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Amy, Dr. ILLAN is amazing! His team is the best. Join our Facebook group. You will find a group that cares and wonderful families new to you. When you join, tag me Peggy Bourassa. I will be happy to help in any way I can.

Are you still on this website? I was sleeved about 4 weeks ago in Billings. how are you doing now 1 year post op?

Im still here , seven months out doing well. Email me at peggybourassa@yahoo.com!

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It is normal to have the rhoughts you are having. It is a major change to your life. The sleeve is your tool you will be full but you will crave other foods. For me they don't taste the same and are easily avoided if I get my head straight. Loosing weight and feel8ng better will motivate you and you will have the BariatricPal family to support you every step of the way. Good luck you can do this and transform to a wnderful new life.

It is used for gerd and ulcers and can protect your sleeve certainly appropriate for a new sleeve.Most of us take some medication the first month following surgery to protect our new sleeve or pouch. Good luck.

I hate those stalls, i have been thinking shakes only for a week. I think I am eating too much food during the day. Arghhhh

How's it going montana sleevers? 7/4/16 down 41 pounds. Would love to chat.

Thank you all for posting. It was just the information I needed.

I am wondering if there are scientific studies to show at what period post op does the hormone Ghrelin start secreting

following a sleeve procedure and at what levels. Does it return to a preop level? I LOVE not being hungry!

I check references called patients and decided on dr. Illan bariatric pal team mexico. If Alex B. Founder of this site supports him it was good enough for me. BEST decision ever! BILL YANEZ is coordinator for team mexico. Tell him I sent you, he will take great care of you. Personal service no big business feeling.

I lost when I did the liquid before surgery. Again they want to see how you are able to deal with food and a life style change. The more you can clear out those poor choices the better you walk will be postop. Stop now with sugar, pop, and breads and Pasta. Protien vegetables and fruits you will feel amazing in a short time. The first week will be hard but you can do this!

Agreed plan ahead to have your protien and fluids.Have fun and enjoy your get away.

I stalled forever after surgery was kind of angry then one day your scale will move.drink your Water

Yes it can be. Miralax might be better long term. Once I got to more food bowels are working fine. I have a friend who a year out needs help.

One month is hard, I thought I would loose so much weight. Only about9 pounds from date of surgery. 18 pounds preop. What was amazing is the number of inches lost. 29 in all. Hang in there weight loss will happen.

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Check with Bill Yanez he can connect you to anyone else who will be going that day. I made great new friends that way!

I am planning on going alone on Aug 10 with Dr Illan , anyone else that day?

Fingers crossed!

Hi every one. 24 hours post op here in TJ Mexico.spending time with my surgery buddys,forming friendships to last the miles and a lifetime. No pain meds needed after morning dose. Passed swallow test juice and Water going down well. DR. ILLAN'S team have been wonderful. ALEx B. I am proud to say i went with Bill Yanez and team Mexico!

Ihave been a nurse for 30+ years the last 15 in executive roles have the utmost confidence in this team. Feel free to pm me with any questions.

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OHHHHH great idea I will share with Bill and see if possible!

Yes my 100 pound goal is to go back for vacation.

How are you doing?

I am leaving for Tiajana Mexico In less than 24 hours, last night I was feeling greatful for this amazing opportunity and sent a pm to my surgeon to tell him how excited that I was to meet him. Then I asked him how it felt to be a hero to so many. Within a few minutes I had a message back. DR.Illan replied saying he was ready to meet me and he loves seeing his patient's live change and health improve!!! SERIOUSLY never would you have that kind of personal contact with your provider in the states!! If you have doubts about this group message me. I am a believer.

July forth! BariatricPal team mexico

I am scheduled with Dr Illan on Aug. 23rd. I am doing it thru BariatricPal Team MX. I am about a 3 hour drive from San Diego which is why i was coming down the night before. Unfortunately my husaband cant get off work and my mother is way too frail to travel.

Bill Yanez and Stacy will not let you down. Im going alone on the forth of july. I'll let you know.

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As it turns out, I dont think my husband can make the trip to Tijuana with me so it looks as though I will be going by myself. I live outside of LA so will probably just take the train to San Diego cuz its probably not wise to drive home medicated! I guess I will stay by the airport the night before and just take a taxi to the pick up spot in the morning. Anyone else go down there by themselves?? I'm not at all worried about the care i will receive or even being solo in Mexico (LA is probably worse! Lol)...its just scary having surgery alone and far from home.

