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Leaving the hospital, saying my farewells to this magical man! 😍

Leaving the hospital, saying my farewells to this magical man! 😍

Update!!!


So I’m back now and I honestly don’t even know what I was so afraid of! Everything went better than expected! Dr.illan is a sweetheart I even requested and hug from him because I was just so happy!! More so I feel so empowered taking my health and putting it first. I can’t wait to see my progress in the future. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Thanks everyone!! Here’s another - it passed the shower and style it on my own test and everything!

* UPDATE! I ended up going with Dr. Jalil Illan Fraijo @ Bariatric Pal MX
Best choice I could have ever done!
6 weeks out VSG

Aug 11/2018 HW 326 and Current Weight 260. Could be less haven’t checked in a week plus sick with flu. But I hardly get my Water, Protein or exercise in. So I probably could of been less by now but I’m just to focused on other aspects of my life. Good luck to all my fellow sit sleevers. We got this!

Aug 11/2018 HW 326 and Current Weight 260. Could be less haven’t checked in a week plus sick with flu. But I hardly get my Water, Protein or exercise in. So I probably could of been less by now but I’m just to focused on other aspects of my life. Good luck to all my fellow sit sleevers. We got this!

Thanks for all your feedback and comments. I guess I just needed other people to tell me what I know in the back of my mind (basically that I’m screwing up and need to get it together) I’m going to try my best to get back on track and stop drinking empty high calorie drinks and sugars.

It’s hard I though oh surgery is going to be a breeze I will lose weight and be happy! But my food struggles are still loud and clear. My binge eating still temps me. My emotions still temp me. Everything is the same just my stomach can’t hold all the food anymore.

Thanks for all your feedback and comments. I guess I just needed other people to tell me what I know in the back of my mind (basically that I’m screwing up and need to get it together) I’m going to try my best to get back on track and stop drinking empty high calorie drinks and sugars.

It’s hard I though oh surgery is going to be a breeze I will lose weight and be happy! But my food struggles are still loud and clear. My binge eating still temps me. My emotions still temp me. Everything is the same just my stomach can’t hold all the food anymore.

Thanks for all your feedback and comments. I guess I just needed other people to tell me what I know in the back of my mind (basically that I’m screwing up and need to get it together) I’m going to try my best to get back on track and stop drinking empty high calorie drinks and sugars.

It’s hard I though oh surgery is going to be a breeze I will lose weight and be happy! But my food struggles are still loud and clear. My binge eating still temps me. My emotions still temp me. Everything is the same just my stomach can’t hold all the food anymore.

I feel by now I should have lost more weight. I keep letting my head hunger get me... every time. If its not my head hunger then Im drinking my cals in non fat half sweet starbucks drinks. I know I need to nip this in the butt now to be successful long term. How did you all fight head hunger? Also I find myself filling a vent starbucks cup with 1/4 juice, 2 shots vodka or tequila and the rest Water = 20 fl. Ill drink two of these cups in the evening.... 40 fl of liquids... counts right?? yeah probably not

YES ME!! I experienced something very similar! Surgery day Aug.11th 2018 I was 310. Three weeks post op I was down to 292. Then bam up to 296 and bouncing between the two weights for THREE LONG WEEKS! I was so frustrated and upset. I just hit 6 weeks post op yesterday and I'm losing again. I woke up today at 286 I weigh myself every morning and I've just been so happy that I'm losing again. I hope to keep this momentum. I still have worries in the back of my mind but Im just trying to be positive. #trusttheprocess

YES ME!! I experienced something very similar! Surgery day Aug.11th 2018 I was 310. Three weeks post op I was down to 292. Then bam up to 296 and bouncing between the two weights for THREE LONG WEEKS! I was so frustrated and upset. I just hit 6 weeks post op yesterday and I'm losing again. I woke up today at 286 I weigh myself every morning and I've just been so happy that I'm losing again. I hope to keep this momentum. I still have worries in the back of my mind but Im just trying to be positive. #trusttheprocess

My feet and hands are smaller!!

