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I can't wait to stay there next week!!!! Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

Day 12 of my pre-op diet. 4 days till my surgery!!! Yay!!!! ✌️ Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

How is everyone doing?

I'm having my gastric bypass surgery on December 12th in Tijuana Mexico with BariatricPal TeamMX and Dr. Illan. There are less complications and better care down there. I couldn't have picked a better doctor or place. It's the one and only chance I have to get the surgery and I couldn't have made a better choice. And I already have a bariatric surgeon who is willing to do my post-op care once I get back home. I am getting more than I can possibly hope for at a price I couldn't imagine ($5400). Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

Well, finished with Day 6 of my pre-op diet. Getting better every day. My mom, daughter and me interred most of my dad's ashes today. Very emotional and good for all of us I think. My strong urge to chew something has lessoned a bit today. I can do this!! WE CAN DO THIS!!! Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

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I started my pre-op diet on the 27th, and have just finished day 4. It definitely gets better. It can be hard to be around food, especially when you first start. Just take it one moment at a time. You can do it!!! Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

Day 4 of my pre-op diet. I'm over the hurdle! No more stomach grumbling. My brain and stomach have decided to cooperate. Thank God!! Countdown? 1 week, 4 days, 12 hours, 45 minutes, 50 seconds, give or take until my surgery!! Yay!!!!!!! Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

Having a written out schedule with what I'm eating and when I'm eating it. Everyday, I eat the same thing at the same time. I just did day 1 and I'm looking forward to the rest of two weeks. Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

Thanks, caking0923!! Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App Thanks for the info, catwoman7!! Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

December 12th for me too!! Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

I did not know that. Great info @@OutsideMatchInside!! Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

I'm finishing up my first day of my pre-op diet. So far, pretty decent. Yes, my stomach is acting like it hasn't eaten in forever, but I know it's getting more than enough. I have had some short temper moments, to be sure. And I have looked for ways to eat something that isn't 'that bad'. But, other than one cough drop, I have adhered to my plan. I know it will get easier each day I'm on it. Day 2 here I come!! Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

Amazing!! Congratulations! What an inspiration!!! Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

