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I think it's sad the stigma involved with marijuana. The way you had to throw the 'disclaimer' in before you posted your question. I mean, nobody does that with alcohol? 26 states have marijuana legal in some form, and I'm sure more will follow. It's SO much less dangerous than alcohol. My dad was a pot smoker and a drinker. Guess what he died from at 56? Cirrhosis from drinking. Yup.
That being said, I'm a very casual smoker. Like before surgery, a couple times every few months, to after surgery a couple times a year (2.5 years out from surgery).
I would just be careful newly post op. I think you should wait until you are at least fully healed at around a couple months or so. I ended up cutting way back on smoking it because it hurt when I cough (No idea if it has anything to do with surgery or not, but i can actually feel it in my tummy sometimes when I do), and I would get a little bit of the munchies, although not too bad. I have a hard enough time staying on track lately, so I don't want anything making it even more difficult for me!
Anyway, my two cents

My hubby keeps ice cream, soda, candy, chips and fast food....at work now. My kiddo sends healthy recipes and we have cook offs and exchange pix of the new dishes we're trying. My bestie takes me walking.

Thank you for sharing this! I struggle with the same back issues. This is one of the main reasons I am looking Into getting this done. Not being able to walk or stand for more than 15 to 20 mins is killing me . Chronic back pain is killing me. I want to be healthy and able to walk and run and work out.

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I'm a RnYer myself, I have GERD, want the gold standard of surgery as I am planning this to be, my 1 and only bariatric surgery. And this may sound silly to some but I would prefer being slightly rerouted to losing 3/4 of my natural stomach. God created me in his likeness and image, although surgeons also are his instrument for good,, I prefer not to tarnish his creation excessively.

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Dr. Elias Ortiz, Bariatrics
Chief of Surgery Dr. Elias Ortiz hails from Baja California, Mexico, and holds more than 15 years of medical experience. With a degree in medicine from the Faculty of Medicine of the Autonomous University of Baja California and experience ranging from general surgery to obesity studies, Dr. Ortiz understands bariatric procedures as well as anyone.
Professional License Number: 528595
Hello All,
As I’ve been spending some time back on forums choosing my surgeon for a Tummy Tuck, I thought I’d stop by and donate a little payback by answering some of your questions (to the best of my ability).
As seen above I used Dr E Ortiz.
My rating is as follows:
OVERALL EXPERIENCE: 10/10
SURGERY 10/10
RESULTS 10/10
At surgery: 200lbs Lowest: 125lbs Year 3: 150lbs Year 4: 140lbs
*taking off the weight is the easy part ....... keeping it off is the hard part.

I know there several Mexico threads on here, I think one of the ladies is having hers done March 9th. Not sure but I think she's going to BariatricPal hospital, in Tiajuana. I think her surgeon may be Dr Illial. If Bill Yanez sees your post I'm sure he'll get in touch with you. Are you planning a sleeve or bypass? They do both of them very well and it is a lot cheaper than US or Canada prices.

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Hi annamolly760 you are very welcome here. Do you have a date yet, how far along in the process are you? Ask any questions you want, if I don't have an answer perhaps one of our veterans will. I think we are a group,of very nice folk here.

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Hello, I'm 26 years old female wanting to travel to Mexico for gastric sleeve surgery , starting weight is 207 so my goal weight is 130 to start, I'm excited but of course nervous , is it like plastic surgery do we have to make a deposit? What can expect ?? What to bring?? Is it cash payment only , any april buddy??? Going alone of course ... thank you..And good luck on your journey to a healthy and confident you.😙

Dr. Illan and the whole BariatricPal Family are Amazing. I have been as a Patient and as a Companion and can Honestly say that I enjoyed both Experiences. Congratulations on the Weight loss and looking forward to your continued Success.

I'm 21 years old also and my surgery is set for March 12th! I'm so excited! Congratulations! We don't have much more time before the best change in our lives.

Hi Jaz-
This is my first post as well. I live in Southern California, and my insurance provider Kaiser Permanente, requires a 12 session OPTIONS class to learn about the surgery and prepare with diet and exercise. I just completed OPTIONS on January 29th. My surgical consult is scheduled for February 27th. We have been told that there is an average weight time of 77 days from the date of our consult. I have lost 10 lbs since starting OPTIONS in Novemeber, and Kaiser requires a 10% weight loss prior to surgery so I have 12 more lbs to lose. I pray that I can meet their requirments, this surgery is so important to me. I am so happy that I found this site. Looking forward to walking through this journey with people at all stages along the path.
Blessings-Staci

Hi everyone! I’m less than a week out before my sleeve surgery. So excited and nervous!’

