AmandaRaeLeo

This post reads like an infomercial - "But wait, there's more!"

What's this "soda" y'all are talking about? Doncha know its called "pop".

I love this thread. I'm pushing 400 lbs and started 2nd guessing my choice for the sleeve. I'm going to Mexico next month. I'm happy to see so many higher lb/BMI people doing so well. It gives me hope.
Amanda Rae

Hi Everyone ! Yes, I am board Certified, certification number 1882. And like Bill and Stacy already said, for any info you can write to plastics@bariatricpal.com or join my group, I try to be as useful as I can to help everyone make more informed decisions on Plastic surgery after weight loss . I liked that someone used the word transparency ! I'm all for it , you can talk to all or most of My patients also on the FB group, and you can even see some of the surgeries on my Instagram live when some patients allow us to show it.

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Good luck on your surgery. I hope it goes well and you are successful.

I sent a request to join the FB group, however, answering the questions here in this thread would be great too. So to allow for transparency and consistency.

I have so many friends who've had plastic surgery after weight loss, they have a long recovery and several check ups. How is that handled if we go to Mexico?

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Funny how you are a personal friend, and yet your second post in the thread tells her where and when you are having surgery as if she didn’t know. Also funny is that Alex Beecher urged against using Dr. A in the beginning, and yet you gave him a thumbs up. Hmmmm. Can Dr. A be offering a refer a friend - get yours free special? LOL!

Weren’t you leaving?
Good luck on your surgery. I hope it goes well and you are successful.

First off I was speaking to the OP in terms of her concerns with having surgery with Dr. Almanza. If you are comfortable with your reasons, good for you, however this is her post so I was answering her question. It's her choice, not mine or yours, who operates on her. She has a right to do her research and make an educated decision. I'm happy you are comfortable with your choice but there is not need to be a bully and respond to every poster who has a different opinion than you. I wasn't even speaking to you. If I were I would have quoted you!
Also, excuse my language, but I really don't give a **** who you voted for or why. That has nothing to do with weight loss surgery or this post. It's just you trying to start problems. It's none of your business what my political stance is and completely irrelevant to this board and this conversation. For all you know I could be the biggest Trump supporter on the planet, or I could not be.... doesn't matter. Last I checked Trump doesn't perform weight loss surgery nor is he a surgeon.

Weren’t you leaving?
Good luck on your surgery. I hope it goes well and you are successful.

Weren’t you leaving?
Good luck on your surgery. I hope it goes well and you are successful.

This will be the lady with complications who asks God 'why!!!!??' and he'll say 'my Messengers told you the doctor was a wack job, but you made a choice to worship a false idol and have him perform the sugery anyways'

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I see that. Just have had it in this day and age with ppl misrepresenting something I hold so dear, causing more harm than good. Can't be silent anymore. I know I don't have all the answers and have misunderstood things at times, so when other "Christians" can't have that same self realization, it's hard to sit on my hands. Admittedly, this probably isn't the forum for my activism. I'll blame my early rise and not enough coffee for my lapse in judgement to engage with someone like her publicly. Regardless...Best of luck to the OP (and the other chick)! Hope you find a wonderful surgeon in whom you can have confidence in for such a huge life change because they're out there!

There are some very decent weight loss surgeons in Mexico. I highly suggest finding another surgeon and facility. No need to take a gamble with your life. It's not worth the $ you might be saving.

Thank you, it was quite tasty. I love Brussels sprouts.

Cookies. Cake. Pie. Cobbler.

Well you see.... I actually broke a camel's back...
Okay, well I didn't break a camel's back but I'm too heavy to go horseback riding...
Amanda Rae

Ditto that. :-(
Amanda RE

Starvation mode is myth we like. "I'm not losing weight because I'm too good at not eating."
It also proves that far too many think WLS is magic.
It is not.
I am almost 4 years out, not yet at goal, and fighting for every damned lb I lose on my way to goal.
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Starvation mode is a myth.
Our bodies resist change and strive for homeostasis.
Do the best you can to get your Protein, nutrients, and fluids in.
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So? What's new on BP?
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I am confused about why advice givers are being banned...
So are the mass lipstick profile pics for LipStickLady? Was she banned?
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I use Rainbow Light Women's with Probiotics. They are food based so they do not hurt my stomach.
I buy them on Amazon.< /p>
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