All done

Yes I talked to doctor he said it could be an urinary infection or some sort of thing like that ..nothing to do with the surgery. ..that is great to know thanks so much for the reply. I didn't really think it had anything to do with the surgery. .just making sure going to see my GP tomorrow

I was sleeved on Wednesday the 17th.
Today was a better day...I had 1 cup of chicken broth, 1/4 of those drinkable yogurt, 1 little container of Jello. I did manage to get almost 60 Oz of Water as well.
I feel fantastic

Well here I am in the recovery condo through Bariatric pal in Tijuana Mexico. ..I had my surgery Wednesday June 17th at about 4pm with the Dr. Zavalza team. I feel pretty awesome...
I started researching last year numerous doctors and finally made my decision in march and paid my deposit. .
I had decided to fly to Mexico to have my sleeve done.
I arrived Tuesday night and was picked up at the airport brought to the condo and had a good night visiting with another house guest and Johnny, 24 hour care taker.
The surgery and check into the hospital was fantastic. I was picked up taken to the hospital all the hospital documents were in English. .I was prepped and put in my room ..my nice private room with TV private bath. The nurses were wonderful...ah and Rosa was an angel.
There were 3 of us that day with Dr. Zavalza...I was was second. I remember very little...haha I was wheeled to the operating room and asked to move on to the table and the last thing I remember was seeing Dr. Z Dr. Luna and the Dr with the happy juice..I made some stupid comment about being greys anatomy cause all the doctors were so cute....lol then I was out!!!
I awoke in my room with Dr. Zavalza checking on me..I felt very high. ..I felt great. Lol let's just say I was having a great time by myself on the Facebook support group...it is not super clear but apparently most of the people werekkilling themselves laughing at me..so it'sgood to know iI had a great time..
anyhow I am now 3 days out. I was discharged from the hospital yesterday no complications. I had no nausea, no pain to speak of, some gas discomfort that I have been walking and walking and walking. My sleeve seems to be handling small amounts of broth, Jello, Water and some yogurt. ..I spent 3 or 4 hours walking the streets yesterday and I was tired but felt pretty good..
I can feeling the swelling of my tummy going down slowly so that is good.
I woke up at 4 am because I went to sleep at like 8pm haha and have managed to have about 5 ounces of water. Sip sip sip...lol
so I still have 2 extra days here because I did not want to fly home too early. I am getting my staples out today. Dr. Luna is coming over to removed them and go over my diet over the next while.
I am so impressed with the service of Bariatric pal. The support staff open our doors. .carry all our luggage and groceries. Check on us..24 hour service right next door in the recovery condo. It is more than I could have imagined.
Sob that's my update so far. It seems the surgery was so far away and then bang here we are...it's amazing how fast it actually came up.

I was sleeved on Wednesday the 17th.
Today was a better day...I had 1 cup of chicken broth, 1/4 of those drinkable yogurt, 1 little container of Jello. I did manage to get almost 60 Oz of Water as well.
I feel fantastic

Hi everyone.
I have been researching for a year and I leave in a week for my surgery!!! Woohoo. Today in one of our Facebook support groups we had a person go a little crazy on us. She was only about a week post op, and she was asking the same questions over and over, then to the point she was saying everyone was bullying her. Even when I PMed her and told her I didn't think thats what everyone was trying to do...it just got worse and she has blocked everyone and now she has disappeared. The sad thing is from what I can tell she didn't prepare herself for everything after surgery and was looking for sympathy and attention, I was actually worried about her mental state cause she was making weird desperate comments and wasn't making really any sense.
So anyhow this is what I have done over the last few months to prepare the best I can for the unknown....(please note this is for me and what I have done) Please add if I am missing anything that maybe helpful in the next week....LOL
Research and creep this site...it has been a wonderful amount of knowledge....
Get into a support group...a group with a mixture of wls people...ask questions
I am in therapy for the last 3 months to help me prepare in the head for the changes in the body...
Get ahold of your NUT and be proactive...start trying new things. Get your Proteins or broths
Get educated about the diet you will be required to do after the fact and be prepared before you have surgery nobody is going to hold your hand.
I have made up broths and high Protein liquid diet food and tried them over the last few months to see if my Protein powder works in a variety of food.
Keep a book. Write down everything from what to take to the hospital to recipes, pre op diet, post op diet...everything you research. I have a huge journal now, wrote down all my questions for my doctor
Talk to your doctor ahead of time. Ask him all the questions above...LOL
Remeber the wls is a tool, not a fix it all and I have to take care of it. No complaining no whining just hard work. (See therapist is helping LOL)
Big girl panties on and ready to face everything!!!!
Keep myself positive everyday as I prepare for this journey...now with that all said...lets see how I feel next week...
Good luck everyone.

