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Guys, seriously?? do you think this will never happen to you during the rest of your life? I can't believe some of the nasty posts. SO not helpful.
OP, I'm sure this will happen to many of us. Although I'm not far enough out yet, one of the things that helped me pre-op was being forced to give up the carbs doing the liquid diet. I find that when I eat carbs, I just keep getting hungrier and hungrier. Perhaps you can get yourself back on track by increasing your Protein intake over the weekend? By eating your Protein first?
Sending you good wishes and lots of good luck.

I guess I don't understand "falling off the wagon"... your sleeve is designed to restrict what you eat, meaning that whatever you eat you will eat less of. Just eat till your sleeve tells you that you're full and you're going to lose weight. I've seen plenty of people who just listen to their sleeves and eat what they want and lose plenty of weight. Obviously this is going to be an unpopular answer but everyone is different.

I did not post that looking for "permission" to eat junk. I was sharing my struggle and hoping for some encouragement to get back on track. And partly I was posting just to be accountable to myself by making it public. I was being honest.
I really find that there is a lot of negativity and judgement on this forum.
The best advice I've gotten so far was the suggestion about a therapist. The rest is just nasty and judgmental. And to the person who said "stop eating ****"... You are about 4 days out, right? I hope for your sake you don't struggle like I am at 4 months, but at 4 days food made me sick. That changes over time and it does get harder. I'm not making excuses for my choices. Just being real and looking for some help.

Piece of cake...I went to Dr.Garcia in April and I can honestly say that Dr. Garcia & his team are top notch doctors and they take care of you at Florence!! Would do it all again if I had to...

Piece of cake...I went to Dr.Garcia in April and I can honestly say that Dr. Garcia & his team are top notch doctors and they take care of you at Florence!! Would do it all again if I had to...

Everyone thinks of that because surgery in another country is still "taboo"...As for us that have gone over to Mexico to have surgery it's the best money we've ever spent.....I had the VSG in April with Dr. Garcia and it was one of the easiest things I've done in my life!!! 22lbs down might I add

Everyone thinks of that because surgery in another country is still "taboo"...As for us that have gone over to Mexico to have surgery it's the best money we've ever spent.....I had the VSG in April with Dr. Garcia and it was one of the easiest things I've done in my life!!! 22lbs down might I add

So does Garcia...Florence Oasis is a full scale hospital...Look it up! I just came from Dr. Garcia and the care that you receive is top notch!!!

I was sleeved by Dr. Garcia on 4/22. Never really hungry, but I definitely get cravings when I see or smell something yummy. I loved him to pieces and am grateful for the experience I had in TJ.

I had surgery April 29th 2013 with Dr Garcia and his team. They make you feel welcomed & comfortable before surgery. When i arrived i met beautiful Ana!! She is the Secretary(new) She was very caring and was only suppose to do my admit/discharge papers but took the time out of her day to come and talk to me:) She would check on things that had nothing to do with her department! I met dr Garcia before my surgery. Very sweet and a little shy. Listened to me about being soo modest. thank god!! he drew the procedure on his tablet explaining everything. I met Dr Valasco who answered all my questions and spent lots of time in my room making sure I was ok. Hospital Oasis made sure I was not in pain or had nausea (meds). The first night was rough. I had pain, nausea, was very hot, miserable and my blood sugar went up. Dr garcia nurses right away gave me a fan and medicine. (insulin)
I will say there were 2ladies there that had a DIFFRENT Dr. and they had surgery same day as me. they had pain meds once, they had no window, no fan (super hot in there room). I started gatorade & apple juice. they were still getting ice chips, getting ready to be released!! Also they had only one leak test after surgery. I felt bad for them and pray they are at a healthy revovery.
The way the Dr's talk about eachother is amazing. You can tell they are close and truly care about each other.
I THANK DR GARCIA AND HIS WONDERFUL TEAM for a second chance at life!

