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I wanna be scuplted too... But that one come until 2014. By then I would have all of my weight off and the finances.. I think we should make a group effort to get it done together.. if we can. That would be awesome.

JaSleeve..... Yes, I have heard that she will suggest a tummy tuck if it's too much fat around the belly. I'm sorry the woman caught an infection, but honestly that doesn't scare me enough. I caught an infection with my c-section insecion here in the states. But a botch job definitely will! And so far I haven't heard of her doing any I haven't contacted her, but I've talked to many women who have been to her on www.realself.com and they've all said her pricing is reasonable... I wont be ready for plastics for at least another year or two.. Here's the link to her website...www.drawalkirisrobles.com

Heading out the country is not so bad of a thought. It's exactly what I did concerning my sleeve. I went right to Mexico. Couldn't afford it in the states, but I most certainly could there. My belief is that America is not the only country with competent surgeons. But I understand what you're saying.

I went to the site, but I wasn't quite sure what I was looking at. Is there one specific doctor or a group of them to choose from?

I've never heard of that website, but I'm about to check it out. I have however researched a PS in D.R. One doctor's name is Dr. Robles and from what I've seen and read she does wonderful work. I believe the quality and care is the same as Costa Rica and the cost is lower. Not that you should go with a surgeon based on low fee's, but if the credentials are in place and the work is excellent. ..then why not?

Not feeling hungry has never happened for me. After surgery of course my appetite was non-existant, but 3 months out I started getting hunger pangs. So I ate. And sometimes they would come often, and again, I ate. It never hindered my weight loss in anyway either. I figured if my body is telling me it's hungry then..chow down, but only on healthy foods. My hunger is sated very easily and I know that's because of the surgery. As far as the second question - I don't really remember a "magic number" per say, but I did notice is was a lot easier for me to get around, and have more energy 2 months out. Walking up the steps became so much easier and standing on my feet didn't hurt my back as much. I danced when I put on clothing I wasn't able to fit into for a while. Yep. Dancing is how I celebrate. I did a little jig this morning after I come off the scale. 2 lbs lighter is worth a dance and a shimmy to me... lol The weight loss has always show in my face first, but this time it's my derrier as well, which I'm soooo happy about. My butt had it's own zip code. Oh, and my hands.. I can actually see veins, bones and tendons which is so cool! I've always wanted slender hands.

I've only heard of the one bad review from Dra. Robles, but it wasn't concerning her work ethic or performance. More so..of what she was not going to perform on a patient. The rest of the reviews that I read were pretty awesome. And I like that she has an all-inclusive package... Wait..or was that Cardenas? lol Right now I'm not sure.. but and all-inclusive package sounds really great to me. Best of luck with whomever you choose

Marlton? I'm right outside Mt. Holly. My experience in MX was wonderful! Everything ran so smoothly. We had a driver pick us up from the San Diego airport and then he drove us across the border and then to our hotel. I had preop testing and the next day was surgery day. It was great. I had no pain, whatsoever just discomfort and a bout of nausea from the anesthesia. It makes me sick. But so far so good. No complaints here. I'm even considering going back to MX for plastic surgery. That or the Dominican Republic.

I'm from Southern Jersey, but I had my sleeve in MX

When it comes time for my plastics I've narrowed it down to two surgeons. Dra.Carmina Cardenas in MX and Dra. Robles in DR... both do AMAZING work! And I've read great reviews about both surgeons and thier after care.. but I beleive DR is a lot cheaper.. Well.. the plane ticket will be for sure and the travel time will be less..And that's always appealing. I traveled to MX for my sleeve and hated every minute of the journey back. So I'm thinking the DR will be a lot closer and less travel time. I can't imagine a long plane ride after all the work I'm going to be getting. It's MX or Dr or bust! lol

Those are all the plastics I'm looking into as well. I'll probably have them done 2yrs from now. I'm no where near goal and that's when the finances will be available. Hopefully the surgeon I'm considering Dr. Carmina Cardena's in MX would be able to perform all three..Im crossing my fingers for that.. She's called the queen of TT and I seriously want her to work on me..her TT are beautiful!

