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My stats 5'5" 307 and I am going to get down to 155-160... date November 26th in MI... first name Dawn...

Ha! ME ME ME! I have been on these forums for months watching folks ask for june sleevers, then july, august, etc. i kept thinking to myself that one of these days i will get to jump in and say ME. So, today is that day. Being sleeved November 5th!!!
Getting sleeved in Warrensburg, Missouri.
It took about one month from when my file was sent to insurance to approval. I started this whole process on may of 2013 this year

Had my surgery yesterday around 5. Did my leak test this morning. All is fine. I was given Gatorade this afternoon. It tasted sooo good after having fasted for so long for the surgery. Looking forward to starting the rest of my journey. Next post will be a long one detailing my experience here in Mexico for those who have not yet been through this.

Cheers all,
to feeling icy for a change! :-)

Or better yet, go by there.

Sqeaky wheel gets the oil. Bug them. Do you know why it hasn't been faxed? For example are they waiting for the surgeon to write up something?

keep on calling them until its done or if you can go pick it up from the office and fax it yourself. Hope everything works out

Can I just say Madam Reverie that I LOVE your humor!

I was just like that..before surgery..i lived in flip flops 365 days a year. I never wore a coat or a sweatshirt in winter. I would literally sweat buckets doing nothing..i would sit on the couch at home and just sweat. I would sweat if i walked, went shopping, walked slowly around a block. I would sweat while sitting in church. I would sweat in the friggen pool while swimming. I would sweat while getting changed out of my bathing suit. And now.....
I dont ever sweat anymore. I take hot hot showers and my face doesnt drip with sweat. I walk, i shop, i go for coffee, i go to church, i do everything..without sweating!!
In fact i get cold now. I wear coats, jackets, fleece sweatshirts and hoodies. My hands freeze often and i now need to wear socks and shoes. I can swim and not come out of the pool with a face full of sweat..there is no dripping sweat on my face and down my back from a short walk with a friend. Point is: ya just dont sweat doing nothing.. In order to sweat, i need to exercise like run/walk.
You will find that this surgery will change your sweaty sticky life forever!! Look forward to the freedom!!

#10 made me LOL - thanks!!!

1) I have lost 19 invisible lbs. They are invisible to the rest of of the world- but I know they are gone.
2) Telling people I had WLS gets easier. I am very happy I did it
3) Protein Powder drinks wear thin ( no pun intended). I bought too much in preparation. Anyone want a nectar Syntax Fuzzy Navel? I have plenty!
4) Drugstore.com sells discounted ready-to-drink Protein Shakes and has free shipping for any order over $35. My current favorite is EAS Advantage carmel cafe, pretty yummy. These will be my commuter Breakfast drinks.
5) Water consumption should be easy , right? Still don't / can't get in as much fluids as my Nut wants. I am not dehydrated though. I'm just not up to 64 ozs.
6) My Fitness pal is an excellent food / nutrient tracking tool. I highly recommend it. Protein counting is soooo helpful.
7) Daytime TV really, really sucks.
8) I am so concerned about Hair loss that I am tempted to buy some infomercial Shampoo. WEN anyone?
9) My new tummy makes some interesting growly Halloween noises. Boo!
10) I need to stop weighing myself daily! I can not keep up losing 1-1 1/2 lbs a day. At this rate I will hit my birth weight in about 6 months.

Hey everyone -- I really apologize for not replying sooner! Glad that you were able to find the links! Firefox did not open the pdf file for the claim for me so - but IE did with no issues.
I wonder how much it will help come income tax time -- I kept everything and will submit it to my accountant and cross my fingers it makes some sort of dent and I get something back I think with medical expenses doesn't it have to be a certain % of your income before it will affect your return? Either way - fingers crossed for April!! heheheee
I wish I could have had surgery done in Alberta but at the same time, I felt so comfortable in Mexico! I was able to drop off my kidlet in Florida with Grandma and Grandpa and then flew to San Diego to meet up with my husband (who was flying in from Alberta) and off we went to Mexicali. It was a like a mini vacation within a vacation (sick time actually). This is my second go at surgery in Mexico and would be happy to do it again if I had to..... We are up in Fort McMurray and to be honest I never actually looked into the program in Alberta - I had heard thru the grapevine that the wait times were bad so I pretty much started looking in Mexico. I'm not a patient person so waiting was totally out of the question!
Happy to report I have lost 60-ish pounds since surgery but my inches alone have been huge!!! Just last month I lost 8.75 inches! I've probably lost a total of 55-60 inches since March! From a size 18-20 to a 10-12 jeans and a S-M shirt. I would not change anything in the world and I am sooooo happy!
Hope everyone is doing well! And if you are having surgery out of country remember to keep all of your receipts and get the "bill" translated into English as well. Keep copies (I kept 3 just incase I lost 1 or 2 of them! Hahaha) before you mail them off and wait for a reply! Good luck alll!!
Alana