I think the question was answered but Dr. Garcia uses sutures and Titanium staples...You have to take into consideration that there are HUNDREDS if not THOUSANDS of Dr. Garcia patients...If he was doing doing something wrong you would've heard about it by now...I think people get it twisted when they hear a doctor that charges more is better....WRONG WRONG WRONG...one shouldn't pick a doctor because he is cheaper WRONG WRONG WRONG...My choices were dr. Ponce de leon, Dr. Garcia, Dr. Alvarez....I went with Dr. Garcia for numerous reasons but I still think the other surgeons are GREAT...

My BMI was 49.9 lol and I spent 2 days in the hospital and 2 days touring the area around the Lucerna and that was plenty. Unless your surgeon has a reason anymore than 2 days in any hospital would just be too much for me. I spent 2 days for my csection and that is a MUCH worse operation (times a zillion lol).

I think a lot if us, most of us, Mexi-Sleevers develop a kind of mild case of hero worship for our surgeons.
It kind of makes sense. We are obese to morbidly obese. We are struggling to get affordable life saving surgery. And viola! There it is. Between 4k-10k. Life saving/changing surgery.
We devote, typically although not exclusively, months of research and saving to get the surgery.
We travel, sometimes thousands of mile, away from our comfort zones (home), to a country where our 1st language (more often than not) is not our medical teams 1st language.
We do this alone or with a trusted Plus 1.
More often than not our experiences exceed our expectations. A new day. A new life. A new beginning.
We feel a sense of loyalty and hero worship who helped put that chance for a new life within our grasp.
Or... I'm totally way off the mark and merely waxing poetic.

So does Garcia...Florence Oasis is a full scale hospital...Look it up! I just came from Dr. Garcia and the care that you receive is top notch!!!

So does Garcia...Florence Oasis is a full scale hospital...Look it up! I just came from Dr. Garcia and the care that you receive is top notch!!!

Dr Garcia operates at Florence/Oasis correct? That is a very nice hospital. Being a medical professional and working in the states I just don't understand why some think this hospital is sub par?
 
Regardless of surgeon or hospital I wouldn't want to stay in the hospital more than 2 days. I didn't even stay in the hospital more than 2 days with my csection. Nice hospital but by day 2 I was ready to get the IV out and explore TJ a bit (it's safe, even a big baby like me felt safe).
 
Good luck with whomever you choose!

Not the same Dr but the same hospital here. Excellence! I felt safe with my belongings at all times and the free WiFi was awesome.

Happy you had a good experience :-)

I was sleeved with Dr. Garcia on 4/11 and had a great experience. I DO NOT promote ANY coordinators/doctors but I just want to let others know about my experience and that they will be in good hands. I HIGHLY recommend same day surgery to get it over with and I stayed at the hotel for two nights only and I am so glad I did! Dr. Garcia and his team are phenomenal...Any other questions please feel free to ask

Janese!
Haha... Yeah she sounds awesome, between this and last week, she sounds like someone who needs to be fired!
That is unless you like the gossiping, backstabbing, thug mentality thing