Hi everyone.
I have been researching for a year and I leave in a week for my surgery!!! Woohoo. Today in one of our Facebook support groups we had a person go a little crazy on us. She was only about a week post op, and she was asking the same questions over and over, then to the point she was saying everyone was bullying her. Even when I PMed her and told her I didn't think thats what everyone was trying to do...it just got worse and she has blocked everyone and now she has disappeared. The sad thing is from what I can tell she didn't prepare herself for everything after surgery and was looking for sympathy and attention, I was actually worried about her mental state cause she was making weird desperate comments and wasn't making really any sense.
So anyhow this is what I have done over the last few months to prepare the best I can for the unknown....(please note this is for me and what I have done) Please add if I am missing anything that maybe helpful in the next week....LOL
Research and creep this site...it has been a wonderful amount of knowledge....
Get into a support group...a group with a mixture of wls people...ask questions
I am in therapy for the last 3 months to help me prepare in the head for the changes in the body...
Get ahold of your NUT and be proactive...start trying new things. Get your Proteins or broths
Get educated about the diet you will be required to do after the fact and be prepared before you have surgery nobody is going to hold your hand.
I have made up broths and high Protein liquid diet food and tried them over the last few months to see if my Protein powder works in a variety of food.
Keep a book. Write down everything from what to take to the hospital to recipes, pre op diet, post op diet...everything you research. I have a huge journal now, wrote down all my questions for my doctor
Talk to your doctor ahead of time. Ask him all the questions above...LOL
Remeber the wls is a tool, not a fix it all and I have to take care of it. No complaining no whining just hard work. (See therapist is helping LOL)
Big girl panties on and ready to face everything!!!!
Keep myself positive everyday as I prepare for this journey...now with that all said...lets see how I feel next week...
Good luck everyone.

Hi everyone.
I have been researching for a year and I leave in a week for my surgery!!! Woohoo. Today in one of our Facebook support groups we had a person go a little crazy on us. She was only about a week post op, and she was asking the same questions over and over, then to the point she was saying everyone was bullying her. Even when I PMed her and told her I didn't think thats what everyone was trying to do...it just got worse and she has blocked everyone and now she has disappeared. The sad thing is from what I can tell she didn't prepare herself for everything after surgery and was looking for sympathy and attention, I was actually worried about her mental state cause she was making weird desperate comments and wasn't making really any sense.
So anyhow this is what I have done over the last few months to prepare the best I can for the unknown....(please note this is for me and what I have done) Please add if I am missing anything that maybe helpful in the next week....LOL
Research and creep this site...it has been a wonderful amount of knowledge....
Get into a support group...a group with a mixture of wls people...ask questions
I am in therapy for the last 3 months to help me prepare in the head for the changes in the body...
Get ahold of your NUT and be proactive...start trying new things. Get your Proteins or broths
Get educated about the diet you will be required to do after the fact and be prepared before you have surgery nobody is going to hold your hand.
I have made up broths and high Protein liquid diet food and tried them over the last few months to see if my Protein powder works in a variety of food.
Keep a book. Write down everything from what to take to the hospital to recipes, pre op diet, post op diet...everything you research. I have a huge journal now, wrote down all my questions for my doctor
Talk to your doctor ahead of time. Ask him all the questions above...LOL
Remeber the wls is a tool, not a fix it all and I have to take care of it. No complaining no whining just hard work. (See therapist is helping LOL)
Big girl panties on and ready to face everything!!!!
Keep myself positive everyday as I prepare for this journey...now with that all said...lets see how I feel next week...
Good luck everyone.