A crap ton of co-morbidities. I felt like I was 90 and fading fast. Hard to walk. Hard to bathe. Hard to wipe my butt. Hard to stand to cook. And my oncologist and My 600Lb Life scared me straight and put the fear of God into me.

These are my reasons why... I want to be around when my kids graduate from high school, I want to meet my grandkids someday, and I want to grow old with my husband. Diabetes, hypertension, and high cholesterol had me looking at the rest of (probably shortened) my life as an ill person and I'm so terribly sick and tired of being sick and tired.

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Felt myself getting slower daily.Tired of bragging this old body and its weight sround, many of my high school classmates died in the last year, I'm not ready to join them. I have a young spirt, with weight loss a hope for the future. I do not want to die At this weight. I am pretty inside, it's time for the outside to reflect it. Join me on this journey everyone.

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I was ready to live life. I wasted my 30s being morbidly obese. It was affecting my physical and mental health, and causing me to retreat from the people in life that I love the most.
Having the surgery, and (more importantly) changing my relationship with food was the very best thing I have ever done for myself. I am happier right now than I have ever been in my adult life!

I was tired of fighting a battle without the right weapons...

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I had surgery 9/6/17 and would have gone back to work on 9/8 but I had already turned my time card in for the week. I went back to work Monday 9/11 with no issues. I am a Computer Desktop Support person so I am on my feet most of the day visiting users desks. I have never had an issue with energy. They tried to give me monthly B12 shots for energy after surgery but I declined them.
I have always done a lot of walking, I actually walk on my breaks and lunch, I get in about 2 to 3 miles a day. I actually started walking again the 3rd day after surgery.

I just got his book a pound of cure on Amazon and hoping to read it this weekend.

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I just got his book a pound of cure on Amazon and hoping to read it this weekend.

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I am in the same situation as yours. I do not have any co-morbidity but been on a rollercoster to loss and keep my weight off.
I am at a point where my sciatica problem is getting worse, my back feels like it's in pieces, my knees are hurting all the time and don't even let me get started with Acid reflex and digestion issues, unable to walk for long, unable to sit for too long, and the list goes on.
I am done trying weight loss centers, B12 shots in my stomach, Protein diets, fad diets, boot camps which are a killer with all the pain I am constantly in
I am scheduled for my gastric sleeve for 2/16. It was a very tough decision but had to be made. I know it's a lifestyle change and I am ready to make one.
I am going with BeLiteWeight in Juarex Mexico. I have heard nothing but excellent feedback on the staff, hospital, and the surgeons.
I was provided with the list of Patient referrals (actual patients) whom I contacted directly (about 10 of them) I spoke to each one and some of them we exchanged Text messages.
I did a lot of my research. I selected to go with this team mainly for 2 very important reasons:
1) Most importantly, I am staying at the hospital the entire time. Not in a hotel post op for couple of days unlike some others
2) Highly recommend and excellent surgeon credentials
I will be traveling to El Paso from Chicago. So my flight is approx 4 hours.Then driven to Juarex directly to check-in to the hospital.
I understand what you mean by staying closer to home. I was very skeptical about this myself. After talking to many of the patients, they indicated we have a choice to stay extra days close to the hospital till we feel comfortable enough to go back home. I opted out of that as I have my kids waiting for me at home.
I will be provided with direct nurse and patient coordinators cell phone numbers, will be added to the group so post op support is available to me 24x7.
Sorry for the long, lengthy post. I know what you are going thru. I can related thus shared my story.

I would say in my situation I would absolutely do it again and wish it was done 10 years earlier. I would also say that Mexico isn't as far as it seems, I'm on the east coast as well and San Diego is very easy to get in and out of. I would not hesitate to use BariatricPal MX again, they were great to work with and made it super simple.

You know it's odd that I haven't thought of it much this way before, but I honestly am not sure. My tipping point for deciding on WLS was due to severe sciatica that was ruining my life. I could only walk for about 5 minutes before the pain would set in and was murder just to walk around. The weight had crept back on and I couldn't work out due to the back issues. My choice was either back surgery or get the weight off, so I went with option #2.

A year out I can say yes, I would do it all over again. Having shed over 100 lbs my back is 95% better and have gotten most of my life back. I've done more in the past year than I had the previous three combined. With that being said had I not had back problems would I have gone through with WLS? I honestly don't know. I had given it thought for years and years but was afraid of the surgery, and secondly insurance wasn't covering it at the time. Since insurance was out there was no way I could consider having it done.
I don't have any regrets in doing my surgery, but this is a bit tougher to answer than I thought it would be.