futureskinnypants

Just stumbled upon this post , i know its late but im having the surgery with doctor washington from coastal bariatrics on august 8th. His staff and him are amazing and i feel 100% comfy with it. I decided I (personally) wanted to stay in the US. Its a 12 day stay but it is all inclusive. The reason why it was 8k was because they needed the extra surgeries to get accredited for a center of excellence faster ( i hope i worded that right ) It's in another post that I copied and pasted from an email (from their nurse) They have been wonderful. The doctor moved down there from NJ and has a lot of experience, of course not as many as mexico but he doesnt do nearly as many daily surgeries as they do down there.....again, personal choice. If anyone is interested I hear their price is now 18,500

I posted this in pre op and they suggested I move it to post.....so here it goes :
I know this may be a little inappropriate and I hope I don't offend anyone but It was just a thought and im sure others have thought about this too. So here it goes!

I know the ...willy...looks bigger when men lose weight...obviously because they're losing weight. and i know our ta ta's might droop and sag. I know this from previous weight loss. But what about the ....."hoo ha"? I'll spare the graphicness of the post but you all know what i'm getting at!!! Does it change at all????

I kept mine a secret until i got to my destination (myrtle beach south carolina---from NJ) Then I posted a picture of me before my Endoscopy and told everyone that my "vacation" is a "surgication" and I was going to become the skinny b***h i've always wanted to be. So, everyone knew instead of everyone bombarding me as I post pictures and saying How are you losing the weight?" I wasn't sure until that moment that I wanted to tell everyone. But, I'm so glad I did.

LOL i was looking forward to coming to work and reading the comments. I knew there would be more.
LadyIvy. i didn't say VAGINA because i didn't know if they are strict about that stuff on here. A lot of forums don't let you post certain words....i coulda said coochie, clam, poonani, pootang, vag, tunnel of love, "inner goodness" , sausage wallet, among about 1000 other words but i chose to stick with hoo haa thinking it would be safe and not get moderated And like someone said...its all in good light fun ....Glad everyone enjoyed the post and I think it was pretty informational.....
To the poster that got sick after the band and ended up at 98 lbs, hope your feeling great now.

Date was August 10, 2012 total loss 166 ..28 to goal:)

Hi update.. Today is my 9th month post op. I started at 243 lost 30lbs on my own. Day of surgery I was 213 and today 134.4.. My goal wgt is 130..
I was Wearing 22-24 and 2-3 x and today I wear 4-6 and tops are some small but mainly med. I exercise almost daily. I love running and have over 10 5ks and 1 10k under my belt since nov 2012... . I started the insanity program yesterday..
I do have lots of loose skin no surgery is in my future.. I feel awesome but I still have trouble with Water, I eat every 2-3 hours for about 900-1200 daily calories.
Protein and carbs 60-100 grams...

Im Aug 7th with Dr Garcia in Tijuana

I was sleeved on AUG. 25
I wad 239, now I'm
173.. my goal is 155 I need to lose 17 lbs more but I been stalling to much I didn't lose in 2 mos until last week that I lost 4 lbs not much. I'm loosing very very slow.. I'm thinking of doing the liquid diet just to lose 10 lbs at least..don't get me wrong.. I'm still very happy with my results. Love the people compliment when they tell me " Shelly u look so little.! Wat are u doing! .. the other day This guy ask my 14yr old son if I was his older sister my son got mad and said " dude that's my mother watch it.".. lol...
I'm hoping I will lose more but I guess it's going to take time..

I am in the same stall as some of you. I was sleeved on August 6th and did so good until right about Christmas and the weight loss suddenly stopped. I have been sitting at the exact same weight since mid-January. Nothing I've tried has worked so I don't know what to do either. I feel great but I still need to lose another 10-15 lbs. just don't know how to make it happen now.

Weight the night before surgery 408. Weight today 283. 30-50 more to goal.
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LoL you guys took it to a whole new level!!! I was just talking about the outter "girth" not the "inner goodness" <---lol still cracking up at the poster that said that lol!!! But it turned into that, and i've been laughing ever since. i love it!!!! haha. I've had the crappiest couple days and im so glad its friday, but turning on my computer and clicking on this forum just brightened my day !!!!

LOL i was looking forward to coming to work and reading the comments. I knew there would be more.
LadyIvy. i didn't say VAGINA because i didn't know if they are strict about that stuff on here. A lot of forums don't let you post certain words....i coulda said coochie, clam, poonani, pootang, vag, tunnel of love, "inner goodness" , sausage wallet, among about 1000 other words but i chose to stick with hoo haa thinking it would be safe and not get moderated And like someone said...its all in good light fun ....Glad everyone enjoyed the post and I think it was pretty informational.....
To the poster that got sick after the band and ended up at 98 lbs, hope your feeling great now.

