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My surgery is on Sept 28th w/Dr. Perez, if anyone else is going around this time please let me know. Thanks!

Thanks Tracey, I am glad we are not getting a direct hit and would be lying if I wasn't a little disappointed that I didn't go but I still think I made the right decision. As you said, worrying about home while trying to recover from surgery is not a good thing. I appreciate your encouragement. Not sure if you would be up for it, but I would love to talk on the phone before I do have surgery as I have some questions/concerns and hopefully you can give me some insight or what to expect. Thanks again

Due to Tropical Storm Isaac, I rescheduled my surgery. I was supposed to be in Cancun today, surgery tomorrow but decided it was best to stay here to secure my home in case it came my way since I am in South Florida. Thankfully it is not coming directly to us now although we will be getting wind/rain still. I have to wait another month but I know the weeks are going to fly by. If anyone is going to Cancun at end of September, please let me know

So I decided to postpone it until the end of September. I am disappointed but it seemed like the right thing to do. The last thing I need to do is worry more about my house while I am far away from home. So many mixed emotions but mostly disappointment although my eye is on the prize and that is the surgery so whether it is this week or 4 weeks from now, it will happen. I plan to eat low carb until then, if I can get off a few lbs before, that is even better!! Thanks for your encouragement, I appreciate it

Thank you I am filled with so many emotions right now due to the storm and the surgery. Not the surgery itself but my life after the surgery. I feel as if I am going to be starving (because I'm starving now LOL) and will I ever be able to enjoy food again. I know this may sound stupid as I tell myself, it's even more reason why I need to have the surgery because I am tired of eating for comfort/support/etc... and want to just eat because i have too...to live. So yes, the storm is a huge concern and is the primary one now and agree w/you that I will wait until tomorrow AM to see what the new predictions are and decide from there. I really do not want to wait until the end of September because that is another month that I could be losing weight and gaining my life again. I appreciate your words and suggestions.

Hi Tracey, I will be flying out of Fort Lauderdale...I am so nervous over this. Not sure what the 'right' decision is. I have a friend watching my pets but she definitely cannot put up my shutters, bring everything in, etc.. as she just had surgery a month ago. That is my biggest concern and also, my return flight to Fort Lauderdale is on Tuesday, I wonder if I will be able to fly back that day? I know right now nothing is certain as the storm has a mind of its own. I also worry about returning and not having power and feeling miserable already from the surgery. Ugh, as if I wasn't nervous/stressed enough. I honestly don't know what to do and have to let alma know tomorrow by 11am if I am coming or not. Cancun would be a great place to get 'stuck' wouldn't it ? but I would be too worried about my house and my pets to enjoy anything.

I fly out of South Florida on Friday to Cancun and now there is a Tropical Storm that is supposed to turn into a Hurricane. The cone has South Florida in it's projected path to hit on Sunday/Monday. My surgery is on Saturday and I am supposed to leave Cancun to come back to South FLorida on Tuesday. I really don't know what to do this is awful!!!!! The surgeon leaves until the end of September so if it doesn't happen this week, I will have to wait another month and that is just depressing but then again, I can't leave if a hurricane comes here as I may get stuck in Cancun. Can I scream now? lol

Hard to believe that next Friday I will be flying to Mexico getting ready for my surgery. I can't seem to think of anything else right now and trying to 'prepare' myself. To those who have already gone to Cancun for surgery, or anywhere in Mexico, what did you bring w/you? I will be traveling alone and want to bring my laptop so I can have some communication although not sure I will even open it but want to have it there in case I feel up to sending emails and checking Facebook and of course, coming here!! I am not much of a 'traveler' and have no idea what the requirements are in reference to bringing lotion, cosmetics (not that my vanity is going to be a huge factor, LOL) but I will check my airline to see what the requirements are. If there is anyone that has any advice or recommendations because you have already experienced traveling to Mexico for surgery I would love to hear them. Thanks again and if ANYONE is going to Cancun next weekend (arriving 24th) please let me know My surgeon is Dr. Perez and I am having it at Victoria Hospital and staying at the beautiful Westin Laguna on the water...On another note, the mental preparations are something else I am trying to put in perspective but I don't think anything is really going to prepare me once this surgery is a thing of the past. I pray that it is a smooth transition and I don't expect it to be perfect but just hope there aren't that many bumps in the road. Thanks for listening

Inspiring!!! Thank you for sharing them. I have my sleeve surgery on August 25th and seeing your before/after has made me so excited for my own transformation. Congratulations to you

Thanks everyone, I am not sure if I am going to take my laptop, I probably will..skype is a great idea..thanks My surgery is with Dr. Perez Thanks for the suggestions and for relaxing my nerves about the drain. I just can't wait to be post-op although I am sure it won't be easy at all adjusting to my 'new life' but well worth it in the long run.

I am going to Cancun on August 24th, having surgery on the 25th and am going alone and am so nervous. I thought I would at least be able to contact my friends back home but TMobile doesn't provide international service from Mexico to the US UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am also a little uncomfortable w/the drain they leave in for a day or 2. I am a barrel of nerves I guess you can say, traveling alone to a place I have never been, to have a surgical procedure is not something I am looking forward too but yes, the after...feeling better is going to be well worth it. Thanks for listening

Would love to stay in touch w/you also, it would be good to go through this with someone else.

I was originally planning on going to Tijuana and have the surgery with Dr. Kelly but quickly changed to going to Cancun, Mexico instead. Dr. Hector Perez is my surgeon and I am going through alma w/Ready4AChange. My surgery is scheduled for August 25th. 2 nights at the hospital, 2 nights in a luxury hotel on the ocean..can't beat that!!! My insurance didn't cover it either and was saving up for the lapband which costs $12,000 from the surgeon in Florida, thankfully I did some online research and decided to go to Mexico and am paying $5450 and have a surgeon who has a lot of experience, will be in a hospital and not a surgical center and looking forward to it. I'm even going alone, more afraid of that than anything else and it isn't because it is Mexico, if I was flying to NYC alone it would still make me nervous LOL I am in Florida also so I much prefer to fly just a little over an hour direct to Cancun than a 6 hr flight to San Diego. Good luck!!!

The hospital is Victoria Hospital and Alma says I get my own private suite which is nice. I checked out the photos and it looks like a very nice hospital in Cancun.

The last 3 days however, I am on a clear liquid diet