NJsharon

Thanks Krista, it was good to meet up with you & get to see you both! I wasn't sure that I could have the unjury chicken broth in the first 10 days as my diet says clear liquids & that isn't really clear. Plus it has protein & I am not meant to add protein drinks until day 10 post-op. But maybe your post-op diet is different? I tried it pre-op though & really liked it. I would just run the faucet as hot as it would get & use water like that. So not boiling, but hot water & it worked fine. Congrats on losing 20lbs, that is AWESOME, you rock girl!

So I am a member of a local gym, have been for a while, but never done anything with the membership! Now I am sleeved, I have hope I will actually use the gym! So when can I start working out & what should I do? Thinking just starting out with the treadmill walking, or slowly on the elliptical? But didn't know when I can do all that? I am 5 days post op now & feeling fantastic if that helps. Went walking 4 days post op, by the beach in Mexico. Had to walk down a bunch of steps, then up a bunch of steps & was no problem either!

Hi, I was also sleeved on May 10th & had 2 nights in the hospital & 2 nights in a hotel (in Mexico) & doing fantastic! No pain since I woke up from sugery, no gas, just mild nausea the first 24 hours after surgery!

Been reading this & checking in to see how you are doing Jimmy. I hope you are pulling through & it is nothing serious. Praying for you!

I would ask why they feel the bypass is better than the sleeve for you? Bypass involves rerouting the stomach & I was worried there is more chance of complications then. Also you have more malabsorption issues to worry about. Then you cannot have NSAIDS again, so tough if you have chronic headaches, arthritis etc. Those were my main reasons for not choosing the bypass & choosing the sleeve.

Thanks guys!

I wondered if it was you, as I saw your name was Sarah! LOL Was lovely to talk to you & yes I am home safe & sound. Doing fantastic still & missing Tijuana & Dr Kely & his team quite a bit!!!!

Hi!!! First of all good luck to you. Secondly you are going to have a great time with Dr Kelly & his team & the area is VERY safe in tijuana! I just got back last night from Tijuana after getting sleeved with Dr Kelly & have nothing but great things to say about the Dr, his team & the whole experience! Please don't let your family scare you. I actually had to change my PCP as she was scaring me so much about Mexico!!! But Dr Kelly reassured me it is a safe neighborhood. I never felt scared there. The only time I was on my own was in the hotel & that is like a really fancy nice hotel! Cecy would take me everywhere & either her or Omar were always with me. If you want to call me personally I am also happy to chat with you about my experience, just send me a PM & I will give you my home phone number! I also have a blog you can read, about my experience with Dr Kelly & my journey. http://njsharonjourney.blogspot.com/

Oh you are in for a treat Sherry & whatever you guys want to do, Cecy will take you to. We went to the beach & walked down by the beach, went shopping in a vendors aread, then shopping at a supermarket & out for dinner twice too. She said she takes patients to get their teeth whitened, hair done, nails done, whatever they want to do! I am home now & still in no pain, no gas, just feeling fantastic! Also updated my blog more, so you can follow my story on there: http://njsharonjourney.blogspot.com/

I just got back from Dr Kelly in Tijuana Mexico & my experience was nothing but fantastic. I was actually a little sad when I had to come home as his team made me feel so welcome & made it so fun! Dr Kelly did a wonderful job, I had absolutely no pain afterwards & only some mild nausea the first 24 hours. Hospital was small but clean & nice (you are there for 2 nights) & hotel was lovely (you are there for 2 nights too). I made a blog with my experience where you can read about all the procedure & stuff I got up to! http://njsharonjourney.blogspot.com/ If you had any questions on Dr Kelly, you are also welcome to call me personally. Just PM me & I will give you my phone number. I love him & his team!

I bought Vitamin B12 2500mcg, not sure how many of those I should take? Also bought Calcium Citrate chews that are 250mg & wondered how many of those I should take. I think it is 2 of each, but cannot remember. So will wait to take them until I get an answer!

That is probably just because you have all the fluids in you from the IV at the hospital. Takes a few days for that to work its way out sometimes! Glad you are home safe!

Good luck to all of those with upcoming surgeries! I am home from Mexico & in my home now. Nice to be with family now, but miss my Dr & his team, they were awesome!

Yes, I started my blog when I was sitting in my hotel room in Tijuana Mexico! So it had the .mx at the end of it. But as far as I can tell, if you put .com on the end, it still works too. Or it did for me when I just tried it (I am home now in NJ).

