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Fortunately I do not have any comorbities in the diabetes dept. I just have joint pain and muscle aches. So I am thinking I am going to do this diet. I will be getting the ingredients this weekend. I will keep y'all updated on how it goes.

Sherri Congratz on getting your date set up!! I will be a Sanchez patient as well, and am looking forward to it all!! Diva I do understand your conserns. There are a lot of scary factors that go into surgery in foreign countries. I personally agree that i would not have this surgery at a weight loss clinic, but would prefer to have it done in a hospital. But what about the surgery clinics that do the surgeries here in the united states? Is that not the same situation? And the doctor that Sherri and I and many others have chosen does his surgery in an actually hospital, with some of the most cutting edge technology out there. Stuff that is being used in the whole planet EXCEPT for the US because of the FDA and medical regulations. It is an American owned hospital. It is cleaner than any hospital you can imagine here in the US. And yes, there are dirty cities in Mexico. More so than in the US. But that does not mean there are not really rich and wealthy and nice places too. Just like here in the US. I always bring up the idea of...Would you have your surgery in a strip mall weight loss centre in East LA? No? Its the united states. Its just one of the poorer towns in the United states. Would you have a problem having your surgery in Beverly Hills? Monterrey is one of the riches and wealthiest towns in Mexico. Akin to Beverly Hills. Of course I feel comfortable having my surgery there!! Besides. I have done close to 9 months of research on this, and my doctor, and the hospital I will have this surgery in. I understand the hesitancy. But before you look down on the decision, take a closer look at the choices that are being made. You yourself said that you didn't know all of the details. Hugs everyone

3loves that is AWESOME news! God does provide, and He has heard your prayers for your family. I am so glad for your security, and will continue to pray that everything continues well. :scared: Krisitin did check back in. Seems her doc who was supposed to give her an unfill the last time she was in, didn't really do it. She has been tight this whole time, bless her heart. But she was watched over, and got a complete unfill and will heal until she is ready for refill. Thank goodness she did not have anything really serious happen to make her stumble on this journey. I am praying for everyone to be lifted in their spirits. My emotions have been so down lately, and I really pray that no one else goes through a funk anytime soon. I am not sure why this mild depression has come over me, but I am praying through it, working through it, and spending time doing the thing that brightens my day the most...playing with my kids. God bless you all.

OMG Kristin, I am so glad you are back and ok!! I was worried sick all day today! I must have told my husband 20 times today about you, to the point where he asked me how you were doing this evening!! LOL I am so glad they got you all figured out, and i would be furious about the other doc not removing anything. You should take your medical records to that doc and demand your money back asap. That is totally uncool. You should also request that he pay for any costs that arise from your ER trip, since it prolly would not have happened if the unfill had been done correctly. Good to hear you are empty and recovering, and I am sure in 3 weeks you will be anxious to have it refilled. Ugh, I can go back to work without worry now. LOL HUGS girly.

Wheetsin I still have those tights. LOL

I am curious as to the cost of the procedures as well. I know the doctor is in Monterrey, Mexico because I will be going to him myself. I have heard nothing but fabulous things about him, and Alice seems like yet one more happy client!!

Way to go dawg and kathy!!! Both are having awesome days!!! I am having a down day. I feel really fat today. Hey look at that! its cause I am LOL I am just having a low esteem day. I think it is cause I am in the middle of TOM and really very ready to be over it.

Take it with a grain of salt. It just seemed interesting to me when I ran across it. I might give it a shot to see how well it works. It seems to me that it would be a lot of Water weight lost, but they say you can repeat it the next week and get the same results, and can continue to do the diet over and over till you are satisfied. We'll see. http://www.idiet4u.com/diets/sacredheart.html

Mvpo maybe it is a genetic thing. LOL elwood is a big kneader too! He is insane about it. Ok...get this. He also sucks on the back of his paw and mews in his sleep LOL His other paw kneads the air or anything it might be touching, and he sucks on the back of his paw or his leg. It cracks me up. The drooling thing is weird. I have never heard of another doing that, and your tuxes do it too! Freaky

I think the newbie forum would be perfect. Also an exercise forum. I also think a scheduled moderated chat would be good so that people know for a fact that at a certain time on a certain day people will be live to chat with and share experiences. maybe have specific topics each time, or have a newb chat and a vet chat and things like that scheduled for diff times.

