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Well we are at the Mi hospital I am all dressed up waiting for the dance

I'm at the hospital!!! Nervous! Excited! See you on the losers bench fellow sleeves!

Thank you so much! I know you all had great experiences with dr a... So that makes me feel better. See you on the losers bench!!!

I use the Unjury and I have never tasted it in anything. I add it to low carb chocolate milk for Protein Drinks, to Soups and yogurt. I love the Unjury chicken, chocolate and unflavored. It is high quality medical Protein and so much better than the RTD canned drinks.< /p>

You look great after just 2 months!! Your face has changed so much. I will remember your lemon juice tip. I buy a flavored white balsamic peach vinegar and used to have it the same way each night. Have not tried it since surgery. I think I may try it to see how it sets in my stomach. Best of luck with your weight loss!

I fully agree with SweetSusie, Dr Alvarez is a very skilled surgeon. He is in a hospital, even though it is older, you get VERY good care there. Dr. Alvarez and Dr. Gabe (assistant Dr) are so kind and caring. If you need anything at all, they make sure you get it. I had a wonderful experience with Dr. A. as did many before and after me. I will recommend him to anyone that asks about Mexico.

I loved the pain meds my Dr. Used in Mexico. They were great! I felt no pain and did not get sick from them like here in the US hospitals.

I really am not usually negative but Isopure is so bad to me. I know some people like it though. I do not understand that!

Just was treated to the super spontaneous surprise search lol I went into the tube of fun lol I know you are a little jealous I am hanging out with Yukon and enjoying the day next stop San Diego and then Mexico arriba

I'm finishing packing for the trip to Saskatoon. I'm driving out at 2:30am to be there in plenty of time before we board. I can't believe how the time has flown! I'm on for Monday as well in Tijuana MX and it still doesn't feel real yet. Fortunately I'm not alone. Leprechaunmomma is heading out at the same time and we'll meet up. Strange that this is how I make my first trip to Mexico. I thought it would be an all inclusive resort type stay.....well it is sort of now that I think of it, just a different view and no majitos. The pre-op diet has not been bad and the three day Clear Liquids went fine. I'm not hungry yet. Wish us well sleeve sisters, we'll see you on the flip side.

Thanks guys! I can't talk to my friends that have never had a weight problem. They just don't get it. I felt like I won the lottery.

I was sleeved August 1, and I've been up and down all week. I know I should put the scale away, but old habits are hard to break. I have a net loss for the week, but I've also had days several days that I gained. We just have to stick with the plan and we will see the scale start moving again.
On a brighter note, I had to go shopping today and buy a few shirts, because everything I have is too big! I went down a full size, WHOOO HOOO!

Everything went well!! I was sleeved yesterday @ 0730. Just started my 2oz of Water every 1hour. If all goes well ill start with Protein at 10:00

I found that I could work for a few hours the second week home but then was zapped of energy. You are barely getting liquids down and the clear Protein was so nasty tasting that I could not get much of it in each day. I needed a nap every afternoon, still do some days I m three weeks out tomorrow and I feel good . almost normal but I still get tired each afternoon. Hopefully that will pass very soon. I have been taking the sub lingual B12 each morning, that is supposed to help with energy. (You can get it at Sam's Club).
So glad that your surgery got moved up. You will just love Dr. A, he is truly the kindest Dr. I have ever met, very caring. My husband really liked him too. When you get there, the hospital looks older but do not let that scare you. They take VERY good care of you there. The floor nurses do not speak English but Jessica is there all day and Jesus at night and they are both fluent in English. I was thrilled with my care, woke up in NO pain and had none of the nausea or pain that others have complained of having. They give you great meds in your IV to keep all that away. I wish you all the best! You are in great hands.

It was great to meet some local sleevers. I had never met anyone face to face who's had the sleeve so that was nice. Hopefully we can get some new faces there next time.
Dove

That is so cool! I asked my Dr. How large my old stomach was and he said "It was pretty large". I look at the hole they made in me to take it out and it is amazing it is so tiny. This surgery is pretty amazing! I am so thankful for the Dr's that worked to perfect it so that I could have it done!

I am 54 and had sleeve surgery on Aug2. I am 2 weeks, 2 days out and feel great. I have had very little pain and everything is healing up well. Another week to go before I get mushy foods! Looking forward to something besides liquids! Really looking forward to losing weight, losing my medications and joint pain!!

You look Fab-U-Lus !!

I think you could change your name like to include your maiden name or just make up a faux name to make a new account. I have seen lots of them where they do not use their real name.

You truly look amazing! Congrats to you !!

I use the Unjury and I have never tasted it in anything. I add it to low carb chocolate milk for Protein Drinks, to Soups and yogurt. I love the Unjury chicken, chocolate and unflavored. It is high quality medical Protein and so much better than the RTD canned drinks.< /p>

New development! I had a vacation planned for October 7-13......Susan said Dr Alvarez can do my surgery October 8th!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My hubby only seemed mildly upset at the cancellation of our Florida vacation, but I will make it up to him :-) I just have to transfer my plane tickets once Susan confirms my travel dates and OMG I can really start counting down!!!
Just wondering....how long did those of you that are already sleeved wait until you back to work? I work about 50 hours a week, a lot of walking around....just wondering if I need to beg for a couple extra days off to bounce back or if 9 days is enough after surgery.

I'm 6 days post op and LOVING IT. Yes, I'm a bit sore, yes the travel kind of sucked post op- but over all... Dr. A blew away any other surgery I've ever had. This was easier than getting my wisdom teeeth out... and yes, I'm serious about that. I was scared to death of traveling and not waking up and pain, etc... guess what. I'm here. I'm alive. And I'm doing great. No regrets what so ever. SOOOO happy I'm going forward and NOT backwards. I actually look forward to getting on the scale! NEVER thought I'd ever say that. Every single bit of communication was accurate from Dr. A and his staff. From travel, to schedules, to hospital stay- couldn't have been better. Some times you have to make a leap of faith, so glad I choose Dr. A!!!!

I just started my process with Dr. Alvarez. Susan has been a GREAT help with figuring everything out. I have been persuing WLS for over a year, and met with nothing but issues from my insurance company. I have not heard even one negative thing about Dr. A! I'm paying half in cash and financing the rest. Considering everything I've gone through in the last year with Anthem Blue Cross, I find his cost very reasonable.
I would totally be having surgery sooner if it wasn't for my job...unfortunately I'm an executive in the retail industry, so I must wait until after the holidays to get the time off. My tentative surgery date is 1/21/2013....seems so far away, but I'm sure the time will fly by! So excited!!!! :-)