ProudMama

The same here! He can't take time off from work so the weekend after I come back is all the help I get. I really hope some people can tell me what to expect... Good luck to you!

Hi everyone, I am still kinda new to this community but I am hoping you can give some hopeful advice. So I am being sleeved 06/11. I will be home 06/14 in the evening and will have my husband with me for the following weekend. My question is: I have 1 year old daughter and i have no one to help me. We don't have any family here, so I will be with the baby by myself as usual. So i read multiple posts but they give such a broad recovery times that I am confused. The paperwork I received says do not lift anything for 4 weeks. Well, we all know its impossible not to lift when you care for a toddler. She is 24 lbs and mostly walks everywhere but there are still stairs and picking up to and from playpen/bathtub/highchair. Will my staples open? How did you do it?

Thank you. Your nickname says Ms Antiband... yiu had a band? Lap band is also on my list to consider since my insurance does cover it. Now I have 3 options: 1. Lapband 2. Sleeve here and pay $19, 000 (partly credit card, partly savings in general can't afford it at all 3. Go to TJ. Never been more confused... what to do??!! Help!

I am also in OC. I called Dr. Oliak but he is pricey... I also spoke with Dr. Naim and they said 21,000. How many of you had it done in Mexico? How was it? Not to offend anyone but its not just about the trip, I am also terrified. You hear terrible stories about Tijuana. I have never been and I probably shouldnt listen but cannot help myslef. How was it? And with who? How much of a $ difference are we talking aboout?

any other suggestions other than Mexico? It would be impossible for me to make the trip.

I have considered it and it's a no for me. It's just too much for me to travel and stay there. I don't have any family here, my husband works a lot and I have a baby at home. It would have to be somewhere here.

Hello Everyone, I was wondering if maybe some of you have done research on self-pay cash prices for the procedure in southern california? My insurance covers Lap-Band but not the sleeve. I origanlly went to a seminar for Lap-Band with Dr. Naim in Costa Mesa and he started talking about the sleeve. I have done an extensive research on the subject over the weekend and I think I want the sleeve over the band. But my insurance says no... So does any of you know of a reliable good surgeon with a reasonable price?