I'll be going alone in five days and have no worries. Dr. Illan and his team have my back and will communicate any needs to my family. I also have a great set of friends online who are having surgery the same day. My advice is to find who else is scheduled with you and pm them.

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My journey began when I met Stacey Yanez threw a friend of mine. I had been researching surgery in Mexico because my insurance would not pay in the states. Not only did her and her husband Bill work for a medical tourism company.... They lived in Mexico. They drive, eat, work, sleep and experience life in Mexico. They know the doctors and hospitals. They see with their own eyes and hear with their own ears. Nothing is word of mouth! So when Stacy said she lived in Arkansas at one point in her life I knew that was the sign I needed to trust this lady. Then she recommended a doctor. She didn't recommend this doctor just for sales and marketing she recommended the doctor because Bill, her husband, has chosen this doctor for his gastric sleeve! If she could trust this doctor with her husband that was good enough for me. I booked my surgery and then my flight. Three week of preop diet and I was on a plane to TJ Mexico. I thought OMG I am really doing this!!! Stacey picked my husband and I up at the air port and from that point on I was fine. All worries vanished and all fears melted away. I knew I would be fine because Stacey and Bill said I would be. The next day I went to hospital florence for preop and met the internal medicine doctor and Dr. Illan. They did blood work, X-rays, and an EKG. Everything rolled smooth and I was in surgery at 12 noon. Surgery lasted 45 min to an hour and I was awake fully by 2pm. The nurses were wonderful! Rosa was over the nurses and she was amazing! She was just sweet as pie! They all spoke enough English that they could communicate. Ross spoke English extremely well. They kept nausea and pain meds coming. I was never doped up so much I couldn't walk. I walked and walked the halls trying to get rid of the gas. My biggest problem! Never felt sick to my stomach or threw up (my worst fear). A swallow test was done the next and that was the worst to me. I hate that Barium liquid. GROSS! The hospital beds were so much more comfortable than the US. Usually after a hospital stay I need back surgery lol but these were nice. Oh and a bed was provided for my husband too. Two days in the hospital and then to the recovery house. I had heard nasty remarks about recovery houses...... Let me say this Bariatric Pal has top of the line Recovery houses! I would much rather be in a recovery house than the hotel! It was like a condo! We had a fridge, microwave, stove, Water cooler, new furniture, soft beds, a billion channels on TV, and wifi. I forgot to say that 24 hours a day during this trip you had someone available to you and when I say available I mean the were in the waiting room at the end of the hall at the hospital or in another condo at the recovery house. They would go get you and your companion anything you wanted! From Coke and food to Shampoo and soap. These guys were top notch! There was another gentleman that had surgery the same day as me. My husband and his wife were treated like royalty by Bariatric pal. Bill and Stacey went out of their way to make us feel like family. I am forever grateful for their kindness.

Dr Illan and Palola, the nutritionist, came to the recovery house to speak with us and gave us the opportunity to ask questions that we may not have thought of in the hospital. Dr. Illan was available to us at any time. I don't know of any doctor in the United States that will give you that kind of attention and bed side manor! I am currently seven days post op and I spoke to Dr. Illan yesterday! He called me! I have NEVER had a doctor call me. Nurses call me but not the doctor themselves. Best doctor ever! The owner of Bariatric Pal Team MX David Lopez personally made sure our stay at the recovery house was perfect. He sat down with us and listen to our reviews and any constructive criticism we had which wasn't much lol. Mexico was a wonderful experience! I can't wait to go back on vacation! Oh and we had a super early flight back home and Stacey personally made sure we were there in plenty of time! I have nothing but waves of great reviews for this company and Doctor. If anyone has any questions please please ask! If you need numbers to speak to someone to schedule your new journey let me know! Tell them you read Chasity's review! And no I don't gain money from sending them people. I value their service and attention to every little detail and I want you to have the same great experience too! I have had no complications. No pain meds since I left the hospital. No vomiting or severe nausea. I had the perfect sleeve experience. I owe that wonderful experience to a great company, Bariatric Pal Team MX and a stupendous Dr. Jalil Illan!!!!

Im set to go July forth an so far my experience has been amazing. As a nurse I see nothing but good!

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