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today I brought tomato & mozzerella salad with fresh basil. mix cherry tomatoes with small pieces of fresh mozzerella and chop some fresh basil, throw on a little olive oil & balsamic vinegar and voila! healthy, delicious and filling. tomorrow, fresh blueberries doused with activa vanilla (lowfat) yogurt and some Protein powder mixed in. :confused1: yummy.

I had my surgery on Monday, June 29th and returned to work this past Monday, July 6th. I work in a large Medical Center, so some walking between buildings, some desk work, lots of meetings. Hasn't been a problem. In fact, I did not expect to feel as good as I do. Hope your experience is similar. Best to you.:001_tongue:

Sorry to have upset you. You make some valid points, surgical skill is refined the more of the same procedure the surgeon has done and co-morbidities, etc influence patient risk. Laproscopic surgery is directly correlated with faster recovery and lower risk of infection. Outside the US (where many of the WLS discussed here take place) some procedures do not require the presence of attending physicians with residents. Lastly, ambulatory surgical facilities are often safer than hospitals due to the lower risk of infection. Check the data. BTW, I only have a Ph.D

I have found that the verticalsleevetalk site is very pro Dr Aceves and the ObesityHelp site very pro Dr Pompa-Gonzalez. As a hospital administrator who has worked in Quality and Risk, I chose Dr Gonzalez. She is skilled and compassionate with a strong focus on quality outcomes. Any surgery has risks but the relative ease of the VSG laproscopic procedure minimizes risk whether the surgeon has done 200 or 600 procedures. I have found that our Residents are often great surgeons because they are so focused and diligent and they always have an attending surgeon with them:-) Good luck with your decision. I hope this is helpful to you.