O.T.R. sleever

Who is Herman's Hermits, & Crosby Spills & Nash?

Cash and Carry is the best place to get them 3.99 a bottle.

If you don't have a Cash and Carry' date=' look for a restaurant supply company because it's way cheaper than buying them anywhere else.[/quote']

What size bottle are you getting? Is that the 24oz? If so I'm gonna have to find this place.

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I'm so afraid to do this and I have surgery scheduled for March 22.

I'm afraid because it's a new surgery and there aren't many long term facts about how people fare.

I'm a little afraid too because I had a panic attack after having my lapband removed. I'd never had one before and I actually had two after that. I don't have them now.

I'm a broken person though and I need fixing. Pretty much out of other options.

That's where I am and if it were my heart' date=' I'd have surgery right?

What are your thoughts?[/quote']

I'm lost about the "new surgery" statement. The sleeve has been around for decades, it just wasn't called a sleeve. It's been used at least since the 1950's as a corrective measure for stomach cancer, or extreme ulcers.

It was used in the 1970's for patients that were deemed too high risk for gastric bypass. They would perform a stomach stapling procedure & remove the excess stomach(essentially a sleeve), then later, after the patient had lost sufficient weight a second surgery would reroute the intestine, completing the gastric bypass procedure. Many people never returned to complete the second step of the process.

It is a misnomer that VSG is anew procedure. It is only that it has just recently gain approval as a stand alone procedure in the United States.

I'm confused as to why anyone would have any objection to having a closed forum available. With in a smaller group (closed forum) there is a greater chance that people will be more open and honest' date=' especially about some of the more delicate topics having to do with WLS.

IE: If I want to talk about the emotional difficulty I'm experiencing due to my decreased breast size and lowered self esteem, I would be much more likely to do that knowing that not everyone on VST would be reading my more intimate feelings.

Additionally one would always have the option of posting where ever they felt like, either closed or open.[/quote']

Don't worry Paul. I like small breasts

Ok' date='I looked at their site and there is a lot of crap

but if you strip away all the stuff but the base I guess that would be different. Does the base taste good?[/quote']

Never tried it. But I've seen others that won't drink pure whey that will drink it.

Hey OTR I just looked up smoothie king...

What's good about it??

Look up Gladiator Protein powder. That's the base they sell. If you're looking at their menu shakes they have a lot more stuff added to them.

As I stated its fine as long as you are not adding the extra sugars & carbs to them (fruits & berries)

It's a mixture of both whey & egg Proteins. Which are both complete Proteins & for some people may be more tolerable, and is higher quality than Premier Protein Shakes which I also commonly refer to a a "good" alternative

So i'm guessing shakes from smoothie king not a good idea? I don't know what i'm going to do to get my Protein down...and stay down!!! On another note' date=' less then 2 Weeks until my sleeve....so excited[/quote']

Blend them with ice. The colder they are the easier they go down.

Smoothie king is fine as long as it doesn't have the added fruit.< /p>

Hey now.. The boys are beautiful too!

I'm beyond beautiful, I'm freakin' HOT!!

Pics pics!!!!!

We have star ratings?? I never knew. How many do I have? I'm on an iPhone, the mobile site messes me up.

I feel like my lifelong reality has been brought to the forums' date=' where I say something dumb like, "how many Beans should I put in my mouth?" and all the attention has gone to the skinnier, prettier girl in the room. [/quote']

Ha Ha. That's funny, because whenever I'm around the girls are always preoccupied with trying to gain the attention of my gay friends.

Amy..you're WHITE?? Girl you better get the hell outta that third world county

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Well **** I have a drs appt.

Someone hold my popcorn

Be back soon

*takes popcorn*

Can I get that in audiobook?

Can you tell us what you saw in the American hospital that you thought was not as good as the one in Mexico? Was it the hospital staff or the surgeon?

Most of my problem with American providers is with the attitude of the surgeon & the staff

In Mexico, any little discomfort is taken seriously, examined, and addressed. Quite the opposite in American hospitals.

In Mexico they want to identify any possible issue before it becomes a problem, whereas whereas American facilities have repeatedly written off complaints as patients just being whiners.

