sacharliem

Hi All,
Just wanted to see if any of the ladies and gentleman that had surgery around the same time as me are on here, wanted to see how you all are doing!!
I'm great, taking it slowly but my incisions are healing well!! Down 19lbs since surgery on 10/9, that's a total of 41 pounds, yay me!! 2lbs and I'm out of the 300's!!
For all of you going to have surgery, good luck, I had mine in Mexico with Dr Garcia and have no issues!

I DID IT!!!
This past Saturday I ran my first 5k!
I did the "Run For Your Lives" zombie run and it was awesome! (Happy dance) Woohoo!! And I wasn't last place!!!! I'm on cloud nine right now! Here are the pictures of before and after the run. (Im the one in the middle with the scared shitless look on her face, lol)

Water is boring and I was asking seriously so if you have nothing to add then don't. I am a little over 3 weeks post op. and I am having my annual party at my tiki bar next week.

I'm home everyone! Came home on the 10th, Surgery was a success, and all week i have been tired. I just am trying to focus on getting my Water in. I've been sleeping so much and it's so hard to get the water in, but I've been up today, drinking my water and doing a lot of walking, so it's helping.

Out of surgery, feel good beside the gas pain in my chest, it really hurts! Glad it's over with though!

Out of surgery, feel good beside the gas pain in my chest, it really hurts! Glad it's over with though!

Out of surgery, feel good beside the gas pain in my chest, it really hurts! Glad it's over with though!

You will all be great going alone, I just arrive at he Marriott, very nice rooms, so far everyone is very nice. Surgery tomorrow, I take pics and update you as soon as I can.

I can't wait to be part of the losers bench, thank goodness I lost 20 lbs on pre op :-)

I can't wait to be part of the losers bench, thank goodness I lost 20 lbs on pre op :-)

Hi All,
Just thought I would let you know I'm sitting at the airport waiting to fly to San Diego and the Mexico!!!! Yikes, how quickly time flies!! Ill let you know how it goes, wish me luck!!

Hello everyone, Thanks for the well wishes and good vibes. I made it through surgery no complications. I went in to the OR and the thing I remember is my arms being stretched out and straped down, afterward I awoke in the recovery room. My sister and daughter told me after making it out of the recovery room, I took a 30 min power nap and said lets go walking. I've had very little and I mean little pain or gas.
For Dr. Garcia's patients you all will LOVE him and the staff. Everyone is so attentative to your needs before you know what your needs are.
Once again, THANK YOU ALL! I look forward to hearing your surgery story too.

Imo I think its going to be a never ending battle if you will..each company will have their flaws, they're human. Nobody is perfect and as long as all of Dr. Garcia's patients are treated well and with respect it shouldn't matter. But again this is just MY opinion I'm not sleeved yet but I'm more worried about Dr.Garcia doing a great job on me, rather than which coordinator out did the other..
Best wishes to you all
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Hi! Surgery went very well and I got back to my hometown a couple of hours ago. I'm going to write a much more detailed account of my experience in TJ with Dr. Lopez, but right now, I'm headed to bed! It was good!

I am only a third of the way to goal, but thought I would add my LBD pic. We got all dolled up for the South African freedom day celebrations hosted by our embassy here in Kuwait.

Well, I'm sitting at the airport waiting for my plane. Headed to San Diego, then Tijuana for surgery tomorrow with dr ponce!! Super excited!!

October 25 .....Dr.Lopez..... I use a lighter me with Janese. I will be flying in on the 24th and leaving for home the 29 I will also be staying at the Marriott Hotel. I will be traveling alone from Southern Illinois. Can't wait finishing getting my last things done I want to do. Everyday the countdown on my phone goes down another day I get more excited.

Oct 8
auggie Dr Ortiz, TJ
Lilly'sjourney, Dr Garcia, TJ
Oct 9
sacharliem, Dr Garcia, TJ
Oct 10
ready2bskinny, Dr Garcia, TJ
Oct 11
gottaloozit, Dr Aceves, Mexicali
Lil'Lo, Dr Alvarez, MX
Oct 13
mango 926, Dr Aceves, Mexicali
Oct 19
Diamondeyed, Dr Garcia, TJ
Oct 22
DebinAZ, Dr Ponce, TJ
Oct 25
Muffintop, Dr Garcia, TJ
Robbino, Dr Garcia, TJ
Oct 27
zenoosh, Dr Garcia, TJ
Oct 30
theNEWME! , Dr Garcia, TJ

Down 125, 6 months and a few days out

October 10 is the first day if the rest of my life!!! Super excited!!! Can't wait to be sleeved!!!

