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I used Dr. Kim as well. Completely agree with previous post. He takes some getting used to however I went to him because I felt his numbers were better than other doctors I researched. Also, as stated above, his staff is AMAZING!! I came to him from out of town so we had a pre-op consultation via phone. Well, when we met in person, he said "oh, you are actually heavier than I thought you would be"!!!. I was a bmi of 35.2 when we met in person a couple of days before my surgery. My self-esteem was deflated to say the least when my BARIATRIC surgeon said this to me. I laugh now. His staff assured me that he didn't mean it in the way I thought and all said that I was on the smaller side of people getting the surgery. Very funny though to be told that by a bariatric surgeon of his experience. Excellent surgery skills and amazing staff. All worth it!

What a blessing to have discovered this early on. You'll get through this and be stronger!!

I used Dr. Kim as well. Completely agree with previous post. He takes some getting used to however I went to him because I felt his numbers were better than other doctors I researched. Also, as stated above, his staff is AMAZING!! I came to him from out of town so we had a pre-op consultation via phone. Well, when we met in person, he said "oh, you are actually heavier than I thought you would be"!!!. I was a bmi of 35.2 when we met in person a couple of days before my surgery. My self-esteem was deflated to say the least when my BARIATRIC surgeon said this to me. I laugh now. His staff assured me that he didn't mean it in the way I thought and all said that I was on the smaller side of people getting the surgery. Very funny though to be told that by a bariatric surgeon of his experience. Excellent surgery skills and amazing staff. All worth it!

I'm looking forward to fitting into my wardrobe again :-).

Vanity sizing drives me nuts too!! I was watching a news program and there was a segment on Marilyn Monroe. They say she wore a size 14 back in the day which is equivalent to a size 4 today. The show mentioned that as the population "grew", the vanity sizing became rampant.

It helps with the healing process and also allows for full restriction of our sleeves.