And when there is a problem, American doctors first response seems to be to avoid litigation, whereas in Mexico the first response is to serve the patient.

I don't really blame the surgeons for this as much as I do society. They are practicing medicine in an environment that is continually seeking an opportunity to rake them over the coals. Whereas in Mexico a patients recourse is to ruin the surgeons future career, but it won't be to the financial benefit of the patient.

The 6 week number is specifically related to your staple line. It is considered healed at 6 weeks. Full healing, meaning all swelling is gone, etc will take between 6 months & 1 year.

But the probability of springing a new leak after 6 weeks is almost non existent.

I can relate to Less' post. I came completely off all drinks that have calories or carbonation till 6 weeks after surgery when I bought a diet Dr Pepper. One drank about 1/2 the bottle and was so repulsed, I had to throw the rest away.

Per surgery I was the guy that would go to dinner & have 5-6 glasses of Dr. Pepper with my meal. Go figure.

I do have a few lightly carbonated flavored sparkling waters now, but sodas simply do not attract me any longer.

Can't have Malto meal until soft stage' date=' no yogurt yet either and I can't even have Jello I may try the different seasoning in the broth though. I'm just struggling to get enough Protein and Water and nothing tastes good [/quote']

No Jello, wow. That's odd. Almost all docs consider jello as a clear liquid. And yogurt as a full liquid. Talk about strict.

Unfortunately Head Hunger is just something you have to deal with at this stage, check the carb levels on the carnation instant breakfast. If you are consuming carbs, your cravings will be harder to deal with.

The big problem is that you will never be able to reliably tell if the wrap worked, or if it was your body doing what it would naturally do on its own.

I can say, from my experience, and from what I've seen in others, keeping hydrated & properly nourished will do more for you that the wrap will.

I always wondered if people knew I was a girl

Now I'm mad at you. I always knew you were female, but I never thought you were that HOT!!!

You've deprived me if eye candy for months. I don't know if I can ever forgive you

For this reason and many more' date=' I would never have the VSG in Mexico. That being said, I am quite aware of my privlage in life. I was born into a great family with a certain amount of money and Cadillac insurance plans.

I don't judge, because had I not had access to the type of insurance I have, I might have found myself in mexico too, but I think it is important for people to realize that in most cases, its going to be very different than what you could expect in the states.[/quote']

Wow, I really gave you more credit than this. I can tell you financially, I could have had my surgery anywhere in the world, by any doctor I so chose. Guess what, I still went to Mexico. And believe me, I am SO glad I did. I see more complications & people experiencing pain from American doctors than anywhere else. Take some time and really do some research on the experience of Mexico sleevers, you'll find that by & large the only real complaints come from the 2 or 3 cheapest providers in Mexico.

My father was sleeved almost 3 weeks ago in an American hospital. I've had the opportunity now of witnessing his American experience. It makes me even more confident that my decision was the right one.

It's the thread that never ends,

It goes on & on my friends,

People started posting on it not knowing what it was,

They'll continue posting forever just because......

Does Dr Ponce use any other coordinator?

There was another coordinator they were having some trouble with. I'm not sure if he quit using her or if they rectified their issues.

OTR: "Duck" in this thread was referring to a tofu skin dish that does not contain any meat. So yeah' date=' it's vegetarian in this context. I've seen you post before about vegetarian/vegan (when I first searched the board for posts about vegetarianism and VSG), but don't agree with your assessment of what constitutes a vegetarian. I think you are confusing vegan and vegetarian. A lacto ovo vegetarian is a type of vegetarian, and a vegan is a type of vegetarian who does not consume any animal products. A vegetarian does not equal a vegan--but you can be a vegetarian without being a vegan. All vegans are vegetarians but not all vegetarians are vegans. Obviously there are many types of vegetarians that fall under that broader term. So yeah, milk and eggs are vegetarian (lacto ovo vegetarian to be exact)--they aren't vegan....[/quote']

To each their own, but the term Vegan is not a dietary term, it encompasses an entire lifestyle.

Been there, done that. The term vegetarian is used so loosely in today's world that it has lost it's original meaning.

Have you seen the movie Vegucated? Definitely a must see for anyone considering living on a vegan diet.