BeautyVGSJourney

You almost sound like you are disappointed you didn't get sick post-surgery ...
How much did you think you were going to be able to eat post-surgery?
What was your surgery date?
Are you following the basic tenants of post-surgery life?

No drinking 1/2 an hour before/after eating or during
Lean Proteins first then veggies

If you want to cheat, the sleeve is not going to stop you. You may have to do a little work upstairs to help the downstairs do what it needs to do.
Are you willing to make a fundamental change with your relationship with food?

There is a difference between being brutally honest, not surgarcoating it and completely careless and untoughtful of their words. Many of us know the true reality of the sleeve, obesity and such, and it's super important that everyone knows but I think most of us benefit much more from kindness and empathy than from feeling like someone is judging us and does not understand us. I loved my surgeon (dr. Ponce de leon in Tijuana Mexico) and he has more experience in the sleeve than most USA surgeons and not once did he made me feel anything but comfortable, yet he never sugarcoated anything.
Good luck!

There is a difference between being brutally honest, not surgarcoating it and completely careless and untoughtful of their words. Many of us know the true reality of the sleeve, obesity and such, and it's super important that everyone knows but I think most of us benefit much more from kindness and empathy than from feeling like someone is judging us and does not understand us. I loved my surgeon (dr. Ponce de leon in Tijuana Mexico) and he has more experience in the sleeve than most USA surgeons and not once did he made me feel anything but comfortable, yet he never sugarcoated anything.
Good luck!

I would find a new doctor that can sympathize with your concerns and have better bedside manner. You need to feel like your 110% in good hands, Especially since your LIFE is in their hands. Do more research ...find a better doctor.

Thanks gals, I have been sleeved! Very nauseous but ok. I don't regret it one bit! Dr. Ponce and his team are amazing, not to mention Trish and all the nurses and staff!

Good luck and congratulations in your new journey! I am having surgery with dr. Ponce de leon May 10th and the closer you are the harder the wait is!

Hi everyone. Here I sit at the beautiful lucerna hotel in Tijuana mexico!
I cannot say enough good things about Dr Kelly, his wife Cecy & Omar.
Cecy picked me up from Sand Diego airport in a WLSC (weight loss surgery center) van, easy to get across the border. But first she took me on a little tour of downtown San Diego! Stopped to take my photo a couple of times which was nice. Beautiful area.
Then across the border & stopped to get bloodwork & urine sample (so don't pee at the airport!). Easy to do. Then off to Oasis Hospital where I met Dr Kelly & Omar. Both speak fluent & very good English!
Process went very quickly. Got undressed & into a gown, took x-rays of chest area, then off to surgery! One minute I was laying on the table, next minute I was waking up in my room! Woke up with abolutely NO PAIN! I had no gas pain from the moment I woke up & still don't! Just some mild nausea.
Dr Kelly said the surgery took 41 minutes & why he tries to do it quickly is so you have less gas. Well it definitely showed!
The next couple of days consisted of me sleeping off & on, getting vital stats done & having my IV bag changed. I think I had 6 lots of Water they put into me altogether.
Today they changed my incisions dressings, took IV out of me & off we went to do the swallow test. Everyone said it tastes horrible, so was prepared for that. It wasn't bad at all. You also drink it in one lot, not sips. So you hardly taste it.
Swallow test went great too!
Now Omar, cecy & Dr Kelly all dropped me off at the Lucerna hotel & I have an amazing view of the pool, really pretty.
Oh & they gave me a bag that says "I left my stomach in Tijuana, MX" filled with drinks & teas for me. They also gave me 3 types of medication. One for pain, one antibiotic & one for my stomach.
Now I am relaxing until they pick me up later & we all go for broth. Can't wait!
So doing amazing. Really recommend Dr Kelly & if you have any questions just ask!

I had my surgery with dr. Ponce de leon in Tijuana Mexico yesterday! I am still in the hospital and will be here until tomorrow. Dr. Ponce has a lot of experience and it's a much added bonus that the cost of my surgery was less than $6000 including air fair and everything else. I have four sleeve sister sand one sleeve brother here right now, who also had their sleeves with him yesterday. Not to mention the surgeons and other medical personal I have meet who had their sleeve done by him and have nothing but praises for him. Good luch in your journey!

