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McKinney here, my surgery was 12/20/2011.

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Hi! I'm in College Station. My surgery was 12/22/11 and i'm down 30 lbs so far.

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arlington texas here im 15 months post op down 146 pounds 52 go

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I'm in Austin, and being sleeved on March 2, 2012!

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I'm in Austin, and being sleeved on March 2, 2012!

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I am in South Dallas but moving to Euless in April! I was sleeved on January 18 by Dr Veninga at Baylor Carrollton and am down 40 pounds so far. God Bless Texas!

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Bedford girl here! Sleeved 1/30/12. I've seen the posts about Dr. Kim and really wish I had told more people to stay away from him! I had bad experiences with his office, they are so unprofessional! And forget getting a live person if you ever have an issue and need to call them. You have to leave a message for them to call you back. Plus, they force their brand of Protein for your pre op diet down your throat at a cost of $100 a week. That didn't sit well with me so, I switched doctors on a friend's advice. Had my surgery done by Sina Matin out of Baylor Grapevine. He has been wonderful. Met with him twice before surgery and he visited me every morning I was in the hospital. He was worried about me so wouldn't let me go home the next day due to vomiting after surgery. I really felt like he had my best interests at heart and took great care of me. Anyone seeing Dr. Kim or any other doctor who doesn't seem to remember you or care at all when you walk in...it's not too late to switch!

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Hi lbourgeoisjr - I'm live near the Willowbrook area (249/Cypresswood)...glad to see another Houstonian here. I also started at a higher weight of 394. I'm currently 10 weeks out and have lost 43 lbs since surgery (+ 21 lbs on pre-op diet = 64 lbs total). Great job on your weightloss!!! Any tips?

cindy

Cindy lynn I live just off 290 in cypress!

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I am located in Granbury TX. Early in the process with Dr. Kim but now questioning my decision.

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I am located in Granbury TX. Early in the process with Dr. Kim but now questioning my decision.

What are you questioning? The process or Dr. Kim?

I love Granbury, we go to the Brazos drive-in theater sometimes!

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Southwest Houston here..

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Not questioning the sleeve... Convinced more then ever that I need my gut cut down to size! Dr. Kim is a good "surgeon", but people are not happy with his bedside manner and I am NOT excited about forking over $200 for 2 weeks of the Protein Shakes he requires. Especially with how picky I am about Protein shakes.< /p>

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Not questioning the sleeve... Convinced more then ever that I need my gut cut down to size! Dr. Kim is a good "surgeon", but people are not happy with his bedside manner and I am NOT excited about forking over $200 for 2 weeks of the Protein Shakes he requires. Especially with how picky I am about Protein shakes.< /p>

Well, I cannot say enough good things about Dr. Cribbins, his bedside manner, and his office staff. He is in Plano and my surgery was at Presby Plano, which was also an excellent experience. He was recommended by my PCP, and while I couldn't find too much about him on the internet and was tempted to change because of that, I decided to go with him because I really trust my PCP of eight years (LOVE her).

I am not a fan of a particular product being required. Makes me think there is a side benefit for the physician to require that product, as there are so many good products out there. Not saying that is the case here, of course, that is just my feeling. Why should you buy something if you hate it?

I did go to Dr. Cribbins' recommended diet doctor, who sells the Unjury brand of Protein Powder - which is still my favorite protein, going on 10 weeks now - but that was not required. I bought the Celebrate Vitamins from Dr. Cribbins office, but did not feel forced. I just didn't want to over think things. Now I hate those Vitamins and I think I have an allergy. I did have to buy a book that cost maybe $25 but in the big scheme of things that was nothing.

If you are going to change, probably a good thing you realize that early in the process.

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