My feet and hands are smaller!!

Leaving the hospital, saying my farewells to this magical man! 😍

Hey! My surgery went better then I could have ever wished for! Im about 3.5 weeks out now and i already notice so many changes with myself. I had almost no gas pains, I was just tired and slept a lot. I was expecting major pains and gas but I got next to none or maybe I just have a high pain tolerance?! I had my surgery done at BariatricPal MX with Dr.Illan. He is amazing, and so kind. I couldn't have picked a better surgeon! I have not heard of Monterrey? But BPMX is only maybe 15/20 mins away from the boarder? maybe less? If I had to do it all over again i'd still choose Dr.Illan Im actually saving money now to go back there in 2020! *fingers crossed* They also have a great plastic surgeon, who I met breifly during recovery.
Whoever you decide to go with I wish you the best of luck and a speedy recovery! Its totally worth it!

I make myself throw up because I still can’t control myself. I’ll be full but I’ll take one or two more bites because I hate wasting and then I’m too full it’s uncomfortable. Then I get scared I’ll stretch my tummy out, so I make myself puke. I puke just enough that I’m not overly full. Sometimes I’ll ask keep eating but spit it out instead of swallowing. I’m still early and on purée. I hope I can get this under control soon. I feel bad after and just stick to liquids for the rest of the day. Not a healthy cycle so far.

Wow your so inspirational! I hope to be as successful as you!

Congratulations gorgeous!

3 weeks out and everything I try give me gas. And I don’t know how to burp on command. Is it normal to feel gas when eating something?

Leaving the hospital, saying my farewells to this magical man! 😍

August 11th here!!

Thanks for your response

Wow reading back through my post, I got a little extreme there.. I think it was my anxiety acting up.
My whole thought process has now changed and I'm back to being positive Nancy

I’ve been so positive about getting surgery and changing my life for the better....

Then all of a sudden my fears kicked in at lightning speed. I had a nightmare recently and it was associated to a post I came across on A FB group. Ever since then my thinking about surgery has gone down hill. I’m having anxiety just thinking about the negative “what if’s”.


For example- I’ll be traveling alone to get surgery in Mexico, what if that’s the last time I’ll ever get to see my sweet babies again. What if I die and they just dispose of my body, like I was never there.

Can someone please talk some sense into me?! I want this more than anything. I know the risk of death or complications are low but the fears are still very real.

How did everyone do this? Was it easy for you? Did you have the same fears? What made you overcome these fears?

Dr.Illan, maybe you could help guild me and reassure me every will be fine?! What will happen if there is a complication? Will you do everything in your power to make sure I wake up?


Thank you 🙏🏼

My surgery will be performed today. I arrived in Tijuana Mexico last night with no problems. I was picked up at San Diego airport by a driver(Rene) from BariatricPal, he was professional and kind. He drove me to my hotel, waited while I checked in, and showed me to my room. Since I'm traveling alone, this was much appreciated. The hotel is called the Real Inn, it's nice, clean and the beds are super cozy. I'm now just waiting for 9:30 to roll around so I can be transported to the hospital for the sleeve procedure. I will check back in to update my experience. I know when researching this it helped to hear from others experiences so hopefully, this will help someone out there.
The most challenging part was traveling from the east to west coast on the pre-op diet. I packed dried chicken stock to mix with hot Water on the plane. There was nothing much else to eat on the clear liquid diet while traveling. The sugar-free Jello goes straight through me and the sugar-free popsicles would melt while traveling. I wish I bought more sugar-free drinks at the airport to bring to the hotel room last night because I was really thirsty. Woke up starving and definitely dehydrated from my travels yesterday. I'm looking forward to an IV drip of fluids at this point.
I will post my experiences throughout my stay here in Tijuana Mexico.