**** warning stomach pic included***
Pre op, I did research for few months , went to 2 seminar state side and found out my insurance would not pay for gastric sleeve. They claimed it was experimental but they would cover RNY/DS/Banding. I said thanks but no thanks and looked to Mexico.
Came across Dr Ilian and his coordinator Omar ( thanks GAmom ). I called Omar sent him my healthy questionnaire and traded question about time line ,payment etc. Scheduled same day surgery for a month out to allow delivery of my first baby. Got my cashier check $4000, no deposit required, round trip plane ticket delta ATL to San Diego 269... such a steal
Wednesday April 10th, grabbed my back pack hop on the plane (4.5 hr) Got to San deigo ( 10.30 am) and was picked up by beautiful Aracely. took about 20 min to get to Oasis/florence hospital. Checked in and was usher in a beautiful room with huge glass wall. I was still trying to enjoy the scenery and I heard behind " please sir change into this hospital gown you need to go to xray" another nurse came simultaneously said " blood draw for the lab" I kinda panicked I was not expecting it to go so fast but too late to back out. Spent the 30 mins doing x ray cardiologist , weight in and blood draw. IV drip was not good all, I have small veins and pre op dehydration made it worse ,I had 3 nurse try and insert the drip no luck after over 1 hr the anesthesiologist herself finally made the insert. Dr illian came into the room I spoke to him and I was so comfortable he explained the details of the surgery ( I opted to preemptive remove my gallbladder? and introduced me to his team. I was wheeled into the OR about 2.15 and I remember saying please make sure I woke up...pufff
I remember waking up with some gas pain and fell in and out of sleep till the next morning, my body was trying to catch up from 2 weeks of sleep deprivation with a screaming newborn. Some anxious hours for wife back home when could not talk to me immediately after surgery. Spent the next day walking the halls with other patients . checked out from the hospital on friday and immediately went to Angeles hospital for the contrast leak test ( passed ,I had 4 in total , one gas , 2 blue dye and contrast ) then next to the nutritiologist, got some chicken broth and checked in at Lucerna Hotel . I opted to spend only one night at the hotel so that I could go be with wifey and baby . I had some gas pains for about 3 day, zero pain and enough meds if I need it. The trip back across the border took about 30 mins thanks to the driver having medical pass. I saw dr Ilian twice before leaving the hospital and again at the hotel. he is the nicest dr I have ever met. If money was not an issue I would still go back to TJ for the surgery . I believed I received better care and skill with dr Illian and his staff best $4000 ever spent. I am 2 weeks out and down 24 lbs. So happy i did this .

I was sleeved with Dr. Garcia on 4/11 and had a great experience. I DO NOT promote ANY coordinators/doctors but I just want to let others know about my experience and that they will be in good hands. I HIGHLY recommend same day surgery to get it over with and I stayed at the hotel for two nights only and I am so glad I did! Dr. Garcia and his team are phenomenal...Any other questions please feel free to ask

Hey folks,
So it's been a while since I posted to this forum. It's actually been awhile since I opened this app. I was sleeved my Dr. Garcia Feb 5, 2013. My start weight was 248, surgery weight 239, current weight 205. I am closing in on 11 weeks post op. I have lost a total of 43 pounds including pre-op. 34 pounds since surgery. Everything has been great so far. No complications, a few moments of discomfort but not real problems. I'm learning a lot about my new stomach.
I haven't post to this site because I've been busy. And honestly I think that's how it is for other patients. When you are preparing for surgery your main focus is research. So you spend as much time as possible in forums, etc. But once you have had the procedure your focus isn't the forums or research. But more so on following protocol and trying to survive this procedure with no complications.
Trust me I know how frustrating it is to be looking for more people with experience. When you are trying to do your research. But believe once you've completed this process. You'll be so focused on doing things right that you forget to check in in blogs and forums.
For me I have only been able to focus once a week to my YouTube channel. Which is getting scares. I've gone from 6 min weekly vids to 56 secs weekly videos. There is a lot of sleevers that use YouTube. Maybe you all should follow a few of us to keep posted. Again I post every Tuesday sometimes Wednesday if I'm super busy. If you want to follow me you can.
YouTube: poundsofbeauti Instagram: chocol8beauti Kik: srbeauti Feel free to follow me, msg me, support me, etc

I was sleeved with Dr. Garcia on 4/11 and had a great experience. I DO NOT promote ANY coordinators/doctors but I just want to let others know about my experience and that they will be in good hands. I HIGHLY recommend same day surgery to get it over with and I stayed at the hotel for two nights only and I am so glad I did! Dr. Garcia and his team are phenomenal...Any other questions please feel free to ask

I was sleeved with Dr. Garcia on 4/11 and had a great experience. I DO NOT promote ANY coordinators/doctors but I just want to let others know about my experience and that they will be in good hands. I HIGHLY recommend same day surgery to get it over with and I stayed at the hotel for two nights only and I am so glad I did! Dr. Garcia and his team are phenomenal...Any other questions please feel free to ask