thetattooedlady

I'm actually glad you posted this. I've already decided on another surgeon but I did look into him when I first started deciding to go into the Mexico route and I was impressed by the Newsweek thing...I honestly assumed it was the magazine. So I'm sure a lot of other people assume the same thing...good looking out!

Hey guys I had my vertical sleeve gastrectomy on July 1st and I've lost 105 pounds since then!
The top left is the day before my surgery and the bottom right is the day of my birthday. (October 31st)
Finally starting to see a difference! So proud of myself

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Hey guys I had my vertical sleeve gastrectomy on July 1st and I've lost 105 pounds since then!
The top left is the day before my surgery and the bottom right is the day of my birthday. (October 31st)
Finally starting to see a difference! So proud of myself

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All my babies!

All my babies!

I had Taco Bell refried Beans at three weeks out. I could only eat two bites before I was full though

Left is before and right is almost one month out. I was sleeved on July first in Mexico by Dr Jesus Ortiz. I had one stint in the ER with dehydration, and a severe sinus infection...but I feel like I'm over the worst and finally starting to do better. I can't really tell a difference...I've lost just over 50 pounds.

I like the last one! I hate when I see people with less than 50 pounds to lose talking about having 85% of their stomachs removed!

I was sleeved a week ago exactly and I've dealt with anxiety since I was in high school...also a little bit of depression, mostly anxiety though. I've noticed that after surgery I've been very anxious in public places, afraid people will bump me or run into me and hurt my incisions. Also I've felt very anxious and worried over getting my fluids and Proteins in...I'm having a lot of trouble.
I'm also dealing with just...constant emotions that I wasn't expecting. For example, I have a smart phone with the dominos app that I can use to order right off my phone...well the other day my mom asked me to order a pizza for her...and I got so irrationally mad at her! Lol...I know it's stupid to be mad that she can eat pizza when I can't...but I was totally pissed. Luckily, I was able to go into my room and fume quietly without her ever knowing...it's just hard because I feel like my emotions aren't my own!

I was gonna say...holy **** that's an extreme preop diet lol! I'm glad it was only two weeks

So I'm two weeks post op and I just started back to work yesterday and it was absolutely miserable. I work as a customer service agent for geek squad in best buy and I was so exhausted by the end of my 5 hour shift I almost fell asleep in the car on the way home! Lol... I was also having like cold sweats and nausea....then about ten minutes till the end of my shift I went in the bathroom and threw up! It was pretty sad. As if all of that wasn't enough...after work I went and got myself a small sugar free slurpee...I was hot and I wanted just a little treat...I knew I wouldn't drink the whole thing anyway...well I walked in the front door of my house and the first thing I do is trip over my 100 pound Great Dane... I went flying...and spilled slurpee all over me! So here I was just rolling around on the floor covered in slurpee...crying and my dog didnt even notice what had happened! She's such a freaking moose! Lol. Anyway...that's my story...bad times all around!

They hold about 3 or 4oz and they come at target 4 for 1.99 lol! I only had eyes for the pretty pink though lol

I obnoxiously take pictures of myself all the time now! I can't imagine how I'm gonna be when I lose my weight lol!

I got myself some cute little bowls so that I literally could not get to much food lol. Using a normal size bowl just depresses me because I can't put but a couple spoonfuls of Soup into it....these I can fill them about half way full and it makes me feel like I'm getting more even if I'm not.

They hold about 3 or 4oz and they come at target 4 for 1.99 lol! I only had eyes for the pretty pink though lol

I got myself some cute little bowls so that I literally could not get to much food lol. Using a normal size bowl just depresses me because I can't put but a couple spoonfuls of Soup into it....these I can fill them about half way full and it makes me feel like I'm getting more even if I'm not.

I like the last one! I hate when I see people with less than 50 pounds to lose talking about having 85% of their stomachs removed!

Why can't a moderator pull all of these damn threads off? They are super counter productive and I'm tired of seeing them in my current threads list. Just sayin...

Lol!

I was thinking about this all last night...and I think
It bothers me because of the spin that has been put on it. If it was me and I went down south to have surgery and change my life...but then ended up boning my surgeon...well what a fabulous way to start a new life. And what a story to tell....
Stop making women out to be victims...he wooed her and she did what she wanted to do. When you talk about situations like this and the woman being a "victim"...well it just makes it harder to believe when the real victims come forward. So basically what I'm trying to say is...the op needs to spin the way she looks at this and honestly say, yeah I was the one who boned my hot surgeon four days after my surgery...and now I'm movin on because that's not the type of girl I am.

I've been totally upfront at work about my surgery and today one of my coworkers was being just...super insensitive....she's one of those people that weighs about 90 pounds soaking wet and she can't believe "how crazy someone would have to be to have surgery to lose weight"...I just wanted to punch her!!! But I didn't...I just calmly explained to her that my decisions have been made with a very sound mind...b***h.
She's also one of those people who has a super high pitched voice that I freaking hate...everytime she talks it's like nails on a chalkboard.
Ok rant over!

I was swallowing antibiotics in the hospital two days after surgery. I wasn't happy about it lol but I could do it.