momofthree

i was sleeved by dr. fernando garcia in t.j. exactly 11 months ago. he is great the staff is kind. you will be safe i promise. my advice is LISTEN to what they tell you. if you are not hungary after great. dont worrie. just dont over eat or eat the wrong food. no diet cokes no alcohol. and you will look great and feel better. honestly i love being sleeved. but its still hard. im hungary, and fight eating right. is it easier than before yes.

wow me and my fam are from oklahoma as well. i like your real talk. atleast u didnt eat the bun. its awsome you exercise like you do. im a female but my bmi was close to yours like 44. im only three weeks post op have lost 16 lbs. im wanting to start exercising. i like the show diners drive ins and dives also. but i feel guilty watching it lol.

wow u people are so encouraging. i am three weeks post op barely lost 16 lbs and no one can hardly tell its ok your not alone. we are gonna be skinny soon

i am in the same boat as you, it is embarassing all the questions people ask and they dont really see a big difference yet... my family watches me eat. i too feel hungary. i go to eat and im disappointed and in pain. or if i do eat and it goes down ok. i feel guilty maybe i ate to much, just remember how much we ate before our surgery all the fast food and sn acking and over over over eating all day long. were getting healthy. we are trying. please lets all stick together and be proud of our lil progress we have made. because before it was bad really bad. today is better because im not gorging. this is work but i feel god will bless our efforts. dont give up you are not alone. i weighed in on my day of surgery. at 304 today im 288.6 its not enough but its the truth. and its better than before.

i had my acrylic nails on no problem at all. my ring i did take off. and you know what else i appreciate from dr. garcias staff my money and laptop was all very secure. i felt safe and respected.

i have to totally agree. Dr. garcia and his honest respectful staff. are wonderful. i was sleeved by them to on feb 13th. there after care and communication are great to. so glad all went well your way. were all so fortunate.

Well i was sleeved february 13th. Have lost 14 lbs since the 13th. Which is great. I have had a few questions since ive gotten home from mexico. i email dr. Garcia. He responds with in the same hour usually. I couldn't be happier with his care.I doubt he needs any refferences but I feel like its only right to share my hapiness with others. i have a 8month old, a 2 year old, and a 3year old and im only 2 weeks plus a day post op and i feel good. I WANT TO THANK YOU DR. GARCIA AND WISH ALL OF YOU TO BE FELLOW SLEEVERS THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

im so sad. i read all these other posts people are down atleast 15 lbs by now. im really trying this is hard. im not trying to complain im puzzled. i have water or diet tea. a 60 cal activia a 160 cal protein shake and a 1/2 cup of soup or less thats my daily diet. thanks for any help

hi i just was sleeved girl by him to. its hard at first the stomach is sensative but im a wimp and am ok you will be to. its 1 day at a time. dr. garcias good really good

i know exactly how you feel. im on my second week post op. its discouraging. i have lil energy. and cannot eat normal yet. have you already lost over 30 lbs in three weeks? thats a lot!!!!!

Wow thank you for the support

well im starting to physicaly feeling better lil by lil each day. but something weird has happend. day of surgery i weighed 304 three days later on the same digital scale weighed 281 wow yippi. i was on nothing but gatorade. now a week post op ive been eating soups and a lil thin cream of wheat. and i now weigh 298. im so embarassed.have you gone thru this please be honest.

its mom of three here. had my gastric sleeve done this last monday feb the 13th by a doctor f. garica in tijuana mexico first day or two i was scaired. this is all so new. now it is day four. thursday. i am following the instructions to the t. i dont hurt. they say sip and walk. walk every hour your awake it helps the heart burn and acid. dont gulp drinks. dont eat and drink. at the same time. i like waterd down apple juice instead of gatorade. this isnt easy. neither is gorging and trying to keep a house hold together. lets surrender and do this. and remember. good job we are beautiful. its not easy walking the hallways of the mariott after this surgery. but im doing it. and so can you. feel free to email me on recipe or measuring ideahs. thank you all you positive patients!!!!!!

thank you for the kind words. dr garcias hospital mi hosptital is so so so nice. it is so clean. i feel so much better now that im here. were moving from the hotel pueblo amigo to a brand new mariott. which is included in the pkg. im at this point very pleased, they got my iv on the first try. my nurse karen is so nice, they all are here. i have my surgery scheduled to start at 2 its noon now. advice so far, bring someone with you to mexico have patience with the language difference, and you will be okay. take care all,

ok well so far i have arrived on time sunday at 240 in the afternoon in san diego. the plane was crowded but it was a positive flight. the driver samuel came to the airport was there waiting for us. he was so polite. very respectful and spoke great english. i was a lil shocked by the car he drove it was a older volvo. however it ran fine. and it was clean inside. i guess i thought hed have a van. the hotel is nice and the broth soup was really good. im not just saying this. im at the pueblo amigo. the hotel is big and has a pretty bathroom. the rooms are more than sufficent. its just a little different here in tj than in the states. were a little spoiled. over all i felt nervous at first now i feel like everything will be okay. i havent been to the hospital yet. i leave tomorrow at 8am. thank u all.