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I would take a Benadyl and can my doc in the morning. Maybe some anti itch cream around the site (Not directly on it.)

I'm told to drink a lot of water and keep walking around. That IV fluid weight will go away quick. Good luck!

Thank you Evolving for the ideas. I already saw the counselor and had my first dietitian visit. (My next two are scheduled. So check! )

Would love to meet people who have already gotten the sleeve. But I can't travel far with my car. I live in the Spring/Klien area.

Will be sleeved in NW Houston.

It seems that most surgeons or hospitals that do WLS has free support groups you can go to once or twice a month. I know Houston Northwest Medical Center on 1960 has them once a month.

I agree, find out what can be paid with your dad's insurance. The less out of pocket the better. There are WLS finance plans out there and a LOT of great doctors here. Good luck!

My nutritionist is Emily Banes at Houston Northwest Medical Center on 1960. She is really good! Give her a try.

Good choice, that's my doctor!

Hey fellow Texans! There are a lot of us Houstonions here! I am from the NW area and my surgeon is Dr Turnquest at NW Hospital.

NW Houston!

I am from NW/Spring area and will be doing mine at Houston NW Hospital with Dr. Turnquest.

I have horrible acid reflux and my doctor just said I would need to take a acid reducer after because it will be worse at first.

That's horrible! You would think that would be considered almost an emergency. Hope they speed things up a bit for you! Good luck!

I'm sure I can find this topic if I look long enough through old posts, but I would like some fresh perspectives. What are you going to ask? What did you ask? Or what do you WISH you had asked? Thanks for all the advice!

My doctor does not have us start the liquid diet until AFTER the surgery. Why would you need to start weeks before? I was always curious.

How I came to the decision to have weight loss surgery. My first video blog post. http://youtu.be/X3SJj5lrSIM

That's a relief, I can go a few days without taking my iron, then just start taking my pills again. Was not looking forward to spending all that money on chew-able iron.

I need around 80mg of iron a day in order to keep normal levels. I'm glad to hear that there are chew-able iron supplements out there! I will just have to chew a bunch of them, lol.

So I'm told that I will need to take chew-able vitamins after the surgery. For me, they will need to also be vegetarian AND have iron in them. I have to take A LOT of iron everyday to keep my iron count at a good level. So is there a chew-able or liquid iron supplement I can take as well at the multi? Ideas?