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meemee

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    I am scheduled for September 19 in Tijuana at Mi Doctor. Staying at the Mariott. My doctor is Louisiana Valenzuela. It would be great to meet anyone else who will be there. I have a liquid diet 2 weeks prior' date=' Clear Liquids 3 days before.[/quote']

    I almost choice this doctor too. I switched to dr. Garcia :-) I think we might be going at the same time though. Can someone tell me what types of Protein drinks I'm suppose to have two weeks prior is liquid diet. How many per say also???? Thanks

  3. Posted

    Im converting from band to sleeve. I'm day 8 on a four week liquid preop diet. I think I could handle another week.....but effing THREE!!?? I wanna quit. I can't. Not to mention this is just to remove the band. I have to do it again for the sleeve 2 months later. I just ate about 5 spoonfuls of the meat sauce I made for spaghetti......I shouldn't have done that. I want to throw my towel to the wind and dig in.

    Why four weeks. Can I ask what you're drinking for drinks? And how many per day? So, you get nothing solid?? Only Protein drinks. I'm wondering what kind because I need to do one week of Protein Drinks and need to know which kind to get. Any suggestions. And how many can I drink per day?

  5. Posted

    I'll be at florence August 27. Starting to see lots of posts from folks there the same time as me--exciting!

    I return to work 10 days post-op and fly toPhoeni for a four-day conference a week later. I called Alma and talked to her about the trip to Phoenix and she said she thought I would be fine. She said lots of sales people who have the surgery are back traveling within a week or so.

    I figure Ill rest when I need to and it will be ok. I'm not afraid to cancel the trip to Phoenix' date=' but hope I dont have to.[/quote']

    Hey chickadee. I'm outside of Phoenix and I've made up my mind. I'm Flying down end of aug (maybe I will see a few peeps there) and coming home after the five/six days. I work at like airbase with children and I'm thinking of taking an extra week off. I'm psyched, nervous, anxious all at the same time. So glad there will be others to talk too!!!!!

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    Posted June 16' date=' 2010 - 6:48 PM

    hi everyone! i have read so much in this forum and want to say thankyou to every single poster! ive learned so much and sincerely appreciate verticalsleevetalk.com. im a 47 year old male living in brooklyn, new york. i currently weigh 305 lbs and have been overweight all my life. ive been hovering around the 300-315 mark for about 10 years. before that i hoovered around 280-300 for the prior 10 years. my high weight was 323, which was in 2004. the most ive lost dieting and exercising was about 40lbs on a few occasions, but i always put it back on.

    in 2004 i decided to have wls and was going to have gastric bypass done. after being approved by my insurance, i went to the hospital and was put in scrubs for the operation. then i was told by the nurse that the doctor had a family emergency and had to leave the hospital immediately. so my surgery was rescheduled for 4 weeks later. during these 4 weeks i ate plenty and went on a "goodbye to food" tour! this tour took me to all my favorite buffets and i ate like it was my last meal, even though i knew i shouldnt be doing that. then i again went to the hosptial and was put in scrubs and before my surgery the doctor said he couldnt operate because my sugar level was unexpectedly through the roof. i begged him to go through with it, but he said he couldnt and i needed to lose some weight and not do what i did by gaining weight and eating everything before surgery. so it was again cancelled. now i was determined to lose weight before i went back in 6 weeks for the eventual operation. in those 6 weeks i ate perfectly and lost 30 lbs. the day came and i went in a 3rd time to the hospital. again i was put in scrubs and this time all the tests, including my sugar were normal. but the doctor was surprised that i was able to lose 30lbs in 6 weeks. he sat me down and said the operation was a serious one and if i was able to lose 30lbs in 6 weeks, maybe i should give losing weight on my own another try. he convinced me to not have the operation. so i actually went on to lose a total of 89lbs in 7 months and got my weight down to 234 and felt great. i was actually running on a treadmill for a few miles non-stop and was in the best shape of my life. a year later i was again at 310lbs.

    i never considered wls surgery again because i honestly in my heart didnt want the bypass portion done. and im thankful that even though i was in the operating room 3 different times, i never had the bypass done. later in life i researched the lapband as it became popular, but again i didnt want the band either due to all the complications of it. only a few months ago i discovered the option of the sleeve, and it seemed like exactly what ive been waiting for. a tool to limit my intake, with no bypass and nothing permanently inside of me that needed followup adjustments.

