AngelEyesInNJ

Thank you! The 2 nights in the hospital were very rough for me up until this afternoon so yeah sleep is much needed right now I appreciate your suggestions!

Hi all, I was sleeved 2 days ago and barely had any sleep while in the hospital and I am now at the hotel and tired but I am not sure how I am allowed to sleep or if there are pointers. My incisions are covered up with staples and a bandage except where the drain was that just has a bandage. Sorry if this is a silly question but I am losing trying to sleep.

Mine is today so I know how excited you are!! I am leaving the hotel in about an hour and 15 mins Best of luck to you tomorrow & hope for a speedy recovery!

I am here in Mexico as I type, tomorrow is my surgery with Dr.Garcia and I have gone through Ready4A Change and thus far have no complaints just praises. My experience has been great all of my questions were always answered by Alma in a timely manner and I just always felt great with my decision. Samuel picked me up with no problems and right on time, he is a very very nice gentleman. 1 of the Coordinators Rosie just stopped by to let me know about my surgery tomorrow and how to order my broth and water for today if I wanted it. Just so excited and I will definitly post my experience on the boards after all is said and done! See everyone on the losers bench!! YAY!!!

It's official power is out, where I am in jersey ..ugh hope it comes back on soon or tomorrow.. how is a woman supposed to make a well blended protien shake without electric lol

Thank you! The same to you and your family stay safe I am in New Jersey and I my town is in a state of Emergency starting at 6pm tonight... I hope something happens and Sandy just diverts or downgrades before she gets over to all of us.

Nervous?! What happened to excited?! lol You will do great! And as Holly above mentioned you have us all here for support if you need it as well as prayers. Have you started your pre-op diet yet, or did you have one?

It's great to see others feeling the same way, definitly doesn't make me feel like im nuts! lol It is funny because all I talk about is the surgery, the message boards and NSVs .. I think my boyfriend starts tunning me out after a while though because I must sound like a broken record to him ha ha

How are you feeling?

So sorry I didn't see this till now. I am going to Dr.Garcia

Hi Freja! I am the same way, my surgery date is 11/8 and that is all I think about so much I keep forgetting my birthday is on Monday lol so I am with ya!

How are you doing? I am scheduled for surgery on the 8th with Dr. Garcia. I would love to hear your experience if you wouldn't mind sharing.

I am another self pay but going to Mexico and only $4700. I am wondering, could you speak with your doctors office to see if you could set up some type of payment plan with them for the remaining balance since you technically would be paying majority of it with the loan already so they will have most of the money. Good luck to you!

I am hoping that after I am sleeved I can stop leaning. I have a bad back (actually having surgery on that in Decemeber) but I am hoping that also with the weight loss I can stand for more than 5-10 mins without having to lean.

Hello, it is obvious that he cares about you since he shows his concern in regards to your "eating habits". I would just be honest with him, I can't see someone getting upset about it. It is did not change who "you" are. You chose this to make your life better and yourself healthier so to me it would be no different then you telling him you were working out like 7 days a week 3 hours a day - ya know what I mean? I wish the best of luck to you!

I went based on things I have read such as the best time to purchase tickets are on Tuesday at 3pm Eastern time and around 42 days in advance, so I actually purchased my tickets on 9/25. Originally I was going to fly out on 11/6 but changed it to flying out on 11/3. I was tracking them for over a month and when I booked that was the cheapest I had seen them. Good Luck!

I knew I wanted to fly Jetblue so I just watched the price via yapta and bing but purchased directly through Jetblue.com I love that I chose my own seats . I am not a huge flyer but I have heard of other airlines where you cant chose your own seat or you can at a cost and some airlines charge for luggage.

If you think it may be a Vitamin deficancy you should probably ask your doctor if they checked for vitamin deficancy if not as if they can do a blood test for that. Side note - WAY TO GO!!! you are doing great

Have you tried powerade zero, propel and I think even gatorade all have calorie free drinks.

Hey there!! Nov 8th here too! I know you have to be so excited... I am counting down the days and so excited for this surgery that my birthday (Oct 29th) totally slipped my mind a few times lol I am going to Mexico to have it done so I will be arriving there Nov 7th, how about yourself? Are you staying in the states (if you live here)?

21 days here, but hey whose counting lol .. our time will be here before you know it!

I am with Dr. Garcia Nov 7- 11 .. I know how excited you must be!

Oh that is good, spending time in San Diego. I am actually flying to Los Angeles on the 3rd for 2 nights then driving down to San Diego on the 5th and going to meet Samuel at the airport on the 7th. I figured I would turn this into a surg-a-cation lol

Ha ha why yes she is! Are you arriving on the 9th or surgery on the 9th i kept getting my days confused now I think I have it down I arrive on the 7th and surgery on the 8th . I am sure we will bump into each other I have been looking for someone from the board that was going to be there the same time, everyone I had run across I was going to just be missing by a day or two.

Hi Bryan, If you have a coordinator you should ask about taking pain meds, I didn't even think of asking and I take percocet for bad knees and back, I am actually going to MX Nov 7th so I probably should ask too lol. After the first few days the headache should stop, I have been lucky thus far (Day 3 of liquid diet) to not have a headache but I had some migrane OTC pills just incase. If you are having a hard time and this is your first week where you are allowed some type of food, I would say have a little bit of a pickle if you want to but as you get closer just start getting more strict. The last thing you want is to get there and your liver be too big, I know sometimes that will cause them to open ya up opposed to laporscopically (well.. that is what I have read). Best of luck to you! Keep your head up and eye on the prize and you will do great!!!