I have some info in the Drs that will be used by TLC Edge in Dallas.

I was sent some bios from one of their staff.

If anyone would like this please email me at shanmorton@gmail.com. It's a word document and it's fairly large.

I am going to use them b/c 1) insurance denied me and 2) they have a special going on right now until the end of Feb. I am researching the drs myself on the web.

Shandra

Just bumping this link up for someone trying to find it......

Hope you're doing well everyone!!!

I was getting frustrated b/c I gained a couple pounds on mushie stage....but have finally dropped it and lost another. YAY!!

I have some info in the Drs that will be used by TLC Edge in Dallas.

I was sent some bios from one of their staff.

If anyone would like this please email me at shanmorton@gmail.com. It's a word document and it's fairly large.

I am going to use them b/c 1) insurance denied me and 2) they have a special going on right now until the end of Feb. I am researching the drs myself on the web.

Shandra

Please send info to me at nikhansen@yahoo.com

Do you have a contact # for the office?

THanks

the number I have is 817-726-8027

I am having my surgery with Dr Kim on March 20, 2008. I am glad to hear he is good and well as TLC. I was planning on having my surgery on Thursday and going back to work on follwing Tuesday. Is that enough time?

Your plan of having surgery Thursday and going back to work the following Tuesday was what I intended to do. But I was still not ready. I took a full week off. But as you will find everyone is different. You will love Dr Kim and his staff. Also TLC are great. I only have 2 more days of mushies and I will be on reqular food. I can't believe it's almost been 4 weeks since my surgery. I am scheduled for my first fill Mar 6th. I am ready.

congratulations tweenwaters on the loss! I'm still drinking that darned Optifast and getting really tired of it. However, I will make it. Surgery is next Monday. I have Dr Gonzalez and he seems really competent and compassionate.

I'm getting to the point of not wanting anything rather than drinking an Optifast. I know I need the nutrition; just have to force it down now.

How hard are the following 2 weeks after surgery going to be just going Optifast if I'm already this tired of it?

This mushie stage is hard. I am hungry all the time. I am really fighting to keep my portions small. I am still drinking 2 protein shakes a day. I sure hope when I get my fill on March 6, it helps. I am holding my weight but wish I could loose some.

I'd have to say the mushie stage was the hardest for me as well. I think the first two weeks, my body was going through so much healing ( being swollen) that i wasn't really hungry. It was a struggle to get in 2-3 optifast shakes per day. Then on to the mushie stage, and WOW...I was starving. I think just picking a few different choices and sticking with them has helped me on that. For the mushies (even now on regular foods too)....I would have cottage cheese and a small amount of diced peaches mixed together, Campbell's select soups (Minestrone is my fav...), 2 scrambled eggs, small amount of tuna w/ lite mayo...plus a cheese stick ... So far going back to "real" foods, I've been sticking to the foods mentioned but have also tried a grilled chicken breast (teryaki marinated) with soft cooked cauliflower. I ate about 6-7 oz chicken breast and felt I had over done it BIG TIME....chest pain, lump in my throat kind of full/sick feeling. Next time, I will have 1/2....walk away and if still feeling hungry have the rest in an hour or so. I was feeling really frustrated during the mushies that i had gained 2-3 pounds....and then it just dropped. I need to update my ticker but according to my home scale, I'm down 25 lbs since Jan 3rd (beginning of my 2 week pre-op diet). My first fill will be on 2/28......has anyone with TLC given out a guideline on fill days....what not to eat/drink and then following 2-3 days? I've read and heard different things and was just wondering. If no one here knows, I'll call TLc to ask and then post what I learn on this link later. Thanks for all the support and encouragement!! It's great to have this group to share with....makes it comforting to know we're all close together with surgery dates and can share struggles and victories. Best wishes to all of you and keep posting!!

I asked them about eating the day of the fill. I had a choice to go in early in the morning 8:00 or wait till 3:30 in the afternoon. The girl I talked to she would take the early morning appointment and go in without eating and then stay on liquids 2 days after. Let me know what you find out. Something else. My port area has been feeling really good. Today I started to feel a pulling around that area. Go figure, I can't put my finger on what I have done different. Anyone else felt this after 4 weeks from surgery.

Hidy Hidy Everybody

I had surgery on Valentines and am back to work today. I feel pretty good, just sore like I've been kicked in the belly. Thanks for all of the well wishes. I hate to be redundant but I can't say enough good things about Dr. David Kim, his P.A. John Kane, the girls at TLC Edge and The Prestonwood Surgery Center. Everyone without exception treated me like I was the most important person in the world. Truly a great bunch of people to be around. I am glad everyone that had surgery before me is writing about their experiences so I know what to look forward to.

Thanks again for the well wishes and I am glad to be post-op.

Hidy Hidy Everybody

I had surgery on Valentines and am back to work today. I feel pretty good, just sore like I've been kicked in the belly. Thanks for all of the well wishes. I hate to be redundant but I can't say enough good things about Dr. David Kim, his P.A. John Kane, the girls at TLC Edge and The Prestonwood Surgery Center. Everyone without exception treated me like I was the most important person in the world. Truly a great bunch of people to be around. I am glad everyone that had surgery before me is writing about their experiences so I know what to look forward to.

Thanks again for the well wishes and I am glad to be post-op.

Welcome to Bandland!! Great to hear you had such a wonderful experience with Dr. Kim, his P.A. John and the nurse staff .....I agree 100%, they make you feel special in their care and not just a number...... Take it easy during your recovery and keep posting your progress along the way!! Congratulations!!!

Cowboy, glad you are doing so well. Just don't rush it. Keep us posted on how you are doing. Sure is nice to have so many that used the same surgery center posting together. I am glad you felt the same as I did about Dr Kim and the whole staff, they really are wonderful.

Yea Cowboy! I'm next! So excited...

Glad to hear all went well and your already back to work. Please keep us informed of your weight loss.

Also, I think I'm the only one that doesn't have Dr Kim on this board. Of course, I live east of Plano and he wouldn't have been logical for followup visits. Dr Gonzales is out of Medical City in Dallas. I hope to give a glowing report on him as well next week.

ok. Have not heard from anyone. How are we all doing. Lets now loose each other. I'm still fighting hunger. Will be so glad to start the fill process.

Dianne