I had gastric sleeve by Dr Umbach in Las Vegas. He runs Blossom Barriatric like a mill. He goes too fast because it's a money making factory there. Consequently, his speed nearly killed me. They tried to take me out of anesthesia too quickly using narcan. The paralytic was still in effect. I went into Respiratory Arrest and when I opened my eyes was in a hospital in ICU on a ventilator. Scariest thing that ever happened to me in my life. He also set a hot instrument on me and I had a 3rd degree burn on my stomach. In any case, I lost 20 pounds during the first 6 weeks and have not lost anymore weight. It's been 4 months. Has this happened to anyone else? I feel hungry every three hours. Pretty depressed especially after I spent 12,500.00 ..almost died and was burned during the procedure.

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@@ella37

With a low BMI and weight under 200, what it takes to lose is a completely different ball game than for most people.

@@cheryl417

Sorry to hear about your experience. I also used Dr. Umbach as a cash patient, but my experience was quite the opposite of yours. My experience there from start to finish with everyone was amazing. Even the follow ups have been great and I've lost over 100 lbs so far with no complications. They certainly do see a high number of patients, but after all of my research the reason was clear that the number of patients they get was a direct result of the excellent performance of Dr. Umbach. A large portion of his patients fly in from all over the country as well as other parts of the world to specifically see him.

I'm so sorry that your experience does not reflect his great track record. Being that it sounds as though you also were a cash patient, are you continuing to work with him or have you moved on to another doc?

Looking over what you are eating, and knowing first hand the program from Blossom and Michelle, Blossom's NUT, it's certainly not in-line with the post-op diet and not only could that be hindering your weight loss, but could very well cause more irritation if you are still healing. Also, you must keep up with Protein intake. You've stopped drinking protein shakes, but in the examples you gave of what you ate, you are certainly not consuming enough protein in a day which could also be a major factor as to why your weight loss has stalled.

I hate to see that you had a poor experience from the same surgeon who I feel gave me my quality of life back, but now your focus should be success moving forward (of course if you feel there was wrongdoing you should handle that appropriately). Stay away from those carbs and "slider foods"...they can be dangerous as they won't fill you up as fast as lean, dense protein and fiber-rich veggies and fruits.

Michelle has always been available to help me whether it be trivial questions or in-depth explanations on supplements or questions about food/exercise. She is a great resource and you should really take advantage of that if you are still working with the staff there.

I hope things turn around for you soon. Best of luck!

@@cheryl417

Sorry to hear about your experience. I also used Dr. Umbach as a cash patient, but my experience was quite the opposite of yours. My experience there from start to finish with everyone was amazing. Even the follow ups have been great and I've lost over 100 lbs so far with no complications. They certainly do see a high number of patients, but after all of my research the reason was clear that the number of patients they get was a direct result of the excellent performance of Dr. Umbach. A large portion of his patients fly in from all over the country as well as other parts of the world to specifically see him.

I'm so sorry that your experience does not reflect his great track record. Being that it sounds as though you also were a cash patient, are you continuing to work with him or have you moved on to another doc?

Looking over what you are eating, and knowing first hand the program from Blossom and Michelle, Blossom's NUT, it's certainly not in-line with the post-op diet and not only could that be hindering your weight loss, but could very well cause more irritation if you are still healing. Also, you must keep up with Protein intake. You've stopped drinking protein shakes, but in the examples you gave of what you ate, you are certainly not consuming enough protein in a day which could also be a major factor as to why your weight loss has stalled.

I hate to see that you had a poor experience from the same surgeon who I feel gave me my quality of life back, but now your focus should be success moving forward (of course if you feel there was wrongdoing you should handle that appropriately). Stay away from those carbs and "slider foods"...they can be dangerous as they won't fill you up as fast as lean, dense protein and fiber-rich veggies and fruits.

Michelle has always been available to help me whether it be trivial questions or in-depth explanations on supplements or questions about food/exercise. She is a great resource and you should really take advantage of that if you are still working with the staff there.

I hope things turn around for you soon. Best of luck!

Do you still have your post op instructions? My sister forgot to grab mine yesterday and I am having trouble swallowing my pain med.

I think you should go to another doctor and see if he really did the sleeve

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@@Hazel_eyez

Sorry for the late reply. Been crazy with the Holidays. I do still have my post-op guidelines, however, they are printed in a book that was given to us during the classroom portion of the process, so they're not really in a format to easily forward. I'm certain if you contact them, they would supply you with a replacement. Speak with Michelle as she is the Nutritionist and handles the printing of the post-op plans. Best of luck!