Gastric sleeve surgery October 7, 2014

[juen 3]

Hi I am sceduled with Dr Cabrera with Mexico Bariatric Center for gastric sleeve October 7, 2014 Anyone else on the forum scheduled for that time? I am an RN with insulin dependent diabetes. I am really hoping that the surgery eliminates the diabetes for me. Pretty excited, but a little nervous too.....

[msspiceybaby 58]

I will have my surgery on the 8th of Oct. I am also a diabetic needing insulin. I also hope that I am in the 15% that eliminates or at least greatly reduce my diabetes and my meds. How long will you have to be on the liquid diet before surgery. I will need 14 days. Good luck on your journey.

[newbiesleever 57]

I'm scheduled October 6th with Dr. Ortiz... Today is my first day of the pre-op liquid diet.. It's all starting to feel real now!

[juen 3]

Sorry...I missed your posts. I leave for TJ tomorrow. The liquid diet is really hard, but luckily I only had to do 3 days of complete Clear liquids. I hear that Gastric Sleeve is 95% remission of diabetes. So lets hop it works for us all. My name is June if I happen to see any of you there. I will be staying at the Marriott tomorrow night! Good luck to everyone!

[juen 3]

Hi Everyone I got back home on Saturday October 11 2014 and overall had a very good experience and successful surgery. I had no nausea and very little pain. Dr Cabrera was very cordial and seemed to do an excellent job. I have had no signs of infection. I only saw him twice but saw his intern many times. Mi Doctor clinic was very clean with in room air conditioning and hospital beds with private bathroom and shower. The nurses were very kind, and I only had one that seemed very grumpy. The nurse's English was understandable and they would get a translator if you didn't understand. I had the surgery to get rid of Diabetes, and I'm happy to say that my blood sugar is almost normal and I have lost 12 pounds. The hotel was really nice. It was great to talk with other patients there and compare experiences. Walking meant everything after the surgery. It truly helped the gas pain. I highly recommend the Gas x strips as they helped a lot. Wish you all the best!