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Well my Advice comes from a different point of view.... First of all I was Born and Raised in Laredo Texas, the border with Nvo. Laredo. Its 3 Hours away from Monterrey Mexico. (which is where My Family is from) So needless to say that here EVERYBODY & their Mother that has no insurance goes Across for Medical reasons. I personaly WOULD NOT GO....(heard of tooooo many bad stories) It is very scary to me....But I have a reason to be scared... My father had eye surgery with one of the "BEST" surgeons in Mexico, and well This IDIOT left My father blind in one eye and tore the retina in another... He took off his IRIS! Got paid and sent him home. Ok Drs make mistakes but how do you get that fixed in Mexico Being a US CITIZEN???? How do you get compensated for Medical Malpractice in Mexico. Sue?? It wont work...... $$$$ Talks in Mexico Now with WLS I know MOST U.S. Drs actualy get their training in Mexico, but.....Like I said Its just MY PERSONAL FEAR..... So if my insurance paid, I would Get in in the USA! Besides Mexico is Not a SAFE PLACE RIGHT NOW! I have not stepped across the border in about 5 years. Kidnappings and Shootings happen EVERYDAY! So PLEASE if you choose to go to Mexico BECAREFULL and wear the UGLIEST Clothes you can wear, nothing Flashy, no purses... nothing leave everything in the Hotel! PLEASE! I'm sorry to be so paranoid, My Brother in law and My Husband Both work for U.S. Homeland security (different branches) which also adds to my paranoia :thumbup1: Ok so That was just my opinion.... Best of luck to you!

Thanks for the Welcome!!:thumbup1:

OMG!!! AMEN TO THAT!!! I literaly had my mind set on the Band...... I thought hey NO COMPLICATIONS witht he band, and if so.....it can EASILY Be REMOVED! YEAH RIGHT!!!! OMG I cant believe I was about to make a HUGE MISTAKE!!! Thank you all for your Info!! If you all can think of anything else I should know, that maybe You didnt know before, let me know Please! It doesnt matter if it is gross, dumb, or even dangerous! The thing is this... Besides My Husband ,My Mother, and You All, I have no support for WLS. And even at that My husband and my mother just support me in a "what ever I want to do" kinda way. They dont even know the slightest CLUE onto what goes on in WLS. I am kinda frustrated with all the things EVERYBODY around me is telling me...especialy my sisters and cousins.... I know I am overweight, I know I need the CHANGE in my life, and I know this OBESE person is not Who I really AM!:sad0: They say I am just lazy, I