Hi! I'm a newbie here...I'm so glad I stumbled on this site! Any fellow June sleevers out there? My surgery is scheduled for June 11 in Dallas, TX with Dr. Kim. Eeek! I'm a little freaked out...but also very excited to start my new life.

I'll be sleeved June 11th with Dr. Kim as well!

I'm new here too and I live in Carrollton. I had my consult with Dr. Kim 4/20 and I'm waiting for insurance approval and scheduling. I emailed my surgery coordinator for an update but I haven't heard back. I don't want to be a nag, but this is so important to me. I have travel out of the country planned in August so I'm trying to be a June surgery too. Am I overreacting?

Thanks, and it's great to find you!

I live in Coppell and am scheduled for surgery on June 5th with Dr. Nicholson.

~Amy

Yay! So happy to connect with other people in the Dallas area. Keep me posted on your journey...it's so helpful to read other people's stories.

Giselle, I hope you get your date soon. It's so hard to wait! I left so many messages with the coordinator when trying to get my date. I must have drove her insane!

I'm scheduled with Dr. Kim on June 5th! It feels great to know that other people are going through what I am going through. Sometimes I'll be walking down the street and I'll just smile because I'm so excited:)

I was sleeved by Dr. Kim In February. You all are going to love him and his staff and Forest Park Medical center. It's awesome!

I'm scheduled May 23rd with Dr. Stewart in Denton! Nice to see Metroplex people on here!!!!!! Maybe at some point we can all get together and drink some water! LOL

I'm still waiting for an update. Tried email. Today tried phone. Hmmm. Guess I'll have to use smoke signals. Are you June sleevers with Dr. Kim going to Decatur?

Giselle - are you waiting for insurance approval?

First they have to gather the 5 year history from my other physicians and then send to the insurance. I don't know if it's with the office or with the insurance now. I'm really trying to move this and squeeze into the June schedule.

Good luck! I know the insurance thing doesn't always move as quickly as we want. Have you tried calling your insurance company to see if they have received the information yet? Some docs hold up the process (not on purpose) by not getting all the info to your sleeve doc in a quick fashion. I have known some people that have literally had to go to the doctors office and get the information themselves and take it to the sleeve doc!

Wishing you the best! Let us know how it's going!

I'm in Dallas (well Garland) but I probably won't get sleeved til July. Have any of you checked out or gotten info about support groups?

Yes, great idea Tibbie! It would be nice to get a group together to discuss the surgery. I know I must be driving my friends and family crazy with sleeve talk all day. Maybe there is a centralized location for all of us to meet. I'm a little north of Dallas in Allen but I work in Dallas. Would love to meet up!

I haven't researched any support groups...need to do that. Is it reccommended to join a group before surgery or after?

Yeah right? I think those of us here could make a great support group for each other! And really - in the metroplex we are all probably within 45 minutes of each other. Carrollton is probably a good central area to meet up - or possibly Irving?

I am from Plano! Love to see so many people that are close. My date is May 15th!! I will be at Forest Park with Dr. Nick.... so nervous/excited/scared!!!

I got info about support groups for after surgery. There are a few Dietitian classes throughout the process that they gave me & a support group that meets at Forest Park Medical Center the second Wed @7.