    so im now in the process of going through everything i need to do before my dr. submits for approval to my insurance. the only thing left is the psych evaluation, which im in the process of completing and ill have it done shortly. then i meet with my dr. again on june 30th for the final time and he will submit everything to hopefully get approved.

    so thats my story. its seems that bypass just wasnt for me. and ironically back in 2004 i was all for it. now today, i wouldnt do a bypass ever. im thankful it never got done and i believe it wasnt meant to be. especially being in the operatiing room in scrubs 3x!

    i do have one fear/question that ill post in a separate thread in the post op forum as i believe that is where it should go. again, thank you to everyone who has ever posted in this forum. you do not know how much it helps, even the people like me who only read and never posted before. best of luck to everyone on their journey. UPDATE AUGUST 6 2013: back in 2010 after completing all the steps and requirements with dr. mcginty, I was denied by my insurance as the sleeve was considered experimental by them. they did offer me the gastric bypass or the lap band, but I refused both as I was only willing to have the sleeve done. so dr. mcginty said he believed that in a few years all insurance companies would be approving the sleeve as readily as they were approving the gastric bypass and lap band. and he was right! in jan 2013 I found out that my insurance now did cover the sleeve and I went back to dr. mcginty. I went through all the steps again and in march 2013 I finally got sleeved! today, august 5, 2013 I have been sleeved 4.5 months. in jan I weighed 291.5 lbs. today I weight 210 lbs. I lost 18 lbs before surgery and 63.5 lbs since surgery. this is the lightest ive been in 25 years and my goal is to reach 180. im finally on my way after waiting 9 years! so don't ever give up! the sleeve was meant to be for me...it just took me 9 years to get it done![/quote']

    I think I just watched you on u tube. How was the wedding?

  8. Posted

    I figured I would start a new thread to give updates on how surgery went for me and my progress. I had a lower body lift' date=' small inner thigh lift, outer thigh liposuction, breast lift an augmentation. I traveled alone to Mexico for these procedures to see dr. Sauceda.

    I'm going to post some before and after pics, I know that when I was researching that I wanted to know what to expect, what I would need and really what to do. I'm open to answering any questions:)

    This is by before and day 6 post op.

    This was by night before and day 4 post op.

    2hrs out of surgery.

    Drains and incisions day of surgery

    A drain in each thigh and then three in the pubic area.[/quote']

    Who did you vertical sleeve in Mexico?

    And who did your plastic surgery!

    You're very brave. And I commend you for posting the pictures on here. Amazing

  13. Posted

    EAS Advantage can be found at Target and Walmart. I by the premix chocolate and vanilla and love the taste. It's about 1.25 a can. Be sure to get "carb control". There's about 100 calories and 17 gm Protein. I also use crystal light to help get more Water in. I love the " peach tea". Also Hawaiian Punch has flavor packets in many flavors. I sometimes add one to my nectar by Syntax Protein drinks to make the flavor stronger. Since I can't have my diet dr pepper any more I started drinking diet Snapple peach tea. Yum! Hope this helps!

    Thank you so much. I'm so scared and anxious. I want to make sure I have all my ducks in a row. I have decided on doctor Fernando Garcia. Sending deposit and booking surgery first week of October. Yay

  16. Posted

    Try sugar free puddings and Jello and pop cycles. I also did well with diet or light apple juice and cranberry lemonade. Welches makes a good diet peach juice. My first solids were baby food. Went down easy and stayed down.

    Thanks for sharing. I will stock up on sugar free puddings and ice pops. Any other suggestions. I heard Walmart has some great Protein shakes. I need help on which proton shakes to buy. I'd like to get them pre made. Any suggestions ?

  21. Posted

    Thank you again' date=' everyone! So far, things are going well. Surgery was smooth (according to my doctor). I did have sever nausea and a bit of pain upon waking. That passed after the first hour or so, thankfully. I have been walking easily, and sipping crystal light and Water. Sometimes I will get a painful/uncomfortable sensation after a sip, so I'm assuming that's part of the learning process![/quote']

    Who was your doctor? And I'm so glad surgery went smooth. Yay. Keep me posted.

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