Hi guys. I was sleeved 4/27/12 at 330 lbs and a size 26 pants and a 3x shirt. But my heighest weight was 346 on April 9th. As of today I'm down to 238.6 lbs. A size 18w in pants and an xl to a 1x shirt. So that's 107.4 lbs from my heighest and 91.4 lbs since surgery. This sleeve rocks! Hopefully I'll be down to 210 by the end of December. That's my goal. I pray that GOD helps me to make it. Great job, everyone! I

Can we say HAPPY!?!?!?!?! Because, that's what I am! I am officially out of the 300's and in the 2's. As of today I am 296.5lbs coming from 346 lbs in April. I thought I'd never break out of the 3's. I hoovered at 300.1 for 2 weeks and BAM! The 3's no more! and I'm never going back.. ya, hear me?! NEVER! lol I am so happy with my sleeve. Matter of fact I'm in love with him. I call him Steve by the way.. "Steve the sleeve" lmbo and Steve brings me so much joy and happiness. I'm happy I made the decision to have VSG.. It's done me nothing but a ton of good, thus far. Losing feels so good!!!

this surgery has brought me so much joy. i actually look forward to life now and being a participant in it. right now im 262.4 and the HW being 346. I truly hope everyone else is having a great journey. God bless you guys and lets rock that sleeve!!!!!

sleeved April 27 and down 61.6 lbs and 16 lbs pre op....so 77.6 total. size 26 pants to an 18w and 30/32 top to an xl/1x. I'm hoping to weigh between170-180 lbs....I have about 90 lbs left to lose..

I'm 268.4 myself and stared at 346 and 330 on the day of surgery. I hope to at least be 208 by December. That would be awesome! and congrats on your 100 lbs lost!

lol.. after I typed that question I realized what you meant.... Sometimes I'm slow on the uptake...hahahaha...

What do you mean by soft protein?

Meat is normally how I get all my protein in. I buy these steak strips from walmart and 3oz of that is about 19g of protein. I eat that 3 x's a day and that get's me a total of 57g's... I also eat green veggies as a snack and also a tiny bit of carbs and fat because I want my diet to be well balanced as much as possible..Then some time later in the day I'll have my protein shake..which is 25g's and that brings me to a total of 82g's plus whatever protein I'm getting from the veggies.. So I say I average between 82-90g's a day....My diet is pretty strict and routine because of this, but they're all foods that I like and it's working for me... Have you figured out a way to get all your protein in?

April 27th here and doing great! Down 55.3 lbs post op and 16 lbs pre op. So that's 71.3 lbs total. My shirt size before was a 30/32 and now it's between a 1x or a size 22. My pants were a 26 and now they're a 20 and even those are becoming a smidgen to loose. I keep fluctuating 3-4 lbs but I believe that's due to TOM.. I'd like to see more pounds dropped but when I think about it 55 lbs in 3 months is holy craptastic amazing!! lol I have to constantly remind myself of this...lol

Hi, Rahnava... I too was sleeved by Dr. Garcia..Surgery day was April 27.. So far I've lost 55.3 lbs post op, but I lost 16 lbs pre op..for a total of 71 lbs. I completely understand about the 5-6 lb weight gain during TOM. I'm currently going through it right now and its' so frustrating, but even if we're smaller and at our goals this would still happen..I see it as one of the woe's of being a woman.. You'll break out of the 60's I'm sure of it.. I was stuck for about 3 wks at 300 lbs and within 2 days... i literally dropped 4.5 lbs. I upped my workouts and spent more time outside sweating and I believe that helped a lot... I agree with Lauranbob... 60lbs in 6months is awesome! Sure we'd like for it to be more, but I've found that we all lose differently.. I've read on here where some have lost 100 lbs by month 4 but that clearly isn't in the cards for me.. As long as we're losing that's what's important, right? My goal is to lose 9-10 lbs a month. Anything extra is just icing on the cake... Sometimes I've exceeded that and other times like this month I have not.. I've only lost 7.8 lbs for July, but it's 7.8 lbs less on me than before. I have about 100 lbs to loose myself. So I figured 9-10 lbs in a month in a 10 month period is feasible. I don't think I'm reaching for the stars with that amount... We can do this!! Set backs..stall's or whatever you call them are bound to happen.. But as long as we're following the plan we can't lose... Stay encouraged, okay?

Woot is right! and Woot to your 29 lbs lost!!

Thank you..

Thanks so much.. I'm trying to work this sleeve! So far so good...

Wow! So today is exactly a month since I made this post and I'm Happy to report I'm 22.8 lbs down since then. For a total of 72.3 lbs since April...16lbs pre op and 56.3 lbs post op. Gosh I LOVE my sleeve!!! Just thought I'd share that. Have a good one everybody...