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Dr. E Ortiz! Through a lighter me April 15th I'm pumped!

Made it to the Marriott!! Surgery tomorrow!!! Dr. Elias Ortiz

Made it to the Marriott!! Surgery tomorrow!!! Dr. Elias Ortiz

Congrats! Good luck!!

Congrats to all of you! I planning my surgery in Tijuana, Mexico it's set for the 15th and I will return home the Saturday before Easter! I'm a lil worried about that part cause with all the food but I know I'm going to still be in some pain from my surgery! I can't wait for the big change! I'm every excited!

So I'm 28 and my big day is the 15th with Dr. E Ortiz as my surgeon! Tomorrow I start my liquids, and I lost 11 lbs on my 2 week pre op? I'm so excited I'm all pack and ready to go!

So I'm posting in hopes to find more ppl that in the same time frame of the journey!
My Big date is April 15, 2014
With Dr. Ortiz in Tijuana, Mexico
Can't wait to hear about your upcoming journey!

Wow 19 days and counting down Tijuana here I come!! Dr. E Ortiz doing my surgery! Arriving April 14th!!

Wow 19 days and counting down Tijuana here I come!! Dr. E Ortiz doing my surgery! Arriving April 14th!!

We will be there at the same time!! I get mine done 15th

Congrats to all of you! I planning my surgery in Tijuana, Mexico it's set for the 15th and I will return home the Saturday before Easter! I'm a lil worried about that part cause with all the food but I know I'm going to still be in some pain from my surgery! I can't wait for the big change! I'm every excited!

So I'm posting in hopes to find more ppl that in the same time frame of the journey!
My Big date is April 15, 2014
With Dr. Ortiz in Tijuana, Mexico
Can't wait to hear about your upcoming journey!

Dr. E Ortiz! Through a lighter me April 15th I'm pumped!

So I'm posting in hopes to find more ppl that in the same time frame of the journey!
My Big date is April 15, 2014
With Dr. Ortiz in Tijuana, Mexico
Can't wait to hear about your upcoming journey!

Congrats to all of you! I planning my surgery in Tijuana, Mexico it's set for the 15th and I will return home the Saturday before Easter! I'm a lil worried about that part cause with all the food but I know I'm going to still be in some pain from my surgery! I can't wait for the big change! I'm every excited!

Best of luck to you! Prayers for a better experience this time!

Hi Everyone,
I am starting my journey and I figured I would write about it thinking it will be nice one day to look back and see how far I've come. Yesterday was Day 1 of my 2 week pre-op liquid diet. Let's just say it was rough. I can't lie, I really wanted to eat something. I was supposed to have 4 shakes, and I only had 3. I did have some broth (added some unflavored Protein powder) in between and I had one string cheese. I know, it's not liquid but I was literally starving and figured based on other per-op diets, it was the best choice as it was protein. Anyway, I know today I will definitely have all 4 Protein drinks and see if that helps me. Surprisingly, I am not as hungry as I thought I would be but I do feel week and I am sure that withdrawing from all the carbs is contributing to that. Lucky for me, I was off yesterday and was able to lie down when I was tired.
What brought me here was that I had a lap-band put in May, 2005 at 230 pounds. I lost about 40 pounds over time but was never able to go further with the band. I ended up pregnant and gained all the weight back. I tried to use my band but ended up with such bad reflux that I would end up waking up in the night choking on acid. That happened about 3 times and I knew, it was three times too many. My band was deflated and I was told that I would have to have my band taken out and wait a few months to have another band or a sleeve. I went to. Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia and got a second opinion. My doctor is now doing all of this in one procedure as well as repairing my hernia on March 3, 2014.
Today, I am 1.7 pounds lighter and as crazy as it sounds, I feel lighter. My starting weight was 227 and now is 225.3. I am looking forward to being thinner but more importantly healthier. Thanks for sharing my journey with me!

I am scheduled for Dr. Elias Ortiz on February 28. I would love it if you would tell me how everything goes with you. Please keep in touch :-) @chonda