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I've been reading up a lot in my surgeon, Dr. Jeremy Korman at LA Bariatrics and he's known across the US! He's been on dr. Phil and dr oz and a few main stream morning programs! His anesthesiologist is one of the best in the biz too! Dr. K's stats are amazing! He works out of Marina Del Ray hospital that is dr owned, so he has an amazing staff! His office is complete!!! All tour visits are done there... The physch, nutritionist, physical therapist, endoscopy, physical and a full time nursing line too! I'm self pay cause my ins denied the procedure, and although I saw a few others before him for less money I wasn't "clicking" but I (& my husban who goes to all visits and seminars) both clicked right away! They offer long term nutritionist visits and monthly and weekly support visits and it's just a one stop shop! My surgery is tomorrow and I feel completely comfortable in his hands! Being a wife and mom of 4.... This is a big decision and I'm confident I made the right choice. Good luck!

Well tomorrow is the big day!!! I'm through all my pre-op visits and check up's and blood work and so on! This was a very fast journey! Only one month from my first visit until now! The weight loss journey however has been 21 years! I'm so ready to feel good again... Healthy, energetic, attractive! I'm going to have two of the four kids and my loving husband waiting for me in the hospital room and I know the other two kids would be here if distance and work wasn't a factor so I'm holding their thoughts dear to me too!!! Tomorrow will be a life changing day... And I'm ready!

Me too!!! Tomorrow @10!!! Let's all celebrate the choice we made for our health an our future!!! Good luck!!!

I've known people that have done Lapland and gastric bypass. I never considers wls based on what I've know of those two procedures. Then the sleeve started to get notice, so I researched it all again and was more than excited to consider the sleeve. For me, I don't want Lapland because I see what my friends have gone through in terms of constant maintanence throughout the years. It's too tight, go back in.. It's too lose, go back in. It slipped! It's a foreign object. It rots the area and can eventually chaff so bad it splits. The other issues I didn't want was there was a lot of throwing up which is due to the food sitting on the top of the banded area. Lots of issues but those are what I personally didn't want to deal with. The only negative thing I have heard about the sleeve is its not reversible. Well duh! That's easy enough, I mean why would I want to reverse it and gain my weight back and then suffer all over again? It's about a mind set and if it's not reversible then I'd better make it count right? For me this was an EASY choice!!!! I hope you really educate yourself too so you can find what's right for you long term. Good luck!!!!

This was at the top of the list of my questions! My surgeon says wait a week, but that this varies based on the patients desire! He states it's a personal choice and after a week he has no concerns:-)

Good luck to you! My surgery is the same day as yours! I too was pushed up from march to feb 13th. Got a two week prep so felt so rushed, but I'm very ready! Good luck again and please share and keep in touch.

Good luck!!

I'm in the Los Angeles area and using Dr Jeremy Korman with LA Bariatrics.

I'm so excited!!! I start my liquid diet & go in for my pre-op visit tomorrow! Being self pay this process went super fast as i had my consultation 1/18 and my surgery is 2/13! Saw the nutritionist, pysch dr., physical therapist, had a physical, endoscopy & all related blood tests and so on,all in two weeks!!! (I'm super motivated)! Been debating wls for years but unt I found the SLEEVE I wasn't comfortable with my options! This is the not scared I've been but most excited too in a long time. My kids and husband and friends are very supportive, even though most don't agree or feel I need this, they still support me and that's very important! Only a serious side i do understand surgery is still risky... So I've printed all my medical Wishes, advanced directives, living will, letters to my husband, kids and a few friends. (not to be open unless tragedy hits me, then husband will give out). I added all my kids on my bank accts as beneficiaries and made sure to write down all accounts and passwords for anything I can think of for my husband. But after doing all that, which was emotional in itself, I was able to feel ready! I love my Surgeon and his staff and the fact that he has every doctor I need to see on staff and he's located in the medical bldg upstairs to the hospital I'll go too. He even has a plastic surgeon on staff for after if I need (and oh I will) to remove skin and lift my breasts. I finally see a light at the end of a long dark tunnel! I'm always the happy one and people were saying how Surprised they were to hear I would do something so "drastic" and I'm always thinking "look at me I'm 100 pounds over weight", yeah I'm happy cause I have a good life but I'm not healthy and that makes me Unhappy inside! Now I'll finally feel how I look and look how I feel! So nervous yet so excited!

Aww I'm sorry that happened! Pain and embarrassment both hurt! I go in for my pre-op tomorrow and start my one week pre-op diet and my surgery will be in one week on feb 13th! I too can't wait! I am self pay so this has gone very fast for me, less than 4 weeks from consultation to surgery! (with all the other pesky visits and so on in between)! I was highly motivated to say the least. I'm glad you'll be free of the weight soon too! How liberating it'll be right? Good luck to you and be careful on those steps!

This is a great site! My doctor warns me about reading things on the net but I find real stories from re people are both interesting and informative! Not everything works the same for all of us but at least we can have a place to share, learn, vent, gather and give support!!!

Yes please

I'm happy to read different diet choices! I get my sleeve done 2/13 and this is my biggest issue.. Having choices and hearing suggestions like these! Congrats to you all! I pray for your success as well as my own!

Loving husband- look at it this way... The surgery will give her the tool she (in your description) seems to lack in order to stop over eating. It's not a cure all and yea surgery of any kind is dangerous, but so is diabetes and high blood pressure and a heart attack, which is where your wife may be headed. This is a scary process and a Life altering ordeal so if you love her for better or worse, then let her know you are scared but you support her need to be healthy. If you love her through sickness and health, then recognize she is sick.. I'm talking as someone in her shoes and feel I have a sickness. You may see it as a weakness, an in many ways I suppose that's fair, but it's like any other disease.. Alcoholism, sex addict, drug user, it makes you ill and unhealthy. She's making the bravest decision ever right here and right now I guarantee that what she needs is your understand that this is something she needs to do, and you don't have to understand why, just that it is the way it is and support is all you can offer now or you will risk losing your wife after all!! Please consider counseling... Both of you or you alone can only gain perspective and calmness. I did that for me and asked my husban to go and at first he had some of the same things to say you did, but after the initial shock wore off and he learned about the surgery (by going to the weight loss seminars with me), and research and also just listening to my needs and fears.... Then he was totally supportive and goes to all my appointments and has taken the time off for mY surgery and the days after. That's really all I can say, cause you will stand to gain peace if you accept it isn't about you. It really isn't. This is not a life threatening surgery and the down side of what can manifest if she doesnt get help will be more life threatening! Keep that in mind. Give her a hug and a kiss and then commit yourself to learning and accepting everything she has to deal with. Her recovery and success will greatly be affected by your attitude... So please for her sake and your marriage, just accept she needs your love and positivity only right now!

I'm glad everyone Is sharing here! I have a little Less than two weeks and am very nervous! I keep wondering if I'm doing the right thing! But I know in the long run I am!surgery is surgery and it's scary and life altering surgery is scary the most! I am so happy to at least read others before and after stories cause it really helps!! GOOD LUCK!!!!

It's In your best interest to be totally honest! The pysch I saw worked in the same bldg as my surgeon do of course she knew. It's nothing to worry about tho!! They have to be sure u don't wanna mutilate yourself for pleasure and that you understand surgery is a tool not a cure, the rest is up to you! And that you are not doing this to please anyone but your health! It's a random series of questions on paper then a chat to determine the factors I mentioned! Don't stress:)

I hope someone gives u advice cause I start my preop diet next week and that's a real concern of mine too!!! Oh my pore k-cups will waste away:(