Tommy Joe

Well we can start one or at least get together the three of us!

Hey Tacoma Munstersfan and Acceber12 I'm in Auburn. Having my mini bypass end of June.. We should set up a get together

Oh my god I cannot wait to feel cold again. Not to minimize your troubles.

I'm seeing my GP here tomorr and going to ask him if he will help with my pre op and post op care. My surgery is in Mexico with Bariatric Pal Mexico on June 27. What kind of things will I need to do medical wise before and after? Thanks!

It's so good to hear you guys. I just keep getting some mixed messages from people who are concerned about me and care, I know they do. I just want it over, and then I get scared . Seeing my GP tomorrow to ask his help in pre op and post op if he is OK with it. My date is scheduled for June 27

You had me at rant

Thanks both of you I would not be able to even contemplate this without the support here

RNYoYo Thanks so much to write it means a lot and I will PM you that's for sure. Today I was like freaking out a little like am I really going to do this...six weeks from now....it's so good to get confirmation. I feel good about Bariatric Pal Mexico very much. I also am in Seattle so if there are complications I can just fly back down. Easy Peasy

Snuggy2 thank you so much! It really helped to read your experience. I am a teacher and there are very few who support my decision and more who share concerns with me especially because I am going out of the country. My first American ortho botched a hip replacement when I was 30 and I had a revision the next year that left my left leg shorter than my right. Got that fixed in 2009 in Washington. So medicine is not an exact science all the time.

Thanks Thecloude1 I was beginning to think I did something wrong and shouldn't have posted that

I've been researching and reading about the mini bypass versus the full bypass. Some questions are bugging me and I want to put them here. I need some reassurance and bolstering of confidence. 1. Does the mini bypass help with reflux and Barrett's Esophagus? I know the full bypass does. 2. I keep hearing about vomiting and diarrhea from this procedure. Is that inevitable? I've had IBS so I'm used to that. 3. If I avoid foods that are bad for my system and the bypass will that help keep the vomiting and dumping to a minimum? 4. I'm getting scared. I'm most afraid of losing the comfort food that helps my loneliness..only until the reflux kicks in and I'm sick for a few hours. What do others with the mini bypass do when you get lonely or the urge for Mac and cheese? There's this floating anxiety about doing this , I guess I need reassurance! Tom

The reason I am fat is due to stuffing crap thrown at me like this and not standing up for myself. Here's your chance to practice becoming the new person you want to be. You might have to fight that voice that says you have to be nice to everyone even if they crap on you...that voice is wrong! Confront her directly, nicely but firm, and let her know how her words are affecting you. If she says oh I'm just being funny I don't mean anything then say, it doesn't matter what you intend, I don't like those comments and am asking you to stop. Then if she doesn't you need to take further steps. Direct confrontation will help you teach yourself that you are as important and worthy as anyone else and you deserve someone, you, who will stick up for you. You will feel powerful in a good way rather than powerless which is the effect of her words. Good luck for you and let's make a group pact on here to stop taking s888 from other people!

Seems then I need a procedure to make my mons majoris into a mons minimus

Titty tuck? I don't know half of these abbreviations

Oh my this is really fun!!!

Short stuff yes!!! Down with FUPAs . Hey @"Alex Brecher" maybe Bariatric Pal Mexico could add a Lipo-FUPA Removal option? Like for another 350 bucks you can say Bye Bye Fu..Pa ( sung to the tune of Bye Bye Blackbird"

Ok ...(taking deep breath) I am a man with a fat FUPA and I've not given birth obviously. I'm so grateful for the honesty and playfulness on here. I haven't even had my surgery yet. I need to lose about 80 pounds or more. I want to get rid of the FUPA . Is Lipo the only way? I will probably get loose skin taken off too. I was raised so puritanical that even when slim I never took my shirt off. Sinful. Dammit once I get the weight off I would once in my life like to take my shirt off at the beach and not have bigger breasts than many others there... I dream of standing on a beach wearing a hat with an open white shirt and shorts in an Ian McClellan pose...I'm a gay 57. My svelte Pinoy husband doesn't mind my fat but I think we would make a nice duo on the beach don't you? FUPA your days above my "member" are numbered! Hope it's ok to mention my "member".

Cervidae you speak with wisdom and I admire you. Maturity and wisdom are found at many ages. You hit it right on its a tool not a fix

Alex if I can ask how much weight did you have to lose? I'm 245 and 5 9 and getting the bypass on the 27th through BPMexico. I know I need to lose 70 or 80 pounds . I am using the surgery as a inducement to change my eating permanently. I've lost weight five or six times in my life before , ate healthily, exercised, then quit and got fat again like the young lady did. This time my thoughts are I will take this very serious step and I will have a physical assistance to losing weight as well as my mental determination. Is that correct thinking? Do people needing to lose 70 to 80 also succeed with bypass? Just curious

Auburn Washington

I'm June 27. Mini Bypass with Bariatric Pal Mexico.

I've been telling everyone at first , I guess I was wanting confirmation that I was doing the right thing. I haven't had anyone be very supportive. But now I'm doing the bypass and it will take care of my horrid reflux. Food gets stuck in my throat. I get acid back if I forget my pantoprazole, which I take twice a day. Surprisingly all of my current Dr were supportive and wished me well and will continue to care for me which is awesome I think. I tell people I'm having this done to take care of my acid reflux and Barrets esophagus. I currently have a very slow growing tumor in my kidney and getting in shape and healthier will help with that as well. I'm doing this for me.

I can do a year long as it's not forever. I live near Seattle where coffee is a religious brew

So what is it? I'm a huge coffee drinker, fully loaded caffeine. I'm having the mini bypass in June in Tiajuana. After surgery is caffeine gone for our life? I'm willing to give it up if I have to, just gonna be rough:)

Bariatric Pal Mexico is the way to go. I've not had surgery yet but the extensive research I've done, and the very public nature of this website and their openness convinced me to choose Bariatric Pal Mexico. Follow up? San Diego is a quick flight from Seattle and I can see the surgeon again.