DanityChai

Well it has been a couple of months and I did some measurements today. Chest - 41 (-2) Waist - 37 (-3) Abdomen - 49 (3.5) hips - 49 (-4) left thigh - 27 (-2.5) left calf - 15.5 (-1) Total of 16 inches lost. I REALLY need to start lifting some weights because I am flaaaaaaabby!!

Damn anesthesia! lol

Same thing with Dr. Aceves. His are on the website.

I got home and the next day I got hit like a steam train with my period. PIssed me off. lol It wasn't even due until two weeks later. I was actually hoping that the stress from the surgery would make me not have a cycle or two but NOPE.

Frustrated right now. Just type out a long and nice first blog entry to only have the website not save it and come back up with a blank screen. VERY frustating. Anhow, today is day 6 post-op. I am feeling pretty good. Since I wrote so much earlier I will just write the basics now because I don't want to type all of that out again. Took my measurements on 5-15-12 and here they are. chest - 43 left arm - waist - 40 abdomen - 52.5 hips - 53 left thight - 29.5 left calf - 16.25 Pretty pear shaped. lol Here are some short term goals that I have set: June 10, 2012 (30 days post op) - goal= 210, reward=pedicure at Peppermill and one glass if wine. mid- July (Dane's Vegas birthday trip) - goal= 195; reward= something cute that I may find in Vegas. Labor Day weekend - gooal=175; reward = overnight trip to Roseville for shopping at the Galleria. LUSH!! Cabo San Lucas (October 28, 2012) goal=155; reward= one or two sexy summer dresses to wear while down there. I am also hoping to fit into those two cute bathing suits that I bought in January 2010 that STILL have the tags on them. 40th birthday (February 14, 2013). goal = 135-140. Reward = hmmm not sure. TBA. Feeling pretty good today. Not as emotional as the past few days. After thinking a lot (which I have a lot of time to do now) I realize how important food was in my life. Never realized how much I actually thought about it and used it fr boredom, stress. and depression.

Before this week if anyone had aske me if I thought my my life revolve around food I would have said no. But after a lot of self reflection these past couple of days I have realized that I AM a food addict and a total foodie. All I have been thinking about this week is sushi and wine and food. I can't wait until I can start doing some major exercise so I can change my focus. I want to go back to spinning class at the Golds Gym. Those classes are amazing and a huge adrenaline rush.

Good luck ladynana. You will do great.

That is amazing! Congratulations to you. Great job on the time increase.

WAnt2bhealthy - 38 pounds is great. It isn't as fast as some people lose but I would be thrilled about losing 38 lbs. Keep at it.

Thank you to everyone for listening to me last night. That was really tough. Today was a new day and I feel great. The 5 lbs are gone and I walked two miles around the marina here. One day at a time, one day at a time.

Sending prayers your way. You'll do great.

Just got home too. I had somewhat of a meltdown. I got really emotional when I got hone and weighed myself. I was up 5 lbs and just felt post-partum like. It was really strange. Thank God for my amazing and supportive boyfriend. He talked me through it. Also, thankful to this board for the advice.

Thank you everyone for the fast responses. I really appreciate it. I wasn't expecting the roller coaster of emotions. that was a shocker. I will get some rest and keep pu the sipping and walking. It was just a shocker to see that when I got home today.

I can't stop crying. I just got home from the airport about 30 minutes ago. I had a wonderful experience with Dr. Aceves' team. I weighed myself on my scale before I left and on Dr. Aceves scales the day of surgery and again this morning. I am up 5 lbs. I haven't eaten anything for over four days.!!!! I am up 5 f#cking pounds. I am starting to think that I truly am going to be the one and only person this surgery does not work for. I can't stop crying. I feel ilke I have post-partum depression almost. Did this happen to anyone else? I don't ever remember reading about anyone gaining such a large amount of weight following surgery. So incredibly disheartened right now.

Tomorrow morning I fly into San Diego and then headed to Mexicali. Wish me luck.