There are a lot of reasons coffee is sometimes a no no. I think just about all of them were touched on here. But to sum up. It is a diuretic. It will cause you to lose your hydration, so you have to up your water intake to cover it. It can play havoc with your metabolism. And most people have it with cream and sugar so it is a lot of empty calories. But there are some good sides to coffee too. It is a diuretic, and with increased water you can actually do a good body cleanse with it. The caffiene can temporarily increase your metabolism so that you can burn more when coupled with exercise and lots of water. Drink it black and it can be a good addition to your diet. just make sure you are getting the water you need. I can't live without coffee. I know people like Pnut have lost their appetite for it since being banded, and i do not know if that will happen to me, but as of right now, I need my coffee or i can't function. LOL

oh i am afraid to do that. people keep telling me "oh have this! you won't be able to after you are banded" and I just freeze up!! I am afraid that if I just go hog wild, murphy's law is that something will happen and i won't have the surgery. Then I have gained all the weight and have to try and get rid of it on my own. LOL Paranoid much, Amy?

We have a smooth coat border collie named Cosmo, and a tuxedo cat named Elwood. Cosmo is a little over a year old, quite the handfull, and still a jumper. He doesn't get to spend much time with the kids because he plays too hard. We are hoping to send him to training after my banding is done. Then he can get some outside help that we can't provide. Elwood is about 8 now. Elwood is what i call my "little fire kitty" because he came and alerted me when our house was burning down and I was in the shower. If it wasn't for him, I would not have gotten out. I still have the scars on my chest from him digging his claws in and hanging on. We had two dogs and nother cat at the time, and he and I were the only ones that got out. DH was at work. Elwood has since had his claws removed. LOL Now he is my fat tub of furry love that I will never lose. He made the cross country trip with us and did so well. He is loving and a snuggler. He has this weird thing that he does that when he gets really relaxed and is snuggling he drools. A lot. it is really gross, but funnier than hell. He is huge too. He stands on his hind legs and can open doors if it is a lever handle. Even if it opens towards him, he knows tograb it and walk backwards. We have to keep a lot of the doors in the house locked so that he doesn't open them all. The funniest is when he does that to someone who is in the bathroom and doesn't realize. He will just open the door up and come on in to run on your legs. Another weird thing he does. And y'all are gonna think I am nuts. But if he comes in while you are going to the bathroom, he will come in and rub on your legs, then get into your pants as they rest around your ankles. and just sit there and purr. If they are not pulled down far enough he will paw at them till you lower them. OK TMI I know but it is hilarious!!!

I am also going to be banded by dr. sanchez. I know that they do not require a preop diet, but i plan on doing one anyways, just to make the surgery easier on dr. sanchez. Anything I can do to make things go smoothly, I am all for it. My plan is a liquid diet of broth, protein drinks, cucumber and pineapple drink, and lots of water and green tea for two weeks before the surgery. That way my liver will be nice and shrunk, and my body will be well detoxified.

Kristin I am worried sick. Get better girl!!! I want to see a post as soon as you get home telling us you are all ok LOL You have a bathing suit to wear!! Yesterday was an interesting day. As some of you know, with the illness I had last week I lost a lot of work time and money. Not to mention the fortune we paid in presriptions (god those narcotics are expensive!!). Yesterday I spent 2 full hours just going over my budget to make sure that I can still cover my apron removal surgery. The good news!! I can!! The bad news...I am not sure how!! LOL Sounds strange right? The weird thing is, DH and I get paid on the day of my surgery. I will be in Mexico though. LOL And a small (albiet much needed) portion of these checks need to cover the last part of my surgery. Pray for me that I figure out a solution. LOL I am rippin my hair out over here. The other good news...I actually will have enough left over so hat when I get home I am going to do a spa day for myself, hire the housecleaners to come in once a week for two months, and buy me some new down pillows. I figured I would really treat myself after the surgery LOL Any other suggestions on what I should do for myself when I get back? New clothes? some jewelry? (costume of course) that hunky plumber from desperate housewives? oh...might not have enough money for that one. hmmmmm.

