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Thanks guys My sister had her surgery in MX and said she'd never go anywhere else. She had such a great experience. Ive never in my life posted a youtube video but Im gonna jump off the high-dive this time and vlog it. I know, corny.... but u only live once. well, if ur baptist... it isnt like anyone is gonna watch it anyway except my kids.hehe, wait...and probably their friends. and maybe their friend's parents...

more experience, less expensive

i have a copy of it if u want me to email it to u just mssg me

I'm with u. Alma is so awesome. I've even talked to Samuel and I haven't even settled on a date yet but I had some questions for him. It was actually pretty funny. I can tell he has a sense of humor and he was so helpful. My fiancé and I had our "sit-down", and decided on Dr Garcia. It was between him and mexicosurgerysolutions, which offers you so much more, but it just wasn't in our budget. I'd stalked this forum for months before I'd joined and also did my research and am using Garcia.

Oh yeah. The price difference is super crazy! And they have been doing the sleeve longer and have more experience than USA surgeons

So.... I wrote my first blog. More of a "help me, I'm drowning" venting session, really. But y'all can read it and make fun of any grammatical errors I may have. (I need to utilize spell check more often)... Anyway, thought I'd give myself kudos and brag about my 1st sleever blog.......

I'm just frustrated. Seriously. It's so hard to choose the right surgeon. I don't have insurance that will cover VSG and I'm going to do self-pay in Mexico. But the more I investigate the more I get frustrated. I contacted "alighterme"and was contacted by one of their reps and she was so confusing BC she's referring to these people (who would be my driver, etc) and it didn't make sense.... Until I got info from "obesity solutions international" she works for both companies and got her employees mixed up. I guess for her it's a win/win situation. One is $500 higher than the other so if her client doesn't go with one company then they can go with the other. Whatever, it worries me BC if she can't keep her employees straight and which company she's representing straight, how is she going to keep my details straight? I checked out Mexicosurgerysolutions and I'm seriously considering them instead. They aren't as advertised but it seems even more legit. I'd be in a hospital. Not a clinic in a strip mall. I'd recover in a hospital, not a "recovery house" that is over-crowded with no emergency room in case something were to go wrong, and I'd see the surgery team for longer than 5 minutes prior to my surgery. But they are a little more expensive than some of the others. They do use the BajaMed group, but how good are those surgeons? I'm just overwhelmed and needed to vent

Me too.before you choose one of them check out Mexico surgery solutions dot com. Out of all of the coordinators I've talked to he has been the best. Ugh. I've got to get this weight off and I know how you feel.

Yay! Good luck and keep us all posted :-)

You will do great! Don't you even worry about being rejected another moment. Just knock the negative thoughts right out of your head and slam the door on them. You have so many people pulling for you!! Be sure and keep us updated as you're able to

Yes, what a great date! It will mark your first steps toward “independence” from the weight and/or any health problems you may have. Congratulations!

Hi there and welcome you have definitely made a great decision in joining as this forum is a wealth of information and support. I've met some amazing friends here and I'm certain u will as well. So sorry to hear about your dad,I lost my mom when I was 30 in'04. She was 54 and I am just now giving myself the kick in the butt to get healthier. I'm planning my surgery for the end of July and if there were any possible way for me to speed up time it's do it. Lol

Y'all made me laugh so hard I may or may not have farted. I'll never tell

It will be a breeze! I've had surgeries where I've been awake (cesareans) and under general anesthesia (gall bladder, tubal ligation) and I'm one of those Woosies that literally faint when blood is drawn. I've never once NOT passed out just getting the iv. The funny thing is life is 10% what actually happens and 90% how we handle it. So even though I have a needle aversion I know it's all in my head. So is this fear and you don't have to let it control you to the point that it keeps you from attaining a healthier lifestyle and a happier you

Ooh, the pudding thing would work.... Heck, I choke on them now and have a hard time getting them down BC of my gag reflex or something. I already may have to gulp a couple of times to get a small pill down, and y'all would all lol if u saw me taking the capsules (all the capsules are larger than an m&m). I can miss one dose of the cymbalta and get brain zaps so that is a must. I'm compiling another list for the Dr and this is going at the top. I've just read so so so many posts about people not really being able to even sip... I'll stop rambling now.thank u all so much for the info

Oh mylanta! I will talk to her and see if my meds even come in liquid form. Liquid cymbalta, baclofen and neurontin? I bet she tells me to open them up and dissolve in a liquid. I bet that tastes divine...

I take a buttload of medicine 3x daily. My doctor said to take them as normal but have any of you been told how to take them after? When you're taking 8 capsules and 3 tablets three times a day...and you can barely get any liquid down... I just don't know how I'm supposed to take them. Maybe I can take them all at once and count it as a meal. (joking) What have you been told? I'm looking forward to the day when I'm not on meds....

Lol. Thanks guys :-)

Life is 10 percent what happens to us and 90 percent how we view and react to it. I love the "glass is completely full" comment

My sister had her weight loss surgery in Mexico and said it was cleaner, more attentive and the best overall surgery experience she'd had and will never go anywhere else. So where am I going? Mexico If you google "gastric sleeve horror stories" or "gastric sleeve nightmares", etc. just check out where the majority (almost every one I read) had surgery...yup, the good ol' USA

Same thing with me, but hey, I just thought it was the pink hair. I probably should have used the pic of me with the purple hair as my main one

I know... My phone decides what it wants to type! Thanks a bunch for the info

Eggs at? Thank u auto-correct! Should say "what"

Pennie: eggs at type of protein hot chocolate do you use?