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Dr. Umbach - Las Vegas

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tzepeda    29

tzepeda
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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.

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MINI-Me    196

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Dr Umbach was my doctor - almost 3 years ago. Great doctor - very knowledgeable and confident. My mother-in-law was a surgical nurse for many years. I told her that if at the last minute she didn't approve of him, I would back out. After talking with him and asking him questions at my pre-op, she was "Yep! He's doing your surgery". I knew I had found a good doctor! He even called my husband after the surgery (he stayed home with the kids) to let him know everything had gone well.

Besides that ... what doctor do you know that gives you his personal cell phone number & actually takes his calls? Loved that!

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marinamouse    8

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On your way to a brand new you. 5 days out and I feel great. Wonderful. I'm sleepy more often but that's nothing. I'm down a total of 18 lbs today. Woot. Your making a great decision for yourself.

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tzepeda    29

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Dr. Umbach and his staff were great yesterday. They made me laugh right up to the moment that I went under yesterday. I feel great with the exception of terrible gas pain in my shoulders. My stomach has zero pain!!!

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amykins    202

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I had terrible gas too but putting a heating pad where it hurts for about 30 minutes really helped me. glad you're doing so well!

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duckie913    5

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Tzepeda glad to hear you are doing so well!

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duckie913    5

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Dr. Umbach and his staff were great yesterday. They made me laugh right up to the moment that I went under yesterday. I feel great with the exception of terrible gas pain in my shoulders. My stomach has zero pain!!!

Tzepeda I just wanted to check in with you to see how you are doing and what your journey has been like so far?

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oklafarmgal    31

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Do you think his price is still $10400.00? Did that cover everything or were there any hidden fees? I can't decide on going to las vegas or cancun. I just wish I could get over being so nervous about mexico. My biggest concern is something going wrong after surgery and being back home. What do you do then?

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duckie913    5

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His price is still $10400 as long as you pay cash. $11000 if you pay by credit card. It does include everything. You can also purchase BLIS insurance that cover you for a certain amount of time for most post op complications. I'm not sure if BLIS covers surgeons in Mexico. But you can check on the website to see what surgeons are covered.

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amykins    202

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I live in the Vegas area and went to Mexico for my surgery. My surgeon has much more experience than the Vegas surgeons and it was much cheaper. I hadn't heard of anyone having complications and I didn't have any either. Insurance will cover your follow-up and they don't need to know where your surgery was anyway. My PCP is following me with no problem. Actually I've only been once for a one-month follow up and I go back for a 6-month appt.

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Memegirl    12

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Hello. I am having surgery with Dr. Umbach on April 3rd. It was nice to read comments from others who have gone to him. Thanks for sharing!

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TD Pride    5

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Had surgery Feb 27th and Dr Umbach and the staff at Blossom are the very best, I just had my follow-up visit with last Wed and I'm back on regular food...all I can say is this is the best thing I've ever did for myself... Best of luck

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PdxMan    4,292

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Nice to hear this from our two recent posters. Just to let you know, I am over two and half years post surgery, have great restriction and am still maintaining my goal weight. I think Dr Umbach did a great job on me and I'm sure the same will hold true for both if you.

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    • Alisa_S

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. LeighaTR

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        I hope your surgery on Wednesday goes well. You will be able to do all sorts of new things as you find your new normal after surgery. I don't know this from experience yet, but I am seeing a lot of positive things from people who have had it done. Best of luck!

    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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      Officially here for a long time, not just a good time💪
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