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Jersrose43
I never considered doing it in the US. After much research I found the best surgeon I could find with the best flow up care, and it was in Mexico. Which meant I didn't have to jump through insurance hoops, and I liked that. I meant I had 3 days in the hospital instead of outpatient. I liked that. It meant I had 3 leak tests instead of just the one during the surgery. I liked that. It meant I got to see a barium swallow of my own stomach and have pictures of it and can see how it works. I liked that. It meant going to a surgeon who fixes other surgeons bad sleeves because he is so well known for his tight, well done sleeve. Which I loved.
This isn't a surgery where you just pick a doctor and go. The is a talent and an art to doing it right if you don't want it redone and I wasnt going to risk this important surgery on whatever doctor did it that was close. With his complication rate less than 1% I was willing to risk I wouldn't have any and not worry about that part.
I picked the surgeon, being in Mexico and less than 9k was a bonus.

Jersrose43
I never considered doing it in the US. After much research I found the best surgeon I could find with the best flow up care, and it was in Mexico. Which meant I didn't have to jump through insurance hoops, and I liked that. I meant I had 3 days in the hospital instead of outpatient. I liked that. It meant I had 3 leak tests instead of just the one during the surgery. I liked that. It meant I got to see a barium swallow of my own stomach and have pictures of it and can see how it works. I liked that. It meant going to a surgeon who fixes other surgeons bad sleeves because he is so well known for his tight, well done sleeve. Which I loved.
This isn't a surgery where you just pick a doctor and go. The is a talent and an art to doing it right if you don't want it redone and I wasnt going to risk this important surgery on whatever doctor did it that was close. With his complication rate less than 1% I was willing to risk I wouldn't have any and not worry about that part.
I picked the surgeon, being in Mexico and less than 9k was a bonus.

I thought the bag thing a bit strange too. I guess that would work if you couldn't burp or things didn't go out the other way.
I'm glad to see if a year down the road I have a crazy craving that it will be OK. I love seeing all the success stories! Can't wait for the end of May for my sleeve!

Oh I didn't know you are allowed anything carbonated ever! I don't mind not having it much at all, just the *never * thought was sad. Is fine without for 6 months before. I really think I'll be OK right after and for quite awhile, but a nice crisp one on a hot summer day next year will be much desired. Lol

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Today is weigh in day! Glad you all are already on it! The list at the beginning of the group will always be weight lost. Hopefully everyone gets weighed in and we can see the group progress! I have to win in tomorrow as I fly home tonight.

I I just learned that my dear surgeon has died in a plane crash. I am so so glad I got to need him and have my sleeve just over 3 weeks ago by him. I will miss getting to see him at reunions and sad I can't send friends and family to him in the future. He was a master in his field.

I I just learned that my dear surgeon has died in a plane crash. I am so so glad I got to need him and have my sleeve just over 3 weeks ago by him. I will miss getting to see him at reunions and sad I can't send friends and family to him in the future. He was a master in his field.

I'm am very excited to go to Dr Aceves next Friday! I did a lot of research not only on number of surgeries, but on complications, after care and real results. Dr Aceves does a lot of sleeve revisions from doctors who don't quite do it right and peoples stomachs stretch a lot. I was he very encouraged by the number of people who not only got down to their moderate goal weight but even below it and had to learn how to stop losing weight because it was done so well. I'm very excited and feel totally comfortable. The fee is $8750 and includes a night in the hotel and 3 nights in the hospital and transportation to and from the San Diego airport.

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17 pounds in 3 weeks is fast. If you are really active it might be slower. And I think people that were on liquids diets lost more at the beginning. Plus if you are already out of 20s you don't have as much to lose as someone 300+ pounds. Lots of factors go into it. But if you hit 20 this month and 15 next month you are likely right on track!
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I'm enjoying food again! After 20 days of liquids I've enjoyed some baked potato, sweet potato and chili. I was a mad woman cleaning house yesterday, got a good sweat but not too much. I'm down to 238 today. That's 30lbs since my preop started a month ago. I hope it keeps moving. I'm 50 lbs from my first goal, hope to reach that by labor day! :-)

17 pounds in 3 weeks is fast. If you are really active it might be slower. And I think people that were on liquids diets lost more at the beginning. Plus if you are already out of 20s you don't have as much to lose as someone 300+ pounds. Lots of factors go into it. But if you hit 20 this month and 15 next month you are likely right on track!
M The
I'm enjoying food again! After 20 days of liquids I've enjoyed some baked potato, sweet potato and chili. I was a mad woman cleaning house yesterday, got a good sweat but not too much. I'm down to 238 today. That's 30lbs since my preop started a month ago. I hope it keeps moving. I'm 50 lbs from my first goal, hope to reach that by labor day! :-)

For those of you exercising a lot, be sure to get at least 600 calories in. I look forward to exercising but I can barely get 400 calories in so fast so I'm going to wait.
Wish I had been able to have surgery 4 months ago. I'm heading off on a trade show trip. I'm probably the same size as I was last year (I had gained after the summer). So even though I've lost 30lbs I will look no different to anyone. Blah. I'm excited next year I have a big possibility of being very small. But this year still sucks. Oh well.
I expect to do more pictures tomorrow. My weight is right at 240 and I'm trying to remember to take pics every 10lbs. 10 more photo sessions and I'll be at goal!
Up in 4 hours to catch a flight. Should be interesting doing restaurants! Oh boy

