I am scheduled to have my sleeve done with Dr. Umbach and I am curious what experiences others on this forum have had with him and his office Blossom Bariatrics?

I'll let you know Friday after my surgery.

Good luck with surgery I will be thinking about and I can't wait to hear from you!

He did mine on 07/08/2011, 17 months ago. He did a great job. No issues and I am actually below his AND my goal weight. Doing great and can eat anything. I would definitely recommend him and his team.

I will say, though, he is not forthcoming with information. He will answer any question you have thoroughly, but he is not going to sit you down and answer any question you do not ask.

If either of you want to ask me any questions about him or the process, let me know.

how much does he charge?

$10,400 when I had it done.

Right now they are quoting 10,400 if you pay in cash. 11,000 if you pay credit card or cashiers check and 12,000 if you finance it.

Does he still do it as outpatient surgery? Even though I live in Vegas where he is I'm still glad I went to Mexicali and got my three nights in a hospital for $8700.

It was optional. I think for another grand you could have it not be outpatient and stay a night or two. I prefer not to be in a hospital if at all possible. There are sick people in hospitals and I wasn't sick. Didn't want to be, either. I have a friends husband still dealing with issues 3 years after acquiring a staff infection from a hospital stay. (not WLS surgery, btw) I was happy that I could go back to the Golden Nugget and chill out on my own.

I had mine done on the 7th. Dr Umbach. Outpatient, cash. 10,400. Had surgery at 1:30, on the way back to the motel room by 5:30. I was fortunate, no problems, my husband got up with me every 2 hours to walk. The pain pump worked great. I spent Friday in the room, Saturday evening went out for a few hours, by Saturday I was ready to check out Vegas. (I'm from Cali and had never been before)went to Hoover dam, the convention center and the shark reef. Fab. Monday morning saw the doc again and headed home. He did a great job. I'm following his directions and I trust all will be fine.

Would recommend him, 110%!!!

Thanks for sharing your experience. I am glad to hear you are doing so well! Gives me even more confidence in my decision. I would love if you would keep me updated on your progress.

marinamouse did you the facility it was at? How were the nurses and the staff?

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The staff at blossom were great. The medical staff at the hospital were wonderful.

Everybody was super. Not one regret or bad taste here.

I had the surgery at the hospital outpatient. Make sure you have a good support person. That will make all the difference. They will tell you to be up walking every 2 hours. The first night it's hard. My wonderful husband set an alarm and got me up. We stayed at the Marriott residence. Off the strip. It was good. No smoke, not a million people.

Thank you for your update. I'm on my way to Vegas right now to have mine Friday. Tommorow I go in at 1:00 for what I believe is my information and dietian appointment.