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I'm going to Dr Ramos Kelly & although he's not the cheapest in Mexico, he's fantastic. Definitely cheaper than here - I found $15-30k in Tampa, $5-8k w/ Dr Ramos Kelly (depending on your health, etc). I know ooh_that_girl is going to a different Dr in Mexico that he's excited about - there's definitely great surgeons in Mexico, just definitely do your research :-)

Hi ginapooh! April can't come soon enough :-) hopefully you'll get your date confirmed soon. If you want to join the April 2016 VSGers Facebook page find me & friend me (Alea Birbeck, profile pic = my smiling face)

Hey there! I'm in Florida :-) if you want to join the Facebook group send me a friend request - Alea Birbeck, profile pic = my smiling face - and I'll add you :-)

damyers & scarvalho - send me a friend request on Facebook - my name is Alea Birbeck & profile picture is my smiling face :-) I'll add you to the group!

I'm in Florida too! Tampa.

That'll be a happy birthday gift & dual celebration every year! :-D I'll be on here too, so looking forward to hearing about your journey... I really wish the next 10 weeks would go by FAST, I'm ready now :-)

Inner Surfer Girl - you're more than welcome to join as a veteran (or "big sister") if you want!

Yay! How can I find you on Facebook to add you to the group? I have a handful of "veterans" who were sleeved 3 years ago & are ready to help us out & answer whatever questions we have have along the way :-)

UPDATE: the page is now called Spring 2016 VSGers because there were so many awesome people outside of April that I wanted to add! So send me a message & friend request on Facebook if you want to join [Alea Birbeck, same pic as here]! Who want to join a "secret" support group on Facebook? :-D my surgery date is 4/15 & I'm looking for people who'll be experiencing the same phases (etc) as I will so we can all support each other.

UPDATE: the page is now called Spring 2016 VSGers because there were so many awesome people outside of April that I wanted to add! So send me a message & friend request on Facebook if you want to join [Alea Birbeck, same pic as here]! I'm putting together a "secret" support group on Facebook for folks who are being sleeved the same month as me - my surgery date is April 15th. I'm not going public with the fact that I'm having surgery, so it's important to me that the group doesn't show up on my personal fb page. I've been told by a friend who had her vsg surgery April 2013 that her similar support group has been fantastic - a group of people all going through the same thing, a safe place for questions and sharing experiences, etc. She actually added me to her "April 2013" secret group and they're a great group, I can see the appeal! I'm looking forward to building a great network of people to go through this journey with! <3 lemme know if you're interested.

I'm sending a friend request, Kelly! (I can't seem to add anyone I'm not friends with) Debnug - how can I find you on Facebook to add you?

Thanks for the love, Inner Surfer Girl! <3

I'll be having surgery in April and I live in Tampa!

UPDATE: the page is now called Spring 2016 VSGers because there were so many awesome people outside of April that I wanted to add! So send me a message & friend request on Facebook if you want to join [Alea Birbeck, same pic as here]! I'm putting together a "secret" support group on Facebook for folks who are being sleeved the same month as me - my surgery date is April 15th. I'm not going public with the fact that I'm having surgery, so it's important to me that the group doesn't show up on my personal fb page. I've been told by a friend who had her vsg surgery April 2013 that her similar support group has been fantastic - a group of people all going through the same thing, a safe place for questions and sharing experiences, etc. She actually added me to her "April 2013" secret group and they're a great group, I can see the appeal! I'm looking forward to building a great network of people to go through this journey with! <3