LoL i love you guys!!! So glad no one took offense to this question!!! and- i AM documenting my whole journey on youtube butttttt....i dont think i'm going to document that...but hey, its me, ya never know...i might just throw it in there!!!! hahaha!!!!!

I posted this in pre op and they suggested I move it to post.....so here it goes :
I know this may be a little inappropriate and I hope I don't offend anyone but It was just a thought and im sure others have thought about this too. So here it goes!

I know the ...willy...looks bigger when men lose weight...obviously because they're losing weight. and i know our ta ta's might droop and sag. I know this from previous weight loss. But what about the ....."hoo ha"? I'll spare the graphicness of the post but you all know what i'm getting at!!! Does it change at all????

Hi! You all are doing so well!! For those of you who remember me, I wanted to give you an update. I finished chemotherapy in November, and was able to have vsg Feb. 18. My surgery was unusally painful and the doc suspected that it was because of the lung surgery I had not so long before. I am currently cancer free, losing weight and feeling awesome. I've missed you all.

LOL i was looking forward to coming to work and reading the comments. I knew there would be more.
LadyIvy. i didn't say VAGINA because i didn't know if they are strict about that stuff on here. A lot of forums don't let you post certain words....i coulda said coochie, clam, poonani, pootang, vag, tunnel of love, "inner goodness" , sausage wallet, among about 1000 other words but i chose to stick with hoo haa thinking it would be safe and not get moderated And like someone said...its all in good light fun ....Glad everyone enjoyed the post and I think it was pretty informational.....
To the poster that got sick after the band and ended up at 98 lbs, hope your feeling great now.

Hi I still haven't had my surgery yet but Dr. Attia is a very good Dr. from the short time I've been in his care. He takes time to sit down and talk you through any questions or concerns and From my experience, he doesn't treat his patients like numbers or dollar signs but like human beings in need of help. Trust me, I've had my strange questions and normally would feel belittled by my Dr. for me ignorance but I felt so comfortable talking to Dr. Attia. To top it off, he's an extremely handsome man so that eases the nerves lol hope this post helps a bit

I was going to say B12 too, how much are you taking? Are you getting in enough Protein? Maybe lack of protein is making you tired....and hungry. How much are you eating?

I started losing mine about 4 months out...I ended up cutting it really short (my picture is from the day i cut it...it was almost down to my butt)....i bought biotrex i think its called...from the beauty supply store...its for thinning hair. and i take 2 Biotin pills a day. It's a lot thinner than it used to be but i think its coming back a little

Your allowed actual food food???? i was only allowed Protein Shakes for 2 weeks be thankful lol ...stay strong!!

Are you taking B12 Vitamins? They may help with your energy.

Depends on the context. When i refer to the gas pain i had coming out of surgery....it was literally the gas within my body. when i say im having gas pains right after surgery.....it was pains that i could feel but couldnt release....now, when i say i have gas....i need to toot

Same here....I stalled for around 2 months and just recently lost another 10 pounds for a total of 112. As I've read many times on this site...even while your not losing weight, you're still losing inches. I received way more compliments during the time I wasn't losing than when I was dropping weight in a hurry. I was feeling like that was it and even told my wife that "maybe this is all I'll lose". But seeing the scale move again was a nice reminder about how good it feels to lose and motivated me to keep pushing towards the goal. With Spring on the way, I have a feeling it will be a lot easier to get exercise with more daylight and better weather. 61 pounds to go!

Checking in with all the August sleevers.....I was sleeved on 8-21-12, 6 months out tomorrow, and so hard to believe that 6 months has gone by so fast!! I started pre surgery at 249 lbs. and surgery day was 239 lbs. As of today 2-20-13 I weigh 175 lbs so that is 74 lbs total lost and 64 lbs lost since surgery. My goal is 132 lbs so I still have 43 lbs to lose. I try to update pics on my profile monthly rather than putting a post up. I will put more pics up this coming weekend. I just delete the older ones, except my heaviest one before surgery so I can compare. I hope you all are doing well with your new life, it definitely has it's ups and downs, but so worth the journey.
Karen

Hey, when I decided to do weight loss surgery I weighed 442 pounds, my first visit with Dr. Korn I weighed 435. My insurance required a six month supervised diet, at the end of that and the day of the surgery I weighed 370 Pounds. Today I weighed 235 pounds for a loss of 200 pounds since I started with Dr. Korn 135 pound since surgery and an overall loss of 207 pounds! I feel great! My goal was 220 pounds but the doctor thinks 202. I am starting to think he is right!