JudeS

Man did I screw that post up.
April 1 with Dr. Quinones at Santa Fe Medical.

I used Dr. Q. No regrets.

I had the sleeve after failing the band. The band was the biggest waste of time and money ever.

More worried about making it through the pre op diet right now. At least without killing anyone........

More worried about making it through the pre op diet right now. At least without killing anyone........

is everyone anxiously anticipating April? i feel like i should gather a pile of my fat clothes since they will be temporary lol

Oh, you are so on my wavelength!
Sorted through all my clothes this weekend and organized them by size. Pretty much a nerd, but I don't care. I'm just so stoked that I won't be in my fat clothes for too much longer.

Looks like Feb 8 with Dr. Quinones. Tired of researching and changing my mind. LOL

Kay9400:
I don't know why, but bypass scared me. You'd think that it wouldn't be as scary as the sleeve, but I just freaked at the idea of having my intestines moved around, even though the sleeve is irreversible and the bypass is not. I am so happy with the sleeve... and the way that I've become so averse to sugar and sweet... I can't imagine being sick (or getting "dumping syndrome") from sugar AND fat like the bypass patients do.
I did a lot of research, but reading blogs and watching youtube videos with testimonies of people a year or longer out, that really helped me in my decision. Good luck.

Don't blame him, you look like a teenager.

So my cousin, aunt, and I had a girl's night out last night and went to L'auberge casino in Baton Rouge. I got carded and the guy almost didn't let me in. He kept looking at my license and back at me. I finally had to say I had weight loss surgery in June! Just thought I'd share this amusing, yet awesome story. And just for comparison, here is my license pic and me now...

Talk to YOUR insurance about complications, I did and they don't cover it.
I am battling the same thing in my head about complications ans cost/where to have it dealt with. Talk to the Doctor that is doing the surgery about his policy.

Brandy,
Can you post or PM me your short list? I am in the same boat where I am researching and narrowing down options. I have an appointment with my PCP Fri and if he gives me the go, going to move forward.
Thanks

You have to be sort of a detective if you want to find this out without asking the doctor directly. If I read of a Mexican Dr having a complication, I would write it down as I researched. Mostly I would search the doctors name and read any post that was related to that surgeon. I also Googled the Dr. name to see what popped up. A lot of people do not list the Surgeon on their profile directly like the above poster so you have to search other posts of theirs to see if it is mentioned anywhere.
I got a short list of about 3 that I would be comfortable with and went from there. I still haven't made up my mind 100% but I am very close. I have been researching about 40 hours a week for 2 months but I tend to over think things at times as well. The problem isn't that there aren't good doctors in Mexico, it's that it's tough to decide between 5 that are equally qualified so you have to go with what's important to you.

Glad this post was helpful - and good for you to get through it all. As for the whey Protein, there are other protein sources, they may just be a little harder to come by and more expensive. If whey gives you issues, what about other dairy products? The reason I ask is that SO many postop protein sources are things like cottage cheese, Greek yogurt, soft cheeses, skim milk, etc. it's doable, but definitely something to discuss with a nut beforehand to figure out your options. OCC actually has a nutritionist and dietician on staff that you could call or email with your concerns. I was just talking to my mom about this because she can't have dairy or soy or eggs, so she would have a really hard time.

I will be having my band to sleeve revision surgery on November 21st with Dr. Ortiz. Starting my preop on Nov. 6th.