I started a new blog with my story & journey so far. If anyone wants to read it and/or follow it! http://njsharonjourney.blogspot.mx/ It is basic, but would love to know what you think. I know I was hungry for any & all info before being sleeved, so hoping it will help others!

Hi everyone. I thought i would start a new blog, so can keep loved ones (and anyone on here too) updated on my story & progress! I was sleeved by Dr Kelly on 5/10 in Mexico & hope it helps some of you & puts your mind at ease! http://njsharonjourney.blogspot.mx/

Also went out to dinner with the Dr (Dr Kelly), his wife, his 7 year old son, the anaesthatist & another patient (who is 1 year out & lost over 100lbs so far) yesterday. That was really nice to get to know them all. Very different to how you get treated in the US I guess, but I liked it a lot. Of course they ordered me chicken broth, so sipped on that slowly while they ate. It was fun!

So sorry about the drain & the language barrier Jenn! I was with Dr Kelly, no drain & nurses spoke pretty good English.

Oh & the nurses spoke pretty good English too. As well as Dr Kelly & Omar being around the hospital a lot & speaking fluent English. So the language barrier wasn't bad. Can't remember if I posted this, but they also give you compression stockings to keep, so no need to buy them. I am still wearing mine & will wear them on the plane on the way home too.

I gave the bellboy $5 as I didn't have any singles! He must think I am a big spender. Would think $2-$3 would be fine. Also going to give Cecy (Dr Kelly's wife) $40 for driving me around while I have been here. You could in lieu of a tip for Cecy bring a gift for her. But I would give her something, as she is great ferrying you around everywhere!

What you need to bring isn't much. Gas-x strips in case you need them (I didn't), maybe 2-3 boxes of them. chicken stock powders or I found concentrated liquid broth in tiny packets. That is nice for the hotel room to make chicken stock. Then your clothes! I also wish I bought a tin of Cookies or candies to give to the nurses to share. They were so nice to me. singles for tipping the bellboy at the hotel as he will bring your luggage up for you. Oh & they also give you slippers at the hospital, so you really don't need to pack those either.

Day 3 post-op & feeling great. Going to go shopping with the doctor's wife soon. My only thing I have is gurgly tummy when I drink anything. I am taking small sips, but still gurgles. But feeling fab!

If any of you heading to Dr Kelly will be coming in on the wednesday or thursday, then you are in for a treat! You will be staying over on saturday night & they all go out on the saturday night & you can go with them! We went out last night & it was so fun. It was a very local mexican restaurant. Dr Kelly, his wife Cecy, his son, the anaesthatist, Omar, and a man visiting, who was sleeved about a year ago & lost over 100lbs. Was nice to chat to him. But was great chatting to the team & just getting to know them. They really are one big family & are so nice to me. Really made me feel welcome & accepted by them. I just had Water & the broth, which was soooo good. Only could manage half the bowl! All the food looked great though. Think I would love to try to come back in a year to visit them too, see how much I have lost by them & get to hang out with them. Today, sunday, Cecy is taking me shopping. Have to think what I need, she will take me wherever I want to go. She can also take you for any dental stuff, haircut, manicure, pedicure, the beach, wherever! It's been fun!

I agree, my expectations were far worse than the surgery itself & the recovery! I thought I would be in a ton of pain, hard to swallow liquid, scared of the operation. Everything was a breeze! I was sleeved on 5/10 just on Clear liquids for 7-8 days, adding in Protein shakes on day 10. Hope I still like the ones I have at home (I am not home yet, recovering in a hotel in Mexico right now!) & my tastes haven't changed too much. The Isopure, is that like a milky consistency or clear? I didn't like any of the clear ones before I got sleeved. Where do you buy isopure? My favorites before getting sleeved were EAS advantage chocolate & Chike banana & chike strawberry. Amazing that I am not really hungry, but know I need to have something now... at least to take my meds!

They gave me 2 bottles of Vitamin Water & Omar told me that is the best to drink, better than gatorade, as it has all the Vitamins in it. But that felt a little uncomfortable when i drank it. Not bad or hurt, just felt a bit weird, like it was sitting on top of my tummy. The lemon tea is going down really smoothly though. Had about 1/2 small mug of it so far. The room at the lucerna has a coffee maker, so the first thing Omar did was fill that up with water for me & put it on, so I would have hot water for broth & teas. Oh & I found concentrated liquid chicken stock packets. They are really small & make 1 cup. So will use those for stock tomorrow probably. But those might be handy to bring. They have 2 small mugs & 2 small glasses in the room too.