Good luck! It seems like you took your prep seriously. I do think it is OK to whine a bit....just don't drink any

Hi everyone.
I have been researching for a year and I leave in a week for my surgery!!! Woohoo. Today in one of our Facebook support groups we had a person go a little crazy on us. She was only about a week post op, and she was asking the same questions over and over, then to the point she was saying everyone was bullying her. Even when I PMed her and told her I didn't think thats what everyone was trying to do...it just got worse and she has blocked everyone and now she has disappeared. The sad thing is from what I can tell she didn't prepare herself for everything after surgery and was looking for sympathy and attention, I was actually worried about her mental state cause she was making weird desperate comments and wasn't making really any sense.
So anyhow this is what I have done over the last few months to prepare the best I can for the unknown....(please note this is for me and what I have done) Please add if I am missing anything that maybe helpful in the next week....LOL
Research and creep this site...it has been a wonderful amount of knowledge....
Get into a support group...a group with a mixture of wls people...ask questions
I am in therapy for the last 3 months to help me prepare in the head for the changes in the body...
Get ahold of your NUT and be proactive...start trying new things. Get your Proteins or broths
Get educated about the diet you will be required to do after the fact and be prepared before you have surgery nobody is going to hold your hand.
I have made up broths and high Protein liquid diet food and tried them over the last few months to see if my Protein powder works in a variety of food.
Keep a book. Write down everything from what to take to the hospital to recipes, pre op diet, post op diet...everything you research. I have a huge journal now, wrote down all my questions for my doctor
Talk to your doctor ahead of time. Ask him all the questions above...LOL
Remeber the wls is a tool, not a fix it all and I have to take care of it. No complaining no whining just hard work. (See therapist is helping LOL)
Big girl panties on and ready to face everything!!!!
Keep myself positive everyday as I prepare for this journey...now with that all said...lets see how I feel next week...
Good luck everyone.

Hi everyone.
I have been researching for a year and I leave in a week for my surgery!!! Woohoo. Today in one of our Facebook support groups we had a person go a little crazy on us. She was only about a week post op, and she was asking the same questions over and over, then to the point she was saying everyone was bullying her. Even when I PMed her and told her I didn't think thats what everyone was trying to do...it just got worse and she has blocked everyone and now she has disappeared. The sad thing is from what I can tell she didn't prepare herself for everything after surgery and was looking for sympathy and attention, I was actually worried about her mental state cause she was making weird desperate comments and wasn't making really any sense.
So anyhow this is what I have done over the last few months to prepare the best I can for the unknown....(please note this is for me and what I have done) Please add if I am missing anything that maybe helpful in the next week....LOL
Research and creep this site...it has been a wonderful amount of knowledge....
Get into a support group...a group with a mixture of wls people...ask questions
I am in therapy for the last 3 months to help me prepare in the head for the changes in the body...
Get ahold of your NUT and be proactive...start trying new things. Get your Proteins or broths
Get educated about the diet you will be required to do after the fact and be prepared before you have surgery nobody is going to hold your hand.
I have made up broths and high Protein liquid diet food and tried them over the last few months to see if my Protein powder works in a variety of food.
Keep a book. Write down everything from what to take to the hospital to recipes, pre op diet, post op diet...everything you research. I have a huge journal now, wrote down all my questions for my doctor
Talk to your doctor ahead of time. Ask him all the questions above...LOL
Remeber the wls is a tool, not a fix it all and I have to take care of it. No complaining no whining just hard work. (See therapist is helping LOL)
Big girl panties on and ready to face everything!!!!
Keep myself positive everyday as I prepare for this journey...now with that all said...lets see how I feel next week...
Good luck everyone.

Ok, here's the thing about surgery. My sleeve was my 12th, including 2 c-sections, spinal disc repair, gall-bladder out, appendix, blah, blah, blah, and was the easiest recovery, least painful of them all.
They will give you an IV. You will feel a little prick. My first ex-husband was a little prick. (My second ex-husband was a big prick)! They will give you a mild sedative, just enough so that you are can be relaxed and don't really care what is happeneing. When the get you to the OR, they will help you navugate your mello self onto the operating table.
Then they will ask you to count to 100 backwards - or something distracting like that. 100, 99, 98, wake up, wake up, hey you're all done, You did just fine.
There you go, on your way to a new you. You can expect to be nauseous for a few days, maybe even until you complete your post-op meds, but they will give you something for it. No lie, even if you have an uncomplicated recovery, you may still have an uncomfortable recovery. It is a right of passage to good health and being able to be more involved in your own life.
For me, I did not really get any energy back until I got on regular cooked foods at 4 1/2 weeks. It is hard to believe that next week I go for my 18 month check-up. How did all of those slowest days days of pre-op liquids, post-op diet phases, and multiple crazy-making stalls go by so fast?
Hang around here with us for encouragement, support, and the unvarnished truth about our individual experoences. You will learn a lot. If you want to find a thread on certain topics, go to the search box, type in your subject, click on the nearly invisible little down arrrow for a drop-down menu. Click on FORUMS, then the search magnifying glass. That will give you a display of different threads on that subject. Welcome, and good luck with your surgery.

