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I honestly I love a lot of low carb foods, so I think it will be easier for me to maintain that lifestyle if I am sleeved since I will get full fast. I will need to address the mindless eating separately with counselling, but I feel that I will be far more in control and aware of my eating and what I am putting in after having this done.

Hey y'all! I am completely new, so bear with me! I was planning on going to Dr. Q but after reading some posts here I am somewhat freaking out about that choice (it is booked but they do not require payment so it's only my flight that is an issue at this point). My bff told me this horror story of how her mom's cousin got kidnapped and murdered when she went for a breast augmentation in TJ so now I am terrified, but I do not know if that woman was driving herself, walking around, or what happened. I felt fine about it before she told me that. Please reassure me that you had safe experiences! Who did you choose, and why? Were you happy with your pre/during/post op experience? What was your hotel stay like? Did they pick you up? If you had a sleeve done, what was your package cost? I would like to research all your recommendations but any information is appreciated!

Yes. I just cannot afford it state side, and I am worried about my health. A lot of women in my family are diabetic, and I am almost 36. Over the years I have yoyo'd so much weigh wise and I feel like this is what I need to help me take control of the situation. I have been heavy all my life. I lost a lot of weight in 2004 by doing Atkins, and got down to 156, my lowest weight (even lower than when I was a teen) and then I stopped eating low carb and woosh. But that's the way it works, and I have found that my inflammatory response is so great with sugar and gluten that I gain FAST. The past 12 years I have gone on and off and stayed around 210-230, but a few times I was up to about 250. Two years ago I was 250 and started eating ketogenic and lost 35 pounds in about 5 months, and since then I have maintained it, gained a little, lost it again, so I've been around 215-220. I was 218 on April 7 when I got married, we went on the honeymoon and I literally gained 10 pounds in 5 days. Two days ago I was 242.8 and I panicked and ate low carb most of the day but had dessert because I hadn't been 'ok, I'm going to strict low carb, just calm down say no to bread and starch today (but I did have a small ice cream serving after dinner)' and then yesterday I ate low carb all day and am down to 238.4, so that's something. My problem is, I have such a hard time sticking to the low carb All the time, but when I don't, all I eat is horrible-for-me foods, and a lot of them. I have food obsession and will eat even when I'm not hungry because I like to eat. Some friends of mine have had the surgery and had the same problem, and after surgery this impulse eating went away for them. I feel like this surgery will help me in multiple ways. The pre and post op diets are basically low carb, which I already know how to do, and I KNOW I will get results. I'm glad I know I like Isopure shakes already. I also know that if I do want to have some carby foods now and then down the road, they're only going to be a few bites because that's all I can have, so I will be less likely to gain AS much weight at one time, and that it will be easier to reset if I need to.

Thank you! I'm really struggling with choosing!!!

Which doctor did you end up going with?

Well, I had scheduled with him for August, but now I think I should cancel. Good thing there was no deposit required.