This is very interesting to me, since I also have RA/PsA. When we started discussing biologics, I asked my rheumy's opinion of WLS. She was enthusiastically behind it, citing WLS as many times reducing the inflammatory factors. However, she and my surgeon (and my research) all said that the bypass was NOT a good option for someone with auto-immune because of the complete contraindication for NSAIDs and steroids, where the sleeve only has a relative contraindication for those meds. Not criticising you or your docs, just find it interesting how there are so many differing opinions in the medical community. BTW, biologics are now off the table for me for the forseeable future. My inflammatory factors are down, and we still have dosing room on sulfasalazine and we haven't tried plaquenil yet. Mtx failed and I developed an allergic reaction to it, so at least I don't have to give myself chemo anymore! LOL. So the sleeve has worked amazingly well for me. Not remission, but meds are working better and we're able to avoid the real heavy hitters indefinitely. It is interesting how doctors differ in their opinions. I have autoimmune diseases as well. Medications really truly were the reason i packed on so much weight so quickly. I have Psoriatic Arthritis and hypothyroidism. At the same time, I had a very severe case of GERD causing me to cough every day all day for over a year with no solution. We had to heavily weigh the right choice of surgery for me. GERD is 100% resolved, issues with pain control for my joints are an everyday battle and I can not and will not risk taking any nsaids even with treatment. Because I have Psoriatic arthritis oral steroids are out as well as it kicks up the psoriasis so bad that it has caused serious infections that have caused me to be hospitalized over the years. I also never over ate. However, I ate crap all the time so i was actually malnourished while being morbidly obese. In fact my family and friends could not understand how i was so heavy because they saw how much i ate, they just did not realize that all the carbs were killing me. Anyway, since bypass I am still on biologics (Stelara) and Cyclosporine to keep my Psoriatic arthritis under control. It has been well controlled for the last 2 years so we have slowly be reducing the quantity of those medications. We tried lowering the dose of Stelara over a year ago and I went into a full on several month episode so we increased it back to where it was. We are discussing trying a reduction again in the spring as everything looks like it is going into remission. That being said, anytime i have surgery it seems to kick back up again so we are going to wait until after my plastics in January to try again. The biggest thing about having WLS is the head game. You have to change the way you live and learn to make better choices. I think for the most part i have done this well. Of course there are times when i indulge but 90% of the time, I do have to fight with my head. In the beginning, it was easier for me because even if i did indulge, the weight still came off. Now that I am two years post op, those decisions matter. I will gain or lose based solely on my behaviors. I believe this MUST be true of anyone going through or that has gone through WLS. Yes, some people will lose slower than others - I was one of them. It took me 18 months to lose my excess weight and alot of hard painful work to actually get there. Others have lost their weight of similar proportions within the first 12. I am sort of glad it took me longer, and took me understanding that I am now in the drivers seat, not my pouch. What i choose to put in my body and how often will dictate whether i lose, gain or maintain. If i choose to get no exercise at this point, it will and does have an impact on whether i lose, gain or maintain. I am in the drivers seat......not my surgery. The sooner some people realize this there will be less need for revisions in my opinion. Of course, I am NOT referring to those that have a equipment failure. I personally feel that a surgeon that is considering a revision for those persons who failed to lose the weight (not by malfunctioning equipment/surgery) really do need to see someone to assist with why they have not lost the weight. There is a nurse in my doctors office who had bypass surgery at the same time i did. I know this because she told me and seemed almost upset that I lost all of my weight and she has lost very little. She immediately blamed the surgery for not working. Then proceeded to tell me that her schedule simply did not allow for her to focus on herself so she is unable to get the right Protein and even fluids in her body. She skips meals and then eats whatever is handy in a few minutes in between patients. Ok, that is not the surgery failing, clearly she is still following the same behaviors she was before surgery. Dont get me wrong, I get it....she is taking care of patients. But, there comes a time when we have to be selfish and focus on ourselves if we want to be successful in the end. I literally started taking care of everyone else but me from the time I was 16 years old. I was a working married mother of 2 by the time i was 19 going through a horrible marriage. By 22 I was divorced and a single mother working 3 jobs just to make ends meet. By 25 i was remarried to my wonderful hubby of 29 years and working a high paying very stressful job. I did so well in my career and became the primary breadwinner. Well, then there was the stress of that so again, not taking care of me just working like a crazy person. By the time i was 51 i was in big trouble health wise and was literally told, i would end up in kidney failure soon if i did not lose weight. So, it was time for me to be very selfish and start taking care of myself. For the last two years, I have been focused on my health and well being and when you are morbidly obese, that is a necessary part of getting your health back. So, i say again......your head really has to change in order to be successful. It is why they send you for physch evals before this surgery. I honestly think they could do a better job of assessing patients and setting them up with the right people to help them through the mental part of WLS. Most of us need some sort of help. @@Djmohr, thank you for your comments. I was on the October 2015 forum and your posts have been encouraging. I am finally going to have gastric bypass surgery on December 12th and I have learned a lot from you and others in that and other forums. I just wanted to let you know that you are appreciated. Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

Obesity is a disease in of itself, and a lot of us don't have a food addiction. I didn't. I was diagnosed with PCOS two years ago, but I have probably had it for years. In 2014, before my diagnosis, I gained 50 lbs from May to August with no negative changes in my diet. Matter of fact, I changed my diet to no avail. The weight gain was due to the PCOS, not my diet. I'm having gastric bypass surgery after doing a lot of research. I still need my brain and hormones reset in order to lose weight and keep it off. I also did not have a weight problem when I was a child. I only started to have weight issues after I had my daughter. I couldn't lose the weight and keep it off. My point is there are many reasons why people need wls. Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

This is very encouraging! I'm having bypass surgery on December 12th. Reading this just makes me more excited! Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

Yes!! I'm about to start my pre-op diet next Sunday. 3 weeks, 12 hours, 28 minutes, and 34 seconds! December 12th, here I come!! Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

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Mine starts on November 27. Here it is: Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Hi! How are things going?!? Hi! How are things going?!?

December 12! Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

My surgery is on December 12!! Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

Hi 60&goin4it, I haven't posted in months, but I started posting on BariatricPal around September/October of last year. It's taken more than a year, but I'm finally having surgery on December 12th!! I'm working with BariatricPal TeamMX and Dr. Illan is doing my surgery. I'm so excited!! Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App