i started this process a long time ago. maybe 7 or 8 months ago. I really only started dieting since I started posting on this site which was around january. I have lost 34 pounds, but have been up and down and all around with the weight. ITS HARD TO DIET ON YOUR OWN!!! LOL But I am determined to lose as much as possible before the band is put in. I really want to be below 300 when I am banded. Then I will never see 300 again. I do plan on going on a pretty serious liquid diet right before the band is put in, so that my liver is as small as i can get it to ease the surgery, even though it is not a requirement.

HEy you guys, LegallyKristin needs our prayers!! She was throwing up blood last night and this morning, and has been dealing with pain and an overfill. Her unfill was scheduled for tomorrow, but it seems her tummy is jumping the gun. Her last post was that she was trying to figure out if the ER was covered. I am really worried about her and paying a ton for her. She has done so well, and is a bright and shining star. I really hope that she is healthy and ok, and secondarily that her band is ok and that she did not slip or tear or erode or anything bad. Poor thing hasn't even been able to keep gatorade down lately, and she must be dehydrated. After just going through that, my body just hurts thinking about her in that pain. Dear God, please keep her close to you and help her through this painful moment. Take care of her and please please please keep her healthy, with the strength to get through this moment without further troubles.

Mary this had me barking outload with laughter. It seems evil in a way! LOL Find the biggest gosspi monger in the family, tell them, and in a day the whole family will know more about your medical history than your doctor does. LOL I think that is brilliant! :heh:

I know your unfill is scheduled for tomorrow, but would your surgeon see you today because of the complications?? I hope you are alright girl!!! I will be thinking about you a lot today.

wild - I do not want to hijack the thread, so I will keep this brief. Apron surgery is like a tummy tuck, only it focuses more on removal of skin and fat and less on tightening the muscles. I am doing this before hand because I have a large overhanging lower stomach that causes me problems. Most people wait till they are at or near goal to have the surgery done. My cost is 4200, and that includes everything but hotel and airfare. I do not know how much Alice's cost, but I would be interested in finding that out as well. As for choosing the doctor in mexico, I choose Dr. Cardenas because he came highly recommended by my lap band surgeon and by others who have gone to Mexico. I choose my lapband surgeon (Dr. Sanchez) cause he is one of the veterans in this business. He has done over 5000 lap band procedures, and works out of one of the nicest hospitals on the planet. All pluses for me. Having my surgery done in mexico does not scare me. Its just like having it done here. there are good hospitals and bad hospitals. and there are good doctors and bad doctors.

oh i am so glad it has gone well for you!! I go down to meet with him and have my surgery on the 7th of july!! It is getting closer, and I am so nervous!! Can you share any pics, even just in email? I would really like to see some before and after work of his. I am just now going by word of mouth. I am so glad that things went so well for you and that you are healing well.

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Lins this is one of my downfall times too. I like to have a small protein drink, or some small protein rich food around this time. The protein helps to keep me feeling full, and it does not cost me valuable calories. I also drink a lot of water during this time. The water makes me feel ful, as well as the running to the bathroom constantly keeps me out of the kitchen LOL

I am curious. They stated Laproscopic Bypass (LapBand) but this is not a Laproscopic Bypass. It is Laproscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding. BIG difference!! Just make sure they approve you for the correct surgery! You don't want to work really hard at getting an approval for Lapband and then find out you are only approved for laproscopic Gastric Bypass. Good luck!!!

Welcome Jucyc!! Hope you do well with the challenge Lins, I stopped keeping a journal cause nothing changes LOL I should get back into the habit of keping one. Kristin I think a halter top would work well too. Or maybe a tankini. If you do not like your back, cover it! And I think something that plunges in the front may help to camoflage any flatness you feel you have. Also, go for a solid color. Prints make us look heavier. Nothing wrong with a little black bathingsuit