Thanks so much for the information. It is only 2 weeks till I leave now. It is getting so real, I am very excited nervous but very excited.
I am so diligent on keeping up with the information but there is so much it is just about overwhelming. I start my preop diet today, although I have been doing it for the last week. I have been trying to get my schedule down for the next two weeks...but the hard habits are hard to break.
Good luck everyone and maybe I will see some of u on the boardwalk

Thanks so much for the information. It is only 2 weeks till I leave now. It is getting so real, I am very excited nervous but very excited.
I am so diligent on keeping up with the information but there is so much it is just about overwhelming. I start my preop diet today, although I have been doing it for the last week. I have been trying to get my schedule down for the next two weeks...but the hard habits are hard to break.
Good luck everyone and maybe I will see some of u on the boardwalk

June 17th in Mexico. I know that I am in the hospital for 2 nights. I am good with that they do 3 leak tests before u go to the recovery condo for another night. I chose to stay an extra 2 days because of the flying plus it will be like a mini holiday...lol well maybe not. Good luck everyone

Mine is June 17th with Dr. Zavalza

You say he is worried that HE will feel guilty eating in front of you and HE won't be able to enjoy the holiday meals with you. In my past I have had men that prefer a big woman sexually. I dated a guy once that was upset that I lost 10 pounds because he prefers a BBW. When I told him I wanted to lose weight and hoped to some day be thin he broke off our relationship.
He needs to do some sole searching. He needs to see this isn't about him. It's about you and your choice and your health

@@AvaFern amen... applause couldn't agree more laughing at little boy bs so true screw that

You sound a lot like me. Never in my life have I made a decision where I sought a man's approval first. I am also self-employed, successful, and quite happy with or without a guy in my life. My perspective has always been that the day someone tells me how to spend my time or my money is the day I'm done with them and that would include telling me what I should and shouldn't do with my body. I would never tell a man that he couldn't have the vast majority of surgeries (vasectomy or sex change, I'd have an opinion) and as such, I would expect that he respect my wishes as well. My approach is a bit harsh, however I would let your husband know that he has two options, he can accept your decision and be the supportive partner he should be or he can choose to continue to act the way he is acting, you will still have the surgery, and in the event he no longer is able to fulfill your emotional and physical needs, you will be going elsewhere. Life is to short for grown women to have to deal with little boy bs. Either he steps up or he gets out. Either way you win.

My surgery is June 17th. I have been doing test runs lol so to speak. I have dropped a lot out of my diet for the last month. bread Pasta rice has been gone for about 2 weeks. Focusing in salads Proteins and shakes. I have no means perfect but I am doing it in babysteps ..no food funerals for me lol that would just be a disaster. I only have to be on preop for a week it looks like. Good luck everyone here cheering u on

That's no good!!! You definitely have the right frame of mind, stick to those guns. We will make it through this. When is your surgery?

Hello! I am also going to Mexico June 3, for gastric sleeve surgery. This is my first post. I have been lurking everywhere learning about it. Will you be in TJ?

Hi all..
i am in this catagory too. I am consumed by the fact my surgery is in 30 days. Yep 30 days. i am self pay in Mexico with Dr. Zavalza so I didnt have the 6 month wait that I have seen on here...but it has been 3 months since I chose to do this. My biggest thing is stalking forums...lol even some Facebook groups that I been added too.
It goes over and over in my mind. I am trying to stay focused on how hard it is going to be right after when we are learning to eat. But I am still keeping on eyes on the big prize.
So excited for everyone...good luck and stay strong..

You are not alone. My surgery was last June and I remember clearly how thinking about my surgery consumed me too. I used that time to do lots of research, stalk this forum, and begin to make slow changes to my diet and life style. I also made a list of goals- some weight related and many not.
It is such a fun exciting journey and your turn will be here before you know it. Good luck!!

Who designated a time frame? I'm just saying that there is no reason to think you've failed when in reality to have the rest of your life to make it work. It may not be working as fast as you want and you may not be doing all you can to help it along, but there's no failure. If you need to do better then just do it. Falling off the wagon and catching yourself is nothing to worry about. Just start today and do a little better than yesterday, and so on.
You have every day from now on to do a little better than the last. There's no race to the finish:) Love yourself and be kind to those you love. You'll make it in the end - you know - as in slow and steady wins the race.

as far as Water intake , why bother with an app, try this instead it sure worked for a whole lot of us.