Hello #2!  I am so excited for you!  Surgery day is kinda  a blur to me, but I do remember being stoked that it was finally here!  Best thing I ever did was switch to Dr. Noria!!!!!!  I started this process in Aug of last year with Vanessa and around Christmas I was told I would get a date for surgery after Medicaid approval....well that never came.  As soon as I switched to Dr. Noria she got the ball rolling and now I am on the losers bench!!!! Down 25lbs since my preop diet and 8 from surgery! I really think after I am released to exercise it will start falling off even more!  I definitely see a change in the office now too.  I do believe Vanessa is gone as well. 

I would love to chat with you some more and work on getting a group together.  I know I definitely need some support with this life change. People who have been there or will be there shortly will definitely help.  I am not big on checking my email so I am gonna message you my number.  Please feel free to text or call so we can start communicating. 

Thank you for reaching out to me!
Good luck on Wednesday!  You will do awesome!!!

Melissa

Hi!You're number one and I'm number two!!
I'm scheduled for Wednesday this coming week. I'm very excited and yes I love Dr Noria too.
I am so happy I switched from Bellows. Well, considering I had never met the guy.. I'd guess you'd say I switched from Vanessa Landry.  I have to say the process of all the testing and months of waiting will be worth it ...BUT, the way the office was handled was a complete nightmare.The last straw was when I waited four weeks for my appointment to arrive and was supposed to get a surgery date that day. Vanessa literally asked, "why are you here today?" I asked her if she was serious and knew at that point it was time to find a new Dr.  I can tell you that there will be a change and I can see it's a positive one so far. Dr. Noria has been awesome. She is obviously concerned and takes her time with me each time we visit. If you have a chance to change Dr's, do so. It was important to me to actually see and talk with the Dr. that will do my surgery.
Number one, please email me at [email protected]. I would love to talk to you about the surgery. Lets try to get a group of patients together. Maybe we can find "number 3, 4, 5, 6, 7" and so on... I told Dr. Noria to offer my email address to other patients who may want to form a group of some sort.
I would like to be able to give my "old sizes" to a patient who can use them in the weight loss process. Also, maybe we can meet at the park once a month or so to just talk about our process. Anyone reading this who is up for forming a group, email me!

Shannon:)

Has anyone procedure been performed by Dr. Jonathan Taylor in the Baton Rouge area. Would you recommend his services? Thanks in advance!!

 Today marks a week out and I am finally starting to feel better.  The incision where she removed my stomach from is the most painful.  And it isn't the incision itself, it is everything under it.  I guess from them digging around to move things around.  I did have minor gas pain but gas x strips worked wonderful for that.  Dr. Noria did do my surgery.  I can't express how much I love her!  She came and saw me the day after and the morning I was released and we had about an hr talk.   She is only a new surgeon at Tulane.  I was her first sleeve here.  She has done hundreds in another state.  I wanna say Michigan or something up north. 
 
Just prepare yourself.  I didn't think my recovery would take this long.  Plan to have someone with you for almost a week after.  Moving is painful but required.  And having someone track your liquid and protein intake is helpful too.  You really don't feel like doing much.  Today I am down 6lbs from surgery.  seems to about a lb a day.  I am anxious to get back to my workout routine after I see her next Friday.  Then hopefully the weight starts falling off.  And understanding your new stomach takes some getting use to.  I can tell you I am not hungry, or feel hunger like I did before, but I do miss food!  I have no regrets with this, but it is a whole life change.  

Good luck, and keep me posted on your progress!

HI, I ALSO MEET WIH DR. NORIA ON JULY2, SO I WILL LOOK FOR YOU. I AM ALSO ANTICIPATED A SURGERY DATE AROUND AUGUST. MY SLEEP STUDY IS SCHEDULED ON JUNE 30. AND I THINK THAT HAS A LOT TO DO WITH THE SCHEDULING OF THE SURGERY DATE ALSO. GOOD LUCK, AND HOPE TO SEE YOU ON THAT DAY.