SHANA55

Hello from Vancouver Washington, getting sleeved in March
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Hello from Vancouver Washington, getting sleeved in March
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Hello from Vancouver Washington, getting sleeved in March
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Hello from Vancouver Washington, getting sleeved in March
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24 pounds first month, 18 pounds second month

I'm 5 ft 7 inches tall, and my high weight was 403
Day of surgery (8/8/15) 395 - down 8 pounds
Month one (9/8/15) 357 - lost 38 pounds, total 46 pounds
Month two (10/11/15) 340 - lost 17 pounds, total 63 pounds
Month three (11/8/15) 321 - lost 19 pounds, total 82 pounds
Month four (12/9/15) 304 - lost 17 pounds, total 99 pounds
Month five (1/13/16) 287 - lost 17 pounds, total 116 pounds
Today, one week shy of 6 months: 279 pounds - lost 8 pounds, total 124 pounds
So 38 the first month, then averaging 17 pounds each month for the next 4. Things are definitely slowing down now, but they're still going in the right direction, so I'm good with that.

Began the bariatric program in June 2015 at 478 lbs.
Surgery was on October 13, 2015. Was 422 lbs on date of surgery.
Weight this morning, January 30, 2016 was 342 lbs.

I am feeling much better now! Few things I wanna address from comments people have made
1. WALK! I swear it's a HUGE difference once you walk enough to pass the gas that's in your belly from surgery
2. I'm 8 days out & starting to feel human again.
3. Get your Protein and fluids in- YES it takes ALLLL DAY to do.
First month of surgery is optimal weight loss, if you don't give your body Protein it will just go into starve mode and you won't lose anything.
*Progress update: I was 274 before liquid diet, weighed 254 today!

Hi everyone, I'm from Sydney, Australia and been sleeved on 7th of October 2015

Hi Shana55,
I'm Peter member of BariatricPal MX and gladly I can help you with your question, we have four Bariatric Surgeons as part of our staff: Dr. Carlos Altamirano Cano, Dr.Jesus Martin Lopez Dominguez, Dr. jaime Ponce de leon, Dr. Francisco Zavalza, you can check them at: http://teammx.bariatricpal.com/, or you can call us for more information.
619) 900-7345 Office Number (844) WLS-DEAL / (844) 957-3325 Office Hours: 9:00 am to 6:00 pm Monday thru Friday

I am also self pay (although here in the states instead of Mexico) and I got the call today to schedule and I am also getting sleeved on the 27th!

Austin, Texas
Sleeved on 10/14/15
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Hello from Vancouver Washington, getting sleeved in March
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Hello from Vancouver Washington, getting sleeved in March
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Augusta, Georgia.
Sleeved in mid October, 2015

You look beautiful, I can't wait to have my surgery and change my life forever! Sent from my SM-G530T1 using Tapatalk

I did self pay- in the KC area. It was about $12,000, not including the EGD cost.

I am also self-pay because my health insurance doesn't cover WLS. I am from CT and cost of self-pay there was outrageous (they want $25 - 30K - $17K was hospital fees). I looked both in the states and Mexico. There are a bunch of docs in the 10 - 15K range. Mexico was $5 - 8K depending on the plan. I compromised and got my sleeve on 12/7 in Boca Raton, FL with Dr. Kahlil Shillingford for $10,500. My parents live about 30 minutes away so it was easy for me to stay with them during recovery and a go back for routine visits. That price is all-inclusive - hospital stay, labs, all office visits for 1 year, etc. I opened a CareCredit account but found out later the "low" interest plan was 14.5%. So instead I shopped around for another credit card - found a Visa card with a $10K limit and qualified for 0% interest for 15 months. The other dr I considered was Dr Paul Wizman - his VSG is $11K and he offers BLIS for another $1500.

I went to a local surgery center that is a Bariatric Center of Excellence, and is affiliated with one of the largest local hospitals. Cost was $12,000 for a self-pay package. Since my insurance also excludes any complications from WLS I also spent another $1,400 for BLIS complication coverage. In addition the EGD was around $1,000 so the total cost to me was a little north of $14,000.
My surgeon doesn't offer payment plans but refers patients to Prosper funding. This was an interesting model that I hadn't been familiar with before. Basically it is crowd lending. You fill out your personal profile, state the amount you need and then investors buy small (or large) chunks of your loan in the marketplace. It took a few days for my loan offering to fully fund but the interest rate was decent, way less than a credit card, and it was a pretty simple process. They transferred the money to my checking account in a few days.
Then I used an affinity Visa card to actually pay the surgeon and hospital and racked up a good amount of airline miles to help pay for a vacation trip to Celebrate my weight loss!

What doctor did you go to? Where? How much did it cost you? Can I do a down payment and payments? I'm considering Mexico, trying to find out all my option!
All I know is that I am getting sleeved by any means necessary

@@Blue1213 -- Good morning! I am waiting to discuss the results of my UGI with my surgeon...he's been very busy performing surgeries before year-end, but he is working with his coordinator to fit me in ASAP because I am a self-pay. Question, did your surgeon or PCP work with the insurance company to pay for your hospital stay and anesthesiologist? My GERD has been really bad for 10+ years and I wouldn't be surprised if I have a hernia. Both my PCP and Bariactric Surgeon work together and I would like to discuss this with them both if it turns out that I have a hernia.
I appreciate any info you an provide.
Thanks,
Derrick

I'd paid off my vehicles a couple years ago and was saving funds for a new ride.
I'd always planned on doing Atkins diet + hardcore gym work and lose weight......injuries and health issues showed up bigtime this year and had me locked down by April of this year.
I entered into a bariatric center and began the program....it was the standard 6 month plan with surgery short after it ended.
An angel with my program sat me down two months into it and went over self pay options for me.
That "new car money" was spent on my sleeve and the surgery happened less than three weeks later.
I went with the same surgeon that I'd have waited for. He is a freaking genius and I have nothing but high praise for him and his work.
I never considered Mexico. I've always hated flying.....and I was having an abdominal hernia repair done the same time as my sleeve and there was no way in hell that I was going to attempt airports and such.

What doctor did you go to? Where? How much did it cost you? Can I do a down payment and payments? I'm considering Mexico, trying to find out all my option!
All I know is that I am getting sleeved by any means necessary

Feeling great. I was very fortunate that I sailed through surgery very quickly. Zero pain. Now, I honestly feel totally normal except I eat less. I still do 2 Protein shakes a day to make sure I am getting all that in. A typical day is shake for Breakfast. Greek yogurt for snack. lunch is chicken salad or leftovers from the night before. I like the Oscar Meyer P3 Snacks and some Protein for dinner. Still at 3 oz a meal and between 700 and 800 calories. I'm back at the gym. Still tire easily, but that gets better each day.
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Not sure of the number since I am staying off the scale. But, wanted to share surgery day and today.
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