Jump to content
×
Are you looking for the BariatricPal Store? Go now!
$99 Yearly Supply Alert! 🌈 "1 per Day!" Bariatric Multivitamins

Anyone here from Texas?

shielanotsheila

Recommended Posts

shielanotsheila    15

shielanotsheila
Posted

Anyone here from the DFW area? If so, who is your doctor? I am looking at Dr. Kim but want to know if there are other people out there that have used other doctors for a revision.

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

newat52    1,613

newat52
Posted

I am in the Dallas area and I used Dr. Nicholson. He was excellent!

Mine was not a revision but just a sleeve.

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

shielanotsheila    15

shielanotsheila
Posted

What was your experience like? What hospital?

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

shelbyshumyers    12

shelbyshumyers
Posted

I had my surgery at wise regional medical center in Decatur it was about 40 mins from my house but well worth the drive everyone in the office is great and the whole hospital staff was amazing! He has an office in Dallas, Decatur and Keller! I use the Keller office for all my appts now!

Museum-Mama reacted to this

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

shielanotsheila    15

shielanotsheila
Posted

Shelby,

Did you have a revision?

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

leeann71    539

leeann71
Posted

I didn't have a revision. I used Dr. Kim. He is a really great surgeon. Only problem I have with him is seeing him after the surgery. I only met him once and he spoke to my husband after the surgery. To me it just didn't feel personal enough. Other doctors take care of you after the surgery and during your stay at the hospital.

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

shielanotsheila    15

shielanotsheila
Posted

Thanks Leann. That is what I keep on hearing about Dr. Kim. I am wondering if I should go with another doctor but he is great with revisions.

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

sleeveconvert    55

sleeveconvert
Posted

I used Stephen Hamn in plano. I had mine done in one procedure. I would recommend him.

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

shielanotsheila    15

shielanotsheila
Posted

Hi sleeveconvert. Was he good about meeting with you after surgery?

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

anniemay    150

anniemay
Posted

I am using Dr Michael Lee at the medical school. Fairly new to Dallas but my experience has been top notch. Exceptional background. Quick replies. Easy appointments and I'm scheduled for early May.

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

leeann71    539

leeann71
Posted

Shiela, that is totaly up to you. I hear great things about Dr. Nicholson and alot of the surgeons that work out of Barker Solutions.

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

wordygirl74    45

wordygirl74
Posted

I'm doing a revision with Dr Kim in June. I've heard differing opinions about his bedside manner but never one bad thing about his skills as a surgeon. I know he will come check on me after surgery but I don't expect him to stay there and hold my hand kwim? I'm having mine at Baylor Trophy Club and I've read/heard nothing but good things about the hospital.

Before deciding on Dr Kim I met with other docs but chose him because he has done a ton of revisions.

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

newat52    1,613

newat52
Posted

What was your experience like? What hospital?

Dr. Nicholson is great! He is one of the most experienced surgeons in the the field. He has a great bedside manor. I like the fact that when you go to the seminar, he is the one that conducts it. I think that speaks to his dedication. My surgery went extremely well. LOVE the fact that he does the leak test in the OR so as soon as you are back in your room they are giving you ice chips! Ask anyone who had to wait till the next day to have Water or ice chips! I am just over 5 weeks out and my incisions are healed. Forrest Park is a great facility. I was in the Frisco one and the staff there were great.

I was self pay so I had none of the hoops to jump though. The cost, $12,200 is all inclusive. I did receive a couple of bill from misc. places, like radiology and such but by the time I received the bills and called, they were already zeroed out by Dr. Nicholson's office.

All in all, I would choose him again. We are so lucky that we live in an area where there are SO many great choices of top notch surgeons to choose from!

Good luck in you decision making! :)

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
Go To Topic Listing Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums

  • Trending Products

  • Trending Topics

  • Recent Status Updates

    • LeighaTR

      LeighaTR

      I am new here today... and only two weeks out from my sleeve surgery on the 23rd. I am amazed I have kept my calories down to 467 today so far... that leaves me almost 750 left for dinner and maybe a snack. This is going to be tough for two weeks... but I have to believe I can do it!
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
    • Doughgurl

      Doughgurl

      Hey everyone. I'm new here so I thought I should introduce myself. I am 53y/o and am scheduled for Gastric Bypass on June 25th, 2025. I'm located in San Antonio, Texas. I will be having my surgery in Tiajuana Mexico. I've wanted this for years, but I always had insurance where bariatric procedures were excluded. Finally I am able to afford to pay out of pocket.  I can't wait to get started, and I hope I'm prepared for the initial period of "hell". I know what I have signed up for, but I'm sure the good to come will out way the temporary period of discomfort and feelings of regret. I'd love to find people to talk to who have been through the same procedure or experience before. So I look forward to meeting you all. Hope you have a great week!
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
    • 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.
      · 1 reply
      1. LeighaTR

        LeighaTR

        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.
      · 1 reply
      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.

    • CaseyP1011

      CaseyP1011

      Officially here for a long time, not just a good time💪
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.

  • Recent Topics

  • Hot Products

  • Sign Up For
    Our Newsletter

    Follow us for the latest news
    and special product offers!
  • Together, we have lost...
      lbs

    PatchAid Vitamin Patches

    Bariatric Forums

    For Patients

    Health Professionals

    Search Surgeons

    Bariatric Surgeons: Want to research a weight loss surgery surgeon? Enter their last name below to start!

    ×