I can't can't can't believe that I am only 5 days pre-op. Unreal that the big day is almost here. So incredibly grateful for finding this board and all of the wonderful and helpful people on here. This board is a gem. I hope Monday-Wednesday goes by quickly at work. I want to get on that plane and head to San Diego NOW!!!

I can't can't can't believe that I am only 5 days pre-op. Unreal that the big day is almost here. So incredibly grateful for finding this board and all of the wonderful and helpful people on here. This board is a gem. I hope Monday-Wednesday goes by quickly at work. I want to get on that plane and head to San Diego NOW!!!

I was in the predicament that you are asking about and I CHOSE to go to Dr. Aceves. There was a doctor in the LA area who was going to do my revision for the same price as Dr. Aceves. After researching and really thinking about it and talking to my loved ones I decided to still go to Dr. Aceves in Mexico. EVERYTHING I have read on him is excellent and he is the man when it comes to revisions. Insurance would not cover but I could have stayed in the US for the same price.

Hey everyone! Can't believe May is actually here. It felt like such a long time when I scheduled my surgery back in February. Glad to hear that all of you that have had surgery already are recovering well. I have been kind of lucky because my pre-op only consists of a Atkins like week of eating. Giving up the wine has been harder. lol Anyhow, starting to get a little nervous that they are going to open me up and see that my band has eroded or something and won't be able to do surgery. I hope and pray this does not happen.

I bought it for my kindle from his website. You buy it and then it shows up as a file that you download to the kindle. They have instructions on how to do it on the site.

I feel that way too. I keep thinking, what if I don't lose weight? What if I'm the one who loses only 10 lbs?!?! Thanks Cheri for that great post. Very encouraging.

Yes I am. May 11th is coming so quickly. Neva - you are May 11th too? THank you everyone fr the encouraging words. They help so much.

Thank you to everyone for your responses. My boyfriend and I have been going back and forth over this for almost a week now. Something just tells me to stay with Dr. Aceves. I don't know what it is. It is just a feeling I have. I am pretty sure that is what I am going to do. I feel he is very qualified with revisions and Nina has been an angel throughout this entire process. Also, the staff of the US office has been really passive when it comes to me and my worries and scheduling this surgery.

I need some advice and to vent a little. I am scheduled with Dr. Aceves for sleeve revision on May 10th. I have researched the hell out of him and have found nothing bad at all. Part of the prerequisite was for me to get my band unfilled. This past weekend I had my appointment with my American bariatric surgeon (who did not place my lap-band) and he unfilled me. He asked why I was getting unfilled and I told him I was having revision in Mexico with Dr. Aceves. He then proceeded to scare the **** out of me by telling me stories of patients he has known of who have had leaks months afterward from getting surgery in Mexico and/or dying on the OR table. He said getting a virgin sleeve or lap-band is fine in Mexico but begged and pleaded with me not to get a revision. He said that it is incredibly risky and dangerous and that I will be screwed if something happens to me once I get home. I talked to him about it more and he said that since the doc is not looking at my lap band beforehand that ought to give me a clue that I am not in good hands. He said they will just work around any complications and that could make it worse. He also said he could do my revision (here in the US) for the same price as Dr. Aceves is charging me. I completely agreed to all of this and have been talking to his office and scheduler. It has been three days and I am still waiting to hear from them on what hospital he will perform the surgery at and exactly how much. It will be one of three hospitals in the LA area. Anyhow, I am not sure what to do. I am pretty sure Dr. Aceves has more experience with revisions than my doc does but the thought of staying in the US for the same price is tempting as well. I know Dr. Aceves is a truly capable and fantastic doctor. I have read a lot of reviews on my US doc and he is very good as well. I don't think he has the experience that Aceves does though but on the flip side I could stay in the US. HELP!!! ADVICE PLEASE!!! So scared and confused now.

I am scheduled with Dr. Aceves on May 11 but I am so confused right now. I am going to post about my confusion under the general board and see what kind of responses I get. I was all set and ready to go but this past weekend my American bariatric doc scared the **** out of me so now I am wondering if I am making the right decision.