I wanted to share my experience as well , I am recently new here! (Sorry this is long)
I just came back home from my surgery with Dr.Garcia in Tijuana, I was also in between those 2 companies , but finally decided to go with Ready 4 a Change because of Alma, she is one of the coordinators for that company. I felt safe talking about the process of going into Tijuana for surgery, everything that she explained to me and my expectations were 100% meet.
First day that I arrive to the airport- I received a phone call from Samuel when i was barely getting out of the airplane, He told me that once i was out side he was going to be there in a white van waiting for me, and he did. Immediately after I got in the van I felt safe, all of my worries just went away since he seemed as a very trust able person. ( And he was) He took me to the marriott in tijuana, and went with me to check me into the hotel , and he told me that Rosie(Patient coordinator) was coming to meet me in my room . FYI the marriott was absolutely comfortable! Rosie was there on time and she answered all of my questions and told me at what time i needed to be ready for my surgery next morning. At this time I was surprise by the customer service I was getting . not even back home, so all of my worries went away. I new i had made the right decision for me.
Day of surgery.- I was taken to Mi Doctor Hospital in the morning by the hotel Shuttle, very professional and clean! I was escorted to the 3rd floor by Melissa ( Patient coordinator) and explained the different paperwork that I needed to fill up to enter the hospital floor. After that she explained what was happening during that day , all of the doctors that were going to be in my room to check on me before surgery and that ease my mind. she stood with me until I had no more questions and i was more relax. I meet with a lot of doctors like melissa told me, dr.velasco, dr.garfia, dr.cabrera and dr.garccia sorry if i mis spelled your names! they were all just great! even the nurses, they all took really good care of me, since I was coming by my self. I meet other patients that were also getting sleeved by Dr.Garcia.
After surgery- I was still nauseated but feeling a lot better that the night before, and like one of the coordinators told me , it only gets better, and it was true. I followed my instructions of walking ALOT and it help with the pain and the nausea. Dr's were there to check me through my stay. and of course i did a lot of sleeping that day.lol
Discharge- Dr.velasco came in the morning to check on me, and discharged me out of the hospital, she went over the diet with me, explained how to take my medicine, and gave me a goody bags as they call it , with my medicine , gatorades and Water along with a copy of all of my medical records. Melissa then took my to the 1st floor to wait for our shuttle (me and other patients) and explained to us that anything that we needed to call her or Rosie, and she put her business cards in the bag as well as a phone list of all of the doctors. That ease my mind once again because I felt that I could get in touch with any of them if I needed them. she took a picture of us. and we were taken back to the Marriott.
Marriott- I check in with out any trouble, order my chicken broth ( on the house) and stayed at my room , Rosie called me to check on me and told me she was going to visit me at my room , she got there and we just talked for about an hour about my experience, and how amazed I was with the customer service I was receiving from the company. She left, and Melissa called me later that day to check on me. At no point I felt like they left me all by myself I even needed some medicine for one of my family members back home and they were kind enough to take me to buy it.
Next day- yeiii, Samuel pick me up at the marriott to take me to the airport. I arrived home feeling like I didnt have any surgery.
Overall - I can recommend enough READY 4A CHANGE company to anyone getting it done in Tijuana, it was a fantastic experience! from Alma, to the dr's and coordinators , to Samuel (Transportation). You feel like you are in a family environment.
So sorry if this is too long! but It would probably help those who are nervous like I was.

All I can say is woooohooo I'm so excited, 26 days until I'm in Mexico (Dr Garcia) surgery on 10/09. Can't believe it's just around the corner, time is flying by, I never thought they day would come! Ready to start my new journey to a new me!!!
Just thought I would share my excitement :-)

I use the cappuccino one in the morning, mix a full scoop with Water and a few cubes of ice, I think it's yummy!!!

I use the cappuccino one in the morning, mix a full scoop with Water and a few cubes of ice, I think it's yummy!!!