DrewsLou

Hmmmm... according to the news here this morning they said 70 tomorrow and 65 on Thursday with a chance of sprinkles. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!

I had a leak in my tubing that wasn't immediatley apparent under flouro. We waited for a good 30 minutes and finally saw it oozing. I wonder how they can possibly say that you DO NOT have a leak and you are consistantly losing your fills?? That just doesn't make sense. I had my tubing and port replaced in November and it was a pretty easy procedure, took about 15 minutes in the OR! Good luck to you and keep us posted! Feel free to PM me if I can help!

Congrats on your decision Sparkette! Sounds like you ahve it all under control.

Ask and you shall receive.........that be moi on the left.

6 weeks post op you should be fine to do yoga!! I would ask your doc to be sure though. Have fun!

Not to be blunt but DUH! My point was that it is much more difficult to get good info on surgeons in MX than it is to get the same info on docs here in the states as they are not regulated by the same agencies that US docs are. I'm not saying US is better than MX. For me personally I feel very lucky that I had the option of having surgery 20 miles from my home. I realize not everyone has that luxury.

It's set up in a big dining room. The salads are served buffet style but the waiters come to your table with the meats and stuff. I don't remember the exact prices... it was 5 years ago when we went. I think it was 20 bucks a person or so. You can call them and ask!

Nope. We don't have another bout until 4/20.

I was banded by the doc in question in Denver... so that is my vote. He has been wonderful to me and totally took care of my when I had a complication. His price includes fills for 3 months and then after 3 months fills are only 15 bucks. I think once you add in airfare getting to Mexico for surgery and fills it becomes a wash financially. PM me if I can answer any questions about Dr K! I don't want to turn this into a Mexico vs US debate but from what I have read here on LBT choose your MX doc very carefully. Some have had great luck going south of the border others not so much. Good luck to you! :biggrin1:

Congrats and welcome to bandland!!

New pic taken at derby practice last night! I'm on the left...... 1st pic.... May 06

Doc's are STILL in fashion in my crowd!

Glad I could help!! PM me if I can do anything else! :clap2:

Half-Ton Man Ventures Out After Five Years By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ AP SAN NICOLAS DE LOS GARZA, Mexico (March 8) - A man who once weighed well over a half ton left his house for the first time in five years Wednesday - wheeled outside on his bed to greet neighbors and see a mariachi band. "The sky is beautiful and blue and what I want is to enjoy the sun," said Manuel Uribe, who had once been certified by doctors as weighing 1,235 pounds. Though still unable to leave his bed, Uribe has lost 395 pounds since he began a high-Protein diet a year ago. He now weights about 840 pounds. To Celebrate the milestone, six people pushed Uribe's wheel-equipped Iron bed out to the street as a mariachi band played and a crowd gathered. Then, a forklift lifted him onto a truck and the 41-year-old rode through the streets of San Nicolas de los Garza, a Monterrey suburb. With dozens of reporters and photographers in tow, Uribe traveled along, passing the town's plaza and church and waving at clusters of people eager to get a glimpse of him. "It fills me with joy to see he's getting better and getting a little sun," Uribe's neighbor Guadalupe Guerra said. "I would go crazy if I had to be inside my house for so many years." as an adolescent. In 1992, he said his weight began ballooning further. Since the summer of 2002, Uribe has been bedridden, relying on his mother and friends to feed and clean him. He drew worldwide attention when he pleaded for help on national television in January 2006. Afterward, an Italian and a Spanish doctor both visited and offered gastric bypass surgery. But Uribe chose to accept help from Mexican nutritionists working with the Zone diet. He says he will stick to that diet until he reaches his goal of 265 pounds. "My goal is to leave the house on my own but I know that will be a long process," he said. Doctors say it may take between three and four years for Uribe to reach his goal. Uribe said he plans to start a foundation to help overweight people get medical assistance and teach them about healthy eating habits.

I blame global warming. :heh:

Wow. Someone sure has her panties in a wad, eh?

If cost is the only reason for choosing Mexico there is an alternative. My doc in Denver CO, Gerald Kirshenbaum, does the band for self pay patients for $9950.00. He has done thousands of laproscopic surgeries over the years and started doing bands a few years ago. I have been very happy with him and know of several other bandsters here on LBT that have had their bands done by him. http://www.lapbandrockies.com/ I would be happy to answer any questions you have about him!

OH!! Try Rodizio's! www.rodiziogrill.com It's a Brazilian steak house that is to DIE for!! It's downtown by Union Station. The address should be in the link.

Shrimp was my friend up until my last fill. I had my first PB in the Chili's parking lot after eating their grilled tequila shrimp. NEVER AGAIN!

Dynamo.... I don't generally use much liquid Protein. I get most of my protein in with solids in my regular diet. If I am feeling a little run down and tired I supplement with EAS Carb Advantage shakes. They have like 20 grams of protein I think. I never have had any problems with losing my hair and stuff like I have read other people having and I attribute this to eating my protein first.. chicken, beef, Beans... ect. Try not to get too hung up on the protein thing. I freaked out about it at first and went out and blew a ton of money on different shakes and powders to find I didn't really like any of them anyway. One good thing I found, if you can stomach it, is Isopure Protein drinks. You can get them at GNC and they are clear so they work great for the first week or so after surgery. One bottle has 40 grams I think. We will have to meet up at a support group meeting or something sometime! I haven't met many bandsters in real life!!

:welcome: Welcome to LBT!! Read everything you can and ask any questions you might have. There are not stupid questions!!

There are some AMAZING restraunts around and some great clubs if that's your thing. There are also museums and stuff. Too bad you won't be here on the 9th... you could come to my roller derby bout.... a guaranteed good time!

:welcome: I COMPLETELY understand your feelings! I felt like I was being selfish in spending this much money on myself when there were other things to be taken care of financially. But now, 10 months out and 72 pounds lighter I KNOW I made the right choice. I am also in Denver. Walking the 16th Street Mall will be great for you after surgery... hopefully the weather is nice while your here. As far as the night before surgery, what kinds of things do you like to do? Good luck to you and keep up with us so we know how you are doing!

Let me know what support group meeting (the date) you will be making and I will be sure to make it! I have only attended one meeting in my 10 months being banded and was very suprised at the things I heard, it was an eye-opening experience for me!

:update: I can skate again!!!!!! I am cleared to get back on skates just in time for Thursdays DollHouse training session! Had I not got hurt I would have completed training last month and been officially inducted into the league last week... but it's a no go for me. I have to go through the next 4 weeks of training and in addition make 2 extra practices and then I will be eligible to test in at the end of the month. :crutch: is no more!!