JeniM73

I like these tips. Very good! I recently bought a SmashBook and have started to fill it with outfits I like and thought it might be a good way to chronicle my WL surgery and journey.

I had surgery on the 18th with Dr Cabrera. I can't believe how easy it was. I had very little pain at all. The only pain I had was from the drain. As soon as the drain came out I was and have been completely pain free! I flew back home to Alabama on Thursday (after shopping at the outlets half of the day) I told the airline that I had just had surgery and I got priority boarding and got to sit up front where there was a lot more leg room. Overall I had a great experience and would do it all over again in a heartbeat!

I wasn't injected with blood thinner anywhere. Nor have I been during any prior surgeries in the USA.. I'm told they administer one during surgery, but no injection.
Also as far as infections go... I'm sure that there are some MiDoctor patients who do suffer from post-operative infections, but I have not read anything relating to an outbreak at this particular hospital that would lead me to believe that their post-operative infection rate is higher than any other hospital.

Thanx to all of those who thought or prayed for me while I was in Tijuana. Just made it home late last night. It was good to see my kids this morning but I had missed my husband the most. While I was in good hands in Mexico I felt peace in the arms of the man who loves me when he met me at the airport last night.

sleeved will write more tomorrow

I made it into Tijuana safe and sound. Once I got off the plane in San Diego, I just called Victor to pick me up. He made it very easy to find each other and was very sweet and talkative.
Victor took me to the hotel, Pueblo Amigo which is very nice. The casino is right outside my door, but I brought ear plugs. Victor told me that Nissi will meet or call me later to give me details about tomorrow.
As soon as I checked in, I found the workout room with a scale. It was in kg's, but I just converted it into pounds when I got back in my room. At this point, I'm still 1lb over, but I generally weigh less in the mornings, so this does not surprise me. As it stands, I should probably slide right in at the 48.8 BMI mark to save that $1,000.

Thanx. I'm on my way to the airport now. Took a double dose of kolonopin. Certainly calmed my nerves. Whew!!!

YAYYYYY! Dr's Cabrera, Valenzuela and their new team member Dr. Garcia are SOOOO caring. Less than a month!

Thanx to all of those who thought or prayed for me while I was in Tijuana. Just made it home late last night. It was good to see my kids this morning but I had missed my husband the most. While I was in good hands in Mexico I felt peace in the arms of the man who loves me when he met me at the airport last night.

whoo-hoo! It's a done deal. I had some pain last night, from the gas, in my shoulders and in my back, but I walked until I just couldn't anymore. After that, a nurse gave me a hot towel for my back. I used my heating pad for my stomach. I totally recommend bringing a heating pad. Immense help. Also, some things I didn't see on anybodys list of things to bring: a cup, for after the surgery when you come back to the hotel (I don't trust myself drinking from my Gatorade bottle...worried I might have the urger to gulp rather than sip) and a medicine dispenser. In my bag of medicines, I found a liquid, kinda like Milk of Mag, but it said to take 2tsp. I just approximated.
I leave to go home tomorrow. Everyone and everything have been so wonderful. Money well spent!

Dr's Cabrera and Valenzula

sleeved will write more tomorrow

sleeved will write more tomorrow

I made it into Tijuana safe and sound. Once I got off the plane in San Diego, I just called Victor to pick me up. He made it very easy to find each other and was very sweet and talkative.
Victor took me to the hotel, Pueblo Amigo which is very nice. The casino is right outside my door, but I brought ear plugs. Victor told me that Nissi will meet or call me later to give me details about tomorrow.
As soon as I checked in, I found the workout room with a scale. It was in kg's, but I just converted it into pounds when I got back in my room. At this point, I'm still 1lb over, but I generally weigh less in the mornings, so this does not surprise me. As it stands, I should probably slide right in at the 48.8 BMI mark to save that $1,000.

I made it into Tijuana safe and sound. Once I got off the plane in San Diego, I just called Victor to pick me up. He made it very easy to find each other and was very sweet and talkative.
Victor took me to the hotel, Pueblo Amigo which is very nice. The casino is right outside my door, but I brought ear plugs. Victor told me that Nissi will meet or call me later to give me details about tomorrow.
As soon as I checked in, I found the workout room with a scale. It was in kg's, but I just converted it into pounds when I got back in my room. At this point, I'm still 1lb over, but I generally weigh less in the mornings, so this does not surprise me. As it stands, I should probably slide right in at the 48.8 BMI mark to save that $1,000.

I made it into Tijuana safe and sound. Once I got off the plane in San Diego, I just called Victor to pick me up. He made it very easy to find each other and was very sweet and talkative.
Victor took me to the hotel, Pueblo Amigo which is very nice. The casino is right outside my door, but I brought ear plugs. Victor told me that Nissi will meet or call me later to give me details about tomorrow.
As soon as I checked in, I found the workout room with a scale. It was in kg's, but I just converted it into pounds when I got back in my room. At this point, I'm still 1lb over, but I generally weigh less in the mornings, so this does not surprise me. As it stands, I should probably slide right in at the 48.8 BMI mark to save that $1,000.

I hate to admit it, but the pumpkin smelled so good that I actually contemplated licking the area around my lips.Totally wish I were kidding!!!

Dr's Cabrera and Valenzula

I hate to admit it, but the pumpkin smelled so good that I actually contemplated licking the area around my lips.Totally wish I were kidding!!!

Hey Lotti, I'm here at the hospital already... getting sleeved at 6AM so they're keeping me in the hospital tonight so I'll be here for the early surgery.

Seriously hope that you don't cancel. Wouldn't you just be mad at yourself this time next year when you think of how much weight you could have lost? Obviously, it's your choice. But sometimes, you gotta walk by faith and not by sight.

I'm so glad you have your answer! I was going to say not to let the current stress deter you from your long range goal! I too have a 7 almost 8 year old daughter and I'm tired of being fat, out of energy, depressed and something hurting. I want to be an active mom and do fun things with her and stop being bad example of no exercise, not caring what I look like and being a blob! We got this! We can do it!

I just put my daughter to bed, she said that she wanted me to go and "be skinny so that I can have more energy".....that was it, that was enough to reaffirm my decision to do this....
I want the energy to play with her and be the best mom I can be.....
Thank you guys for your encouraging words

Hey guys. I'm having the sleeve surgery on Monday march 11th. Very nervous! And kinda scared . I'm only 19 ha