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ca_medic5

Gastric Sleeve Patients
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Everything posted by ca_medic5

  1. 2 ladies with us showed birth certificate and Drivers license no problem
  2. I'm a paramedic I felt I could have gone back to work after day 3 but returned to wk 1 wk after surgery
  3. I never had pain . Only took gas x strips following hospital stay
  4. Now 12 days out doing really well. beginning weight 325 now 290 that includes pre op diet went back to work at 1 week post op. have to take Pepcid daily. Plus my vits. I'd do it again a lot sooner knowing what I know now
  5. READY4change talk to alma Dr Garcia at Florence health ctn and stayed At Marriott
  6. only eat the popsicles from the store at the Marriott there in a green package about .80 cents
  7. your a1c need to be < 8 for surgery , it takes about 3 months to change your a1c once you start your diet , so if your sugar is 200 and you need it to be 150 it will take 3 mo to get your a1c to equal 150 blood sugar
  8. Hope u get better . I most have been the lucky one
  9. Pepper jack cheese
  10. Did I say Jerky and brats with deer meat add a little Perrier jack cheese
  11. my PCP wasn't happy about me going to Mexico I told him to get over it , but I've been at pt of his for yrs, I believe I can give him some good information on tx in Mexico .
  12. ELK CITY HERE I WENT TO MEXICO HAD A GREAt trip!
  13. On Garcias paper work cost is dependent on BMI i didn't incur any extra charges
  14. The people that returned with us didn't have a passport just a ID AND BIRTH CERTIFICATE THEY NEVER QUESTIONED IT I WAS SURPRISED !
  15. Only eat the Popsicle from the little store there green
  16. Prayers ur way may you do as well as mine, I really think I could have went to work the next day
  17. THANKS FOR YOUR COMENTS , I USED READY 4 CHANGE WITH ALMA,IRENE,EDWARDO AND DR FERNANDO GARCIA , AND YOUR RIGHT ABOUT THE LEAK TEST NOT TELLING US I KNEW ONLY BY BEING IN THE MEDICAL FIELD, THE ONLY WAIT I HAD WAS CHECKING INTO THE MARRIOTT WE ARRIVED AT 1100 AM HOTEL CHECKIN WAS 3PM, THEN RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL AT 1100 AM AND HOTEL CHECKIN NOT TELL 3 PM SO THAT WAS AN ISSUE AND I VISITED WITH THE PEOPLE WITH READY 4 CHANGE MAYBE THE WILL CHANGE THAT, HOPE YOUOR WEIGHT LOSS GOES GREAT AND I'LL SEND YOU THOSE POST OP INST AFTER LUNCH
  18. I'll try to get them out today still playing catup with work thanks
  19. This is a thank you to all the people that have responded to my many questions. Because of all the answers and help I've revived my surgery was made easier. I just wanted to say thanks. And I will send post op inst to those that requested them I'm still in catch up mode at work. Thank pat
  20. I'm 54 was sleeved on Monday I week out and doing great , would like to know how to show the slide scale of weight loss thanks
  21. Anyone feel that the days following surgery seam just to easy? I had surgery on the 5 th and I'm still waiting for the hammer to drop.. No nausea, no problem drinking . Walking well. I have a very minor feeling of acid in my stomach but that it. Just waiting for the bad days.

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