Same thing here! I'm going through OCC in Tijuana because the waiting and hoop jumping does not work for me haha

I was/am doing the weight wise as well. I am from northern Alberta and would be going through Edmonton for my surgery. I was told because of the wait list, it will be 6months to a year to get my referral another 6-month to a year to get my apt and then about a year after for my surgery. I don't have time to wait 2 plus years. I told my Dr I was going to MXN and would they still treat me after and he said they can't refuse treatment and he understand why I am
Going. I haven't told my weight wise nurse that I made my apt yet though, I like her and feel like I am cheating in her, lol.

Scheduled for NOV 19th....

Im 31 yrs old 5'4 currently weigh 228 would like to be 150-160. Haven't weighed that since a teenager. Good luck all my NOVEMBER 2013 sleevers!!!

So I didn't lock in a date because I have one more appt 11/4 : ( but my surgeon told me he will get me in before DEC 1!!!!! So excited! They told me today to expect weight to be between 125-145 IF I listen to my Doc. Well I am a Nurse so the Dear Lord knows I am use to that!! Lol I'm on cloud 9!

I'll be 40 on the next one too... I'm 5'4 and will be happy around 155lbs... I remember being 144 in high school so will be very surprised if I hit it again now... (I wasn't overweight then) I'm 238 now.....

November 28th here. :-) My liquid diet is 3 weeks. Oh my!

My current weight is 256 , I'm 5'4, 30 yrs old. Goal weight is 140lbs.

This was my before VGS and after my plastics!!! Love my results
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This is my 1yr post VGS and 1 month post op plastics:)

I just want to take a minute to throw out a general thank you to all that are willing to share photos (particularly the gritty, unclothed, saggy skin photos). I think that most of us are going to face some really serious sagging skin and feel just as body conscious, or even worse, than we did about our weight. Seeing that we aren't the only ones that have to deal with this undesirable side effect really helps the negative self-talk where we feel like we're defective or have destroyed our bodies. We don't have to feel like we must be the only one that has skin this saggy, yada, yada, yada.
Heartfelt thanks for being so brave!

Oh to address the Mexico comment.... I wouldn't have had my surgery any where else!! The experience is great!!
The hospitals are clean!! (Popular belief is that they are dirty and you will get sick) HOWEVER let me assure you this..... When you are paying for your medical procedures with a great dr, then you are going to get clean, hygienic and sterile environments. This is my second surgery in Mexico in the past year and a half (first was my sleeve). And let me say this.... I have had ALOT of surgeries the past few years at home in Canada.,,,, and after each one (even small incisions) I have gotten really bad infections to the point of needing Iv antibiotics...... BUT down here in MEXICO, I have NOT had an infection with my sleeve or now with my plastics!!! And I will attest that with my surgeries the rooms were clean, equipment was clean, staff was great and knew what they were doing. (And they really do care about your health).
Follow up by both the doctors down here has superseded the care back home, you are a person down here, ( not a number or a pay check).
You are unsafe areas as well. I have walked down to the closest mall by myself a number of times, people are friendly, hotel is clean and safe.
Not to mention above all of the extra medical care, hotel stay and the lack of "waiting lists", it is more than affordable. At least 1/2 the cost or less than back home. Plus you get more for your $.

I'll be 40 on the next one too... I'm 5'4 and will be happy around 155lbs... I remember being 144 in high school so will be very surprised if I hit it again now... (I wasn't overweight then) I'm 238 now.....

WOW! Thank you so much for sharing! Yes, healing prayers in the atmosphere! I am curious to see how things go post surgery. How was your experience in Mexico? After all the misconceptions we have in the US, I am glad to know that it is just that sometimes...misconceptions.