Hi all. I am being sleeved on July 31 by Dr David Kim at Forest Park in Dallas. I was just curious about what to expect...

How was the facility? Nurses?

How long were you there?

What type of pain control was used? Was Dr Kim good at getting the gas out?

Was a family member able to stay at all times with you?

Any tips on things to bring with me?

Sorry! I am just so excited and it would be great to get a few pointers from some that is familiar with Dr Kim or the facility.

Got my call earlier today I'm set for 6:30am @ Forest Park Medical Center, with Dr. Kim. Monday, Aug 6th. I'm so excited, alittle nervous, but not as nervous as i thought I would be.

I had my surgery this past Tuesday (July 31st) and all went very well. My surgery was scheduled for 8:30am so I was told to be there at 6:30am. Well, I waited and waited and about 4-5 hours past 8:30 I finally was taken to the Pre-op holding area to get ready. They have you take all your clothes off,underwear included, and get into one of those lovely gowns. Then they started IV's asked a bunch of questions and the waiting continued. Dr. Kim came by to talk for a few minutes, then the Anesthesiologist came by a little later. And 2 or 3 nurses involved in the surgery also came by. I was finally wheeled into surgery between 6-7 hours late. Throughout the day I would ask different people what the hold up was and I would get similar answers like, "well, you do have Dr. Kim" or something similar. I have no doubt that Dr. Kim is one of the very best in his field, he is conservative, precise in his actions and doesn't hurry up to satisfy other people. As his patient who is now 4 days post-op, I'm very pleased with him and have no regrets.

I'm having my surgery on 9.20.12 w/ Dr.Kim. I am very excited about this life change that I am about to encounter!!

I'm having my surgery on 9.20.12 w/ Dr.Kim. I am very excited about this life change that I am about to encounter!!

Are you going to Trophy Club? I am having surgery with Dr. Kim the same date at Trophy Club. We need to keep in touch!

I believe so. I just know the first place submitted to Cigna was denied & then Melissa resubmitted for a diff place of surgery. I'd totally like to keep in touch & have a sleeve buddy:-)

I think you will both be impressed. I was there 7/24 - 7/25 and felt very well taken care of. The nursing staff are very knowledgeable and professional, and responsive when you need something. The afternoon and evening after surgery is the worst, since you can't have even a wet swab for your mouth until after the swallow test the next morning. They give you plenty of fluids via IV, so you'll be OK, just uncomfortable with the dry mouth. They will provide a lip balm if you need it. I was told no petrolatum based lip balm (like Chapstick) in case they need to put you on pure oxygen, as it's flammable in that environment. It's only one day though, and well worth it. No regrets at all so far.

Hi I have my sleeve scheduled for Oct. 16 w/ Dr. David Kim at forest. Is there anything you can advise of to help me get through this..?

Patience and a positive attitude. It may be a struggle to get your liquids in at first and your protein a little later, but it will all pass. Avoid the temptation to push yourself on the diet as you get to feeling a little better. A leak is NOT worth whatever you may consider eating. I behaved myself, am 9 weeks out, and have had no complications at all. My daily hunger is minimal and I DO get full with much smaller portions. This is SO worth the temporary inconveniences, and it will be for you too.

See you on the loser's bench!

I guess I feel a little different about the wait. If dr Kim operates on me and runs into a problem I EXPECT him to take the time to do this right even of that means taking longer than originally planned and pushing other patients to later.

With that being said I was told to come in at 430am and was the first tk be operated on at 630am. And I was operated on a little later than that. So that didn't make a lot of sense and I can only assume that the operating room was full with someone else's patient.