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We are beginning week 4! Many of you have continued onto soft food, some of us are in puree land. How is everyone's incisions feeling? Most of mine are healed, however I have my biggest one not wanting to heal up and it still has a warm to the touch scab. Otherwise I'm quite pleased with how the others look. Better than when I had my gallbladder out!
I need to start working on supplements, I haven't really been doing that yet. I need to go through my paperwork and figure all that out. I keep forgetting to take the PPI granules in the morning. I don't have issues with acid so I seem to forget about it, but I know our sleeves are more sensitive to ulcers so I must remember tomorrow!!
Here is our group tally!
@jajmj (-13)
@devint (-21)
@Sh3iz (-16.5)
@Nicci829 (-15)
@Speeder (-10)
@lylabelle (-17)
@hrhlaurie (-16)
@SingleMom33 (-16)
@WhoKnows (-13)
@@sleevin' it in Jersey (-13)
@barbbcute (-17)
@tiredtwinmommy (-15.5)
@mrsfitzpatrick (-25)
@Monte0828 (-19)
@cnilson (-23)
@SliminDownThick (-18)
@20130527sleever (-17)
If you did not give us your Monday weight I can add it in here. Currently we are at 285 pounds lost!!

I got my Tom a week early after surgery. It wasn't longer but god was it so much more painful! I felt like my insides were getting torn out for two days. Fat stores excess hormones so it comes out and we get more /worse periods. Blah

We are beginning week 4! Many of you have continued onto soft food, some of us are in puree land. How is everyone's incisions feeling? Most of mine are healed, however I have my biggest one not wanting to heal up and it still has a warm to the touch scab. Otherwise I'm quite pleased with how the others look. Better than when I had my gallbladder out!
I need to start working on supplements, I haven't really been doing that yet. I need to go through my paperwork and figure all that out. I keep forgetting to take the PPI granules in the morning. I don't have issues with acid so I seem to forget about it, but I know our sleeves are more sensitive to ulcers so I must remember tomorrow!!
Here is our group tally!
@jajmj (-13)
@devint (-21)
@Sh3iz (-16.5)
@Nicci829 (-15)
@Speeder (-10)
@lylabelle (-17)
@hrhlaurie (-16)
@SingleMom33 (-16)
@WhoKnows (-13)
@@sleevin' it in Jersey (-13)
@barbbcute (-17)
@tiredtwinmommy (-15.5)
@mrsfitzpatrick (-25)
@Monte0828 (-19)
@cnilson (-23)
@SliminDownThick (-18)
@20130527sleever (-17)
If you did not give us your Monday weight I can add it in here. Currently we are at 285 pounds lost!!

Habsi its week 4 for the group. I'm on the 30th but I still weigh on Mondays. In a month or so a few days difference from surgery won't matter :-)
I'll check out those Vitamins. I got gummies but for now I want to stay super low sugar to try to keep losing and stay in ketosis.

I got my Tom a week early after surgery. It wasn't longer but god was it so much more painful! I felt like my insides were getting torn out for two days. Fat stores excess hormones so it comes out and we get more /worse periods. Blah

If he can drink, let him drink. Is only important he doesn't drink 30min before and after eating.

We are beginning week 4! Many of you have continued onto soft food, some of us are in puree land. How is everyone's incisions feeling? Most of mine are healed, however I have my biggest one not wanting to heal up and it still has a warm to the touch scab. Otherwise I'm quite pleased with how the others look. Better than when I had my gallbladder out!
I need to start working on supplements, I haven't really been doing that yet. I need to go through my paperwork and figure all that out. I keep forgetting to take the PPI granules in the morning. I don't have issues with acid so I seem to forget about it, but I know our sleeves are more sensitive to ulcers so I must remember tomorrow!!
Here is our group tally!
@jajmj (-13)
@devint (-21)
@Sh3iz (-16.5)
@Nicci829 (-15)
@Speeder (-10)
@lylabelle (-17)
@hrhlaurie (-16)
@SingleMom33 (-16)
@WhoKnows (-13)
@@sleevin' it in Jersey (-13)
@barbbcute (-17)
@tiredtwinmommy (-15.5)
@mrsfitzpatrick (-25)
@Monte0828 (-19)
@cnilson (-23)
@SliminDownThick (-18)
@20130527sleever (-17)
If you did not give us your Monday weight I can add it in here. Currently we are at 285 pounds lost!!

We are beginning week 4! Many of you have continued onto soft food, some of us are in puree land. How is everyone's incisions feeling? Most of mine are healed, however I have my biggest one not wanting to heal up and it still has a warm to the touch scab. Otherwise I'm quite pleased with how the others look. Better than when I had my gallbladder out!
I need to start working on supplements, I haven't really been doing that yet. I need to go through my paperwork and figure all that out. I keep forgetting to take the PPI granules in the morning. I don't have issues with acid so I seem to forget about it, but I know our sleeves are more sensitive to ulcers so I must remember tomorrow!!
Here is our group tally!
@jajmj (-13)
@devint (-21)
@Sh3iz (-16.5)
@Nicci829 (-15)
@Speeder (-10)
@lylabelle (-17)
@hrhlaurie (-16)
@SingleMom33 (-16)
@WhoKnows (-13)
@@sleevin' it in Jersey (-13)
@barbbcute (-17)
@tiredtwinmommy (-15.5)
@mrsfitzpatrick (-25)
@Monte0828 (-19)
@cnilson (-23)
@SliminDownThick (-18)
@20130527sleever (-17)
If you did not give us your Monday weight I can add it in here. Currently we are at 285 pounds lost!!

I have the small Ninja, that has 3 containers, and the nutribullet - which was great for the liquid stage but doesn't do ice well. Ninja