highfunctioningfatman

I would prefer that it was more like my mind. I lost my mind a looooonnnn gggggg time ago...

It pretty much is a lifetime rule. I haven't had a antacid yet.

I had to throw in at least one more stereotype! Honestly it was spotlessly clean and I was treated better than I ever have been here in the states.

I had a great experience. Nothing scary after they took the chickens out of the operating room.

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Kind of Before pic... it was not at my heaviest,,, looks like I didn't save any of those pics and the Current pic... down 87 still 42 to go.

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Me! I'm very happy and no additional organs were harvested. I wasn't even asked to be a "mule", sigh, I guess I lost my appeal...

Unfortunately hippa is huge. I would call the office and ask for the management. I would explain what happened and my concerns. I definitely wouldn't drop it because this could be happening to other patients without management knowing and the office staff telling you to destroy it may be just covering someone's ass.

Nope.

If you are regular then you won't see much of a difference. If you are bound up like you just ate an entire 20 pound cheese wheel then you will lose weight when you poop.

I can tell you that the knee scooter is a good idea but avoid that one. It is made by a company called Drive. Unfortunately my company handles their crap. I swear the company is called Drive because you are always driving somewhere to fix their sh!t...

Everyone is different. Your pain level will vary from mine. I have used Tylenol once since surgery and I was off the pain meds within 4-6 hours of the actual surgery.

I used Trinity Medical in Tijuana. I couldn't have been treated better. My wife and I felt like family. My price was towards the lower end of the range mentioned above but the care was amazing. We were picked up in San Diego in a Mercedes van. Taken for food in Tijuana. Asked if we wanted to go to the hotel (4 star), shopping or explore. We went down the coastline, learned a lot about the culture, economy and people of Mexico. A new appreciation was had as a result. We had some more food at a nice open air restaurant over looking the ocean. The next day was surgery and they sent the nurse, not just a driver, to pick us up. The surgery included everything. All tests, anesthesia, meds, everything! They even asked my wife what she would like to eat and they sent a member of the staff to go to town and get whatever my wife ordered. There was no charge for any of these meals. The next day we were back in the hotel and the owner of the company was going to get a massage and offer to take my wife. She accepted and I snooze and walked. We were then taken into town to go shopping. Whatever we bought was on us. On our final day we went to do a leak test and the nurse took me for some awesome chicken broth. After all was done I was presented with my complete medical records, in English. We were then taken across the border and back to the airport.

Literally the only thing that cost us anything else was the jewelry that my wife bought.

Thought I would share my 3 month progress. This is the first time I have shared my "before" pics. It's hard, yet helpful for me to look at them.

I feel I have only started this journey. Weight wise, I am about half way to goal.

Before: 239

Current: 185

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When you've thrown out most of your underwear, because when you are sleeping, gas isn't always gas!! lol

This is why I love my rectum. It has the am a ability to distinguish between a solid and a gas. I appreciate my rectums excellent decision making skills as the only time that it has failed me is when I was sick.

Amazing ability. Dang phone...

When you've thrown out most of your underwear, because when you are sleeping, gas isn't always gas!! lol

This is why I love my rectum. It has the am a ability to distinguish between a solid and a gas. I appreciate my rectums excellent decision making skills as the only time that it has failed me is when I was sick.

It is possible but not realistic. Here was my journey. Surgery was 8-29.

I am interested in your inches measurement. What all do you measure and add up? Great to see an additional way to see results. I planned on doing this too but just seperate. Arms, waist and upper thigh. Adding them seems like to might be more rewarding. Do you do hips as well? Both arms and legs? Thanks :-)

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When you become a connoisseur of cold food that started out warm...

It is possible but not realistic. Here was my journey. Surgery was 8-29.

I felt "normal" 4-5 days afterwards but as I lost weight things started to change. My back hurt from posture changes, it turns out I'm a hunchback. My posture changing means that my old, strong muscles aren't used like they were and I need to develop new muscle.

My changes are all for the good but I haven't felt "normal since week 2-3.

I'm odd. Yep imagine that. I took a pen and drew a face using my bellybutton as a mouth and wrote "just a little off the top". It is amazing what you can do on a toilet if you are given enough time.

Are you joking or are you serious? If you are serious then you need to call your doctor.

Yeppers!

Check with your doc but you might be able to used sugar free jam instead of fruit. The cottage cheese is okie dokie though.

I would be concerned about the spice on your raw, freshly cut stomach. If I realized that I should have asked my surgeon when I could use spice I wouldn't have risked harm. Fortunately I was ok. Good for you to ask first but you ought to check with your doctor and see what they want you to do. Then let us know, I'm curious.

Dense Protein will leave you full and nourished. Slider foods like the ice cream, chocolate and Cookies that you mentioned never will. This is a mental game as much as anything else. If your mindset isn't on eating in a healthy way, you WILL lose at this game and the weight will come back. Your choices dictate your success.