumbup1: Who are you going through for your procedure Hey, its so cool to have a fellow Houstonian on here. I have met with Dr. Garth Davis from the TV show BIG Medicine and I have met with Dr. Alanis. I really LOVE both of them. Dr. Davis is VERY famous and he seems to be very down to earth. The only downfall is that when I went to his office, his staff was very short with me. My appt was at 3 pm--I wasn't seen until 6pm. That was a major turn off but that is not his fault. He was very nice but his staff was very "stand off ish". Anyway, Dr. Alanis spent 45 minutes talking to me about the sleeve vs the band. He told me what to expect, reasons if any that he would not perform the surgery, etc. I also met some of his patients while I was waiting. Several of the patients had the sleeve and they WERE so happy with their decision and his professionalism and his skill level. He does a few sleeves a week. I went ahead and booked with Dr. Alanis---September 15, 2009. I have prayed about this. I visited the facility that I will be having the surgery and its at a bariatric center of excellence.:wink1: So with me being a nurse,I know that not just any old place can get that title. I also met with a few others, which will remain nameless (if you want the names I can email it to you) but they were so PRO band and CON sleeve, I was turned off. Instead of them telling me the difference, they were like "We dont do many sleeves and why dont you want the band?" I was starting to think they had stock with the LAP band. LOL...I was thinking what happened to that PATIENT IS ALWAYS RIGHT mentality! Which doctors have you met with? Maybe we can help each other along in this journey! It would be cool. Since we are neighbors.

Hello All. Im a newbie here but I have been reading you all's post for about 3 weeks. Basically, each of you have inspired me to have the sleeve. TO tell you a little about me--im 26 year old female in the houston area and a full time nurse. I have battled with my weight ALL of my life. I remember being in the 5th grade being weighed in front of my classmates feeling soo embarrassed when the scaled tipped at 150 lbs. My highest weight was 320 lbs, in which I then became fed up and decided to "do" something about it. A friend of mine asked me to be in her wedding and I thought, there is NO way im walking down this aisle like this. Well a year and half later I became under 200 lbs. :001_tt2: I felt great and for once my confidence returned. I have maintained "fairly" but have gained 15-18 lbs back and I am just absolutely CRUSHED. I am over 200 lbs again and I just cannot believe it. Ive had a personal trainer and for the most part, I follow a relatively "fair" diet. But with working as a full time nurse, im currently in graduate school and I am planning a wedding. I think things have just caught up with me once again. However, I REFUSE to continue this vicious cycle. I have the healthy eating pattern down but my body doesnt want to loose anymore. My lab work is okay, no thyroid problems but I have a VERY obese family--(most women in my family are greater than 300lbs). When I spoke with the psychologist for insurance purposes (when I was considering the band) she told me that genetics play a MAJOR factor with weight. SO I met this very skilled physician in Houston that was very patient and has good stats and reviews. He told me all about the sleeve and I became curious. I begin reading on this site and I knew this is what I need to do. To make a LONG story short, I set my sleeve date for Sept. 15, 2009. Its so far away because....I am a nurse with a very, erradic work schedule so I had to wait until I could take 2 weeks off. Thanks for reading my story, you all have been so encouraging. Any advice I am interested in finding out.