Has anyone had surgery with Dr Nick? I am scheduled on May 21st (Tuesday) at Victory Medical in Plano...just wondering if anyone can give me some feedback about their experience. Pain after surgery? Does he require a cath during surgery? Does he come in to see us during our stay in the hospital? What have you experienced with his office (friendliness, how are they about returning calls, etc...) Any information would be helpful! I am getting so nervous, thinking of backing out!!!! Help!!

Yay! Congrats! Yep' date=' I remember thinking when I got my date. Holy crap! S**t just got real!

You will rock it! Was so nice to meet you btw![/quote']

That's basically word for word what I said to my husband. Lol it was great meeting you too!!

How long do y'all typically wait for each appointment? Last time I waited 3 minutes tops. Today I waited more than an hour...and today I had all 3 of my kids with me! That was fun lol!

That's basically word for word what I said to my husband. Lol it was great meeting you too!!

How long do y'all typically wait for each appointment? Last time I waited 3 minutes tops. Today I waited more than an hour...and today I had all 3 of my kids with me! That was fun lol!

When I was going through my process I never waited over 5 minutes. Now, when I go with my dad we've waited an hour. I'm glad I don't have to go back until December.

FYI:

I am on vacation and I feel like I can eat anything I want. It is very scary. I have to remind myself about my old life. In my opinion, it would be so easy to gain your weight back. I literally ate meatloaf and a salad and gained 2 lbs! It was a 1/4 or 1/2 of food because I can't eat more than that. I have to diet. Fresh meat and veggies. Just my two cents. I have to begin my workout program.

Hello all - I am from TN, not TX but am looking into having Dr. Nick do my surgery. It seems like he does a great job from what I've read. Would any self payers be willing to share with me what their costs were? I talked to his office and they say the $12,200 covers pretty much everything - from his fee to 2 nights in the hospital to pre-op tests. Was this your experience?

Also, if anyone who traveled from out of state to have surgery from Dr. Nick, I would love to hear about your experiences as well.

Thanks in advance!

Melissa

I wasn't self pay and I am also Melissa! But I saw a YouTube video that was helpful pre surgery. Check it out:

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TWj1_cgFCi8

He was from out of town and give a lot of details good and bad! Good luck

Thanks for that link!

My surgery got pushed to Tuesday but I can't believe that it's next week. Very surreal right now.

I can't remember if y'all mentioned dr nick does his test in or and you don't have to wait until the next day to sip something. Is that true?

My surgery got pushed to Tuesday but I can't believe that it's next week. Very surreal right now.

I can't remember if y'all mentioned dr nick does his test in or and you don't have to wait until the next day to sip something. Is that true?

I did not have to sip to check for leaks

He does his leak test in the OR before you wake up. You'll get ice chips right away.

I'm 5 days post op! Yay! I ended up having surgery at Victory. I had a great experience except for one of the nurses I didn't care for but luckily I was being discharged so I didn't have her for too long.

How long for that dang left stitch to pop? It's the only thing hurting now.

Congrats Heather!

Hope you are feeling well. My stitch didn't bother me much at all but I know for others it was an issue for a while.

My dad had his at victory on Tuesday. He's doing well. I had mine on June 19, 2013 and down 50lbs!! Size 20 to 10. Left stitch was awful and took 3 full weeks for me.

Wow, loved reading through this whole thread. How inspiring! Little scary about pain and nausea but I guess "no pain, no gain"... or weight loss in this situation I'm waiting for insurance approval. We submitted to aetna 13 business days ago, but who's counting?! If they don't approve me, will have to do self-pay.

I've been seeing a doc at Medical City Dallas, but am not totally sure. I keep researching online and looking at doctors ratings, hospital rankings, etc. I could seriously drive myself nuts! Anyway, thinking about switching to Dr. Nicholson. A friend is an Anesthesiologist at Forest Park Frisco and speaks very highly of it. And, I must admit, I like the pretty hospitals

Enough rambling....just nice to share with others who can relate. Great job to you all!

I had Dr. Nick do my revision on 9/10/13. He was so sweet and it was very quick from the first appointment to surgery (self-pay so didn't have to wait for insurance approval). I was very pleased with Dr. Nick, his staff, and Forest Park Medical - so far it's been a great experience. I just hope I have better luck with the sleeve than I had with the band.

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For me with Dr. Nick week 3 was still liquid phase. On week four you start the puree stage which I believe was 3 weeks.

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