canadian_girl

After much research I have decided to not go have surgery with dr Quinones but he is the only one I have found that provides in house financing. I am Canadian and can't get a medical loan without a co-signer which I don't have and being a single mom it will be years before I can save up the money. Does anyone know any other doctor who will do payments either in Mexico or the US? I am severely morbidly obese and need this surgery to save to my life.
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Dr. Alvarez has a foundation that helps people pay for surgery
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I would like to hear from anyone who has had the bypass in Mexico. I have been looking at a couple surgeons but it seems there is way more information about getting the sleeve down there than there is bypass.
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I has GERD and did the bypass surgery instead. Bypass helps with reflux.

This is me 100%. If I didn't have them I wouldn't be so worried!!

I'm on my 5 day post op recovery. I always have th fear of not waking up as I have problems with anaesthetic but they took all of this into consideration and it went well. Th worst is the wind pain, lots of peppermint Water eases it but nature has t take its course. I won't deny I have some pain and discomfort, also some nausea. But each day is slightly better and I'm tryin t concentrate on th positives. How some people manage t go back t work within days amazes me. I,m going t take my time and look after me. It's taken a lot t go through with this so I need t spoil me xx

I also fear this. I don't want to leave my kids without a mommy....which is also what's pushing me to do this

That was my fear. I decided I would roll the dice because at worst I would die while I was still young and pretty, or I could keep getting fatter and die older and not as pretty. They take so many precautions now, I think the chances of dying on the table are really slim.

I have been going back and forth about whether or not to go ahead and have vsg surgery. I have finally decided that I will be doing it and as excited as I am, I am terrified beyond measure that I won't wake up from the surgery. I am so scared that I worry I might back out. Has anyone been this scared? How did you handle it?

I have been going back and forth about whether or not to go ahead and have vsg surgery. I have finally decided that I will be doing it and as excited as I am, I am terrified beyond measure that I won't wake up from the surgery. I am so scared that I worry I might back out. Has anyone been this scared? How did you handle it?

I was unbelievably scared, but once my surgeon, OR nurse, and anesthesiologist all came to see me before the surgery I instantly felt better. Then they gave me something to chill me out and it was even better. I was wheeled in to the OR, they talked to me a little bit, then told me to take a few deep breaths and I woke up in recovery.

I feel exactly the same way. I am about to go thru the pre op testing and I keep thinking about it!

It has been one hell of a ride, trying to get this authorization approved!!! Thank god for the insurance coordinator at my surgeons office. She worked her ass off to get this approved. It was denied so many times for BS reasons and this was our last chance before I had to personally appeal with my insurance.problem with that? My surgery is on Thursday. I almost gave up and ate food this past weekend since I didn't expect it to be approved. Thank god for my mom, she talked me off the ledge. Wake up this morning to a call from the insurance coordinator and ITS APPROVED!!!!!! I go for my pre admission testing first thing in the morning and Thursday I finally start my journey with my new stomach! I'm down 15 lbs from the pre op diet and I was devastated that it wAs all going to end because my insurance were being disgusting. I am so happy I could cry !!!!! So Thursday is my dayy!! Ahhhhhhhhh!!!!

This fear is very common and very normal. This was my first surgery ever so I had no idea what to expect.
There is a risk for surgery, but compared to the risk of not having surgery there was no comparison for me. The chance that I wouldn't wake up every time I went to sleep was higher than not waking up after surgery as far as I am concerned.
The reality for me was that the surgery was the easiest part of the process. Other than having a little trouble catching my breath when I woke up and a raw throat, it was a piece of cake.

60 years ago I would have had that fear but seems like nowadays that's the easy part but it is kind of hard to dismiss. You will be fine.

For some reason, that part never scared me. If I never woke up from the surgery, how would I know?
Coming out of general anesthesia really does suck though. It's so disorienting and you feel very out of control of your own body. Really hate that sensation. Luckily, it doesn't last long.

I have to be honest and say that I am. I have never been put to sleep. My only surgery has been a C-Section with my son. I am not very scared to the surgery itself because I trust the doctors, but the idea of general anesthesia is terrifying to me. Everyone assures me that part is a piece of cake, but it's the fear of the unknown, I guess, that gets to me when I think of the surgery.

I have been going back and forth about whether or not to go ahead and have vsg surgery. I have finally decided that I will be doing it and as excited as I am, I am terrified beyond measure that I won't wake up from the surgery. I am so scared that I worry I might back out. Has anyone been this scared? How did you handle it?

Good Morning Everyone,
I am starting my journey at a clinic where I am from and I keep going back on forth on whether or not I want to go ahead and get the surgery. Let me preface all of this by saying that as of right now I do not have any underlying health issues other than being fat - like 324 pounds fat. I don't have diabetes, high blood pressure, or any of the other weight related illnesses that I am just waiting to pop up. Also, I am a single mom of two fantastic teenage boys and it has been just us for 10 years. Their dad is around but doesn't really give a crap and so I am really the only stable thing they have in their lives as grand parents aren't really around either.
Okay so with all of that being said I am having a really hard time deciding whether going ahead with surgery and risking death is completely selfish of me. I am absolutely no confidence whatsoever and feel like I am just a bystander in my own life. I want this surgery so bad so that I can be the person that I feel like I am on the inside but if God forbid something were to happen to me I can't imagine what would happen to my poor boys. I keep beating myself up wondering why I can't just get my crap together and do this on my own but I have tried over and over and only seem to fail and end up making this worse for myself.
I really need some guidance and insight from people who have been through this process. I have lived the past two years dreaming of this but just want to make the right decision for my kids because at the end of the day I live my life for them.