CynthiaK

Cynthia & Lbeauty,
Keep us update on your progress. Several of us are from the Dallas/Ft Worth area. Good luck on your upcoming surgeries. Mine got move to 4/25 and I'm getting more and more excited!
How is the rest of the Ft Worth/Dallas post op folks feeling? Everybody healing good? We should all find a point of contact to meet up at any support meetings.
Claudia

Remember to try to keep them Protein enriched too. tuna is a good one. eggs. Tofu. Puree chicken or fish. Baby food maybe?

Oh, the meeting here was great and I got alot of really good information. I am getting sleeved by Dr. Almanza in Tijuana in 13 days!!!! Yay!!!!

UGH! Sorry girl. Hope you held strong. But if not, don't worry. The only thing that really matters is the next choice you make. There's nothing we can do about the past.

Update!!
My husband decided he wants to cook ribs Day 4 of my pre op diet LOL. Super I swear sometimes I want to strangle him.

I would be interested and I'm 39 too!
I am hoping that I can break the 200 mark before my 40th birthday!
I am tentatively scheduled to have my surgery 4/11 with Dr. Feiz and my current weight is 257.

So, I just made my FINAL payment, and booked my airfare, and hotel for San Diego for the day before. It's done, I'm doing it.....I can't believe it!

I just went to China too, by myself, as part of volunteer vacationing. It was amazing! I felt totally fine being alone there, I just booked a bunch of group tours and I met so many wonderful people from all over the world!
But this is a little different you have to admit. Yes, I am looking forward to the adventure of it all. I guess when I think about it, the only thing that I am truly worried about is if something goes wrong, and if I can finally lose this weight and keep it off! I was so thankful that my gall bladder erupted and I needed emergency surgery to remove it the very next day after returning from China. Can you imagine if it happened over there? What would I do??? Maybe I'd still be there! LOL!
I'm sure it will be fine. I am really looking forward to it and making new friends on this journey!

I actually started walking around my block in the evening and walking around my parking garage a few times at lunch. I also started eating better, smaller portions and occasionally I am even replacing a big meal with a Protein Shake or a yogurt. I know that it is helping already as I have been feeling MUCH better and may have lost a couple of pounds...but I am REFUSING to step onto the scale until my first OFFICIAL day of the preop diet.

I know I went through a huge food funeral up until the 24 hrs before surgery. I regret it SOOOO much because at the end of my 6 month diet I weighed 232lbs... The day I started my 24 of liquids before surgery I weighed 248... So I gained 16 lbs while waiting for my surgery date... I regret it Sooo much cuz now it puts me even further from my goal weight now that I am sleeved. My advice to Pre ops is to start now!!! U will be happier in the long run

I'm doing this alone too. My only concern is getting home from the airport after the surgery. I wonder if that will be difficult to do alone?

It really depends. I drove home from the airport without a problem. I would take into account your pain when you're leaving and have a contingency of a cab

I am feeling really good. I had a lot of second thoughts at first. I canceled my first appt. and everything. I am just so sick of being fat and tired. I have a gorgeous husband and two handsome sons and I just feel out of place. My husband is supportive but, says he loves me no matter what. I know that is sweet but, I need to do this for me. I have a really bad back and I take some serious pain meds which probably helped with the weight gain. I work full time and honestly I don't know how I do it sometimes. I am 207.5lbs but, on a 5'0 frame. I feel so terrible. I fell like a 4x4 (hahahaha). I want me back and I am willing to do this to get me back. I know it is scary and I am not telling many about this. If they notice I am losing weight, I am going to say thanks and go about my merry way. My work people do not need to know, I don't need any judgements. Most we tell are like you are not big enough or you will just gain it all back, or my favorite, I heard someone died of complications of that surgery.....I will just keep it to myself for now. Did I hear you say you were going to Mexico? Tell me about that and I would also like to hear more about you......nice to have a pal on here. Thanks for posting.......Heather

This community is a blessing! During my pre-op phase I was on here multiple times a day. And I know you say you wish you had someone to go through this with- but it doesn't really help with all of those feelings. I did this with my cousin- same day in the hospital and all- and sometimes throughout the process I felt alone all the time. Sometimes when I'm looking at the mirror at how my body jiggles in ways it never did before- I feel miserably alone. But it is so worth it and I can not begin to put into words what a miracle this has all been for me.
Good luck to you- and we're all here for you!

You will do just fine, I am sure!! It really is a life changing experience!! Stay on this board and all the people here will offer you all the support you want....and maybe some you don't want too! Lol!! I am 2 weeks post op now and I am on here daily. I think it's almost an obsession!! Please let me know if I personally can help you in any way!

absolutely stunning... YOU GO GIRL.. ROCK THAT SLEEVE!!!!!

Hi there,
I have my surgery scheduled with Dr. Almanza on 4/28. I have been staying up all night and researching researching and researching. I have contacted over 30 doctors, attended seminars, made phone calls and have asked tons of questions. Still I'm scared.
I'm scared about a few things. First, I'm scared to have surgery in Mexico. I keep going back and forth on this because of the after support locally if I get it done here, but the cost here is ridiculous! I was also worried about the posts on here about Dr. Almanza, but after careful research and lots of phone calls, I think he'll be fine for me. It's just scary going to Mexico to get surgery done!
Next I'm scared about doing this and having a complication like a leak or an infection. I can't have this happen. I am thankful that I am 39 and healthy, other than being overweight and having PCOS. I just had my gall bladder removed and I hear the surgery and recovery is very similar so I think I know what to expect. I bounced back very quickly from the gall bladder surgery.
Finally, I am scared about getting this dramatic surgery done and not losing the weight I desire or GULP! gaining it back! I have been on up and down diets for over 12 years now. I know how to lose about 40 or 50 pounds, but I keep gaining it back. I have about 80-90 pounds to lose. I'm scared I'm going to go through this extreme thing and fail again. I am an emotional eater. I know this surgery won't fix that. It is only a tool, I know that. I am seeing a therapist to help me, but I still eat. I really hope this will help me stay on track and help me maintain a healthy weight for the rest of my life.
Ultimately, I believe in God and I know my Lord is with me and I have prayed through this and I trust in my Lord. But I am still human.