Hi Everyone,
The thing I like about this board is that we all have our favorite doctor who did our "Sleeve" surgery. I know I have mine and I feel he is the best. But, if you asked other's they would say the very same thing. There are a lot of good doctors out there and a few not so good.
Take your time educated yourself, ask a lot of questions and look at the doctors names that keep coming up as you ask your questions. I want you to feel safe and get a quality doctor who is very qualified. Ask about where you will be having the surgery and where you will do your recovery? Make sure you know all you can find out. Take the time to educate yourself about WLS.
I wish you great success in your weight loss journey. I am always out here to ask any kind of questions that you might have. I had WLS 3 1/2 years ago and lost 105 pounds and have kept it off. :wub:
Take care,
Suzanne

Thanks gals, I have been sleeved! Very nauseous but ok. I don't regret it one bit! Dr. Ponce and his team are amazing, not to mention Trish and all the nurses and staff!

Hi everyone (Ashley here is the diet I mentioned),
This is a diet that a local dietitian that specializes in bariatric surgery gave me.
Pt resource manual_diet section.pdf

BESTEST of luck to you! (and that's a LOT) I'm excited for you - text me if you need anything and lemme know (heck let us all know) that it went ok and that you are well!
Praying for you! xoxo

Good luck to you too, and see you soon!!!

I'll be right behind you on the 23rd. Looking forward to finally meeting Trish.

Hola amigos!
I am off on my journey to Mexico in 10 minutes!!!!! Excited & nervous at the same time.
I will be sleeved today at around 2/2.30pm by Dr Kelly.
Will post update/s when I can!!!
Good luck to my sleeve sisters being sleeved today too!
Keep me in your prayers everyone, I am nervous, thank you!

My plane leaves at 6 am! I cant sleep, am so excited!

My plane leaves at 6 am! I cant sleep, am so excited!

Thanks to all the prayers!! I just got approval!! Woohoo! Let's just pray nothing falls apart! I can not wait

35 days from today!!!

Thanks holly! I had the chapstick, will go see if I can find some used silk pj because I cannot imagine buying new ones that will be too big fast! I bet they are comfy on the wounds too!

I need to study for my finals, still have to left but I cannot stop thinking about my upcoming surgery Thursday! I wish I could just stop thinking about it and concentrate in this last two finals! Then all of this stress is making me want to eat! I thankfully do not have a long liquid diet (only three days) but I have not been watching what I am eating very much today and it was supposed to be my first day. I guess since I am lower BMI and I am not eating things that greatly increase liver size I don't worry as much, but I should be following directions and I am not! Which makes me want to eat more. I really need to figure out what I am going to do about this emotional eating, soon! My surgery is in less than 3 days! Sorry for all the mumbling.

DH-Dear husband, usually. When I use that abbreviation, it's short for Richard Cranium.

lol another friend suggested that i drink a lot of Water and not pee when i go, hahaha. i know kathy griffen used to have a show and when she was married, her husband wore ankle weights to be weighed, because they had told him at his last appt that he wasn't heavy enough. HAHA. so bad!
i will talk to my dr about dr Ponce. i think he'll still say CASH. bah!
I'm calling ins companies today to see what other criteria i have to meet.
thank you girls for the kind words and sweetsusie- i hope you get great news tomorrow!!!

I am sorry to hear that! that does suck. I am glad you are looking in the bright side of things. I am having my surgery May 10th with dr. Ponce de leon in Tijuana, he is also very good, and has been a surgeon for many many years. He is much cheaper than Dr. Aceves ($5500) so that might be a little more doable if at all. You are very close to 40, only a few pounds, drink a lot of Water before going to the doctor LOL. I am sure everything will eventually workout. Good luck and keep the good attitude :-)

It should be based on your consult weight, not your current weight. Call your doc and find out for sure.