I was picked up from the airport by Dr. Kelly's wife and Anna in their private vehicle. I was met at the Hotel lucerna by Dr. Kelly and his son. He put my mind to ease about the surgery I'm having in the morning. He is a class act. The hotel is amazing. Will put update tomorrow after surgery.

Hi, I totally agree about Dr Kelly! He really is a class act and totally knows his stuff. I'm so happy you are getting your sleeve! Please update us as soon as you feel up to it. I am confident you will have just as easy of a recovery as I did with Dr Kelly as your surgeon. Take Care!

Sending well wishes your way. Keep us posted.

Following you soon in March! Good luck, keep us posted!

awesome! I hope the rest of your experience is just as wonderful As much as I've heard about Dr. Kelly, I'm sure it will be!

That is wonderful to hear! I am so happy to have someone nearby that I can share stories about Dr. Kelly with. Isn't his son adorable?

Thats great i will be going to dr kelly on march 28 and i cant wait

Had surgery yesterday morning.. First day was a little rough but I have a high BMI so it was expected. Hospital Florence is nice and everyone is very professional and it's very clean. I had some pain the first night but no nausea. I feel much much better today. I take my leak test tomorrow and then off to the hotel. I can't say enough of how this has been a great experience. I took a close friend with me and every room has a full size bed in it. We met people from Switzerland, Ireland and Canada. This is a trusted hospital. I can't wait to have the drain removed so I can move around a little better. Dr. Kelly did tell me the only reason for the drain was due to my high BMI of 55. More updates to come.

Glad to hear things are going well. I had a drain too and I don't know if I was considered a high BMI, I thought everyone had it. But the great news is, he is very skilled at removing it. Does it very quickly and it's out before you can even feel much of anything. So glad you have had a great experience! Happy healing!

Glad to hear your experience has been great, dr. Kelly sleeved me in November!

I still have a little blood in my drain.. Is this normal

Congrats! Very happy you had a great experience. Hope your drain is healing quickly. Welcome to the BIG LOSER'S CLUB!

I still have a little blood in my drain.. Is this normal

When was your surgery?

I would ask the staff at the hospital- they would know if something was alarming.

I think it is normal, but yes, ask the staff or Dr Kelly to be sure. I think I had that too, but it wasn't pure blood, more watery looking diluted blood. And mine wasn't much at all.

I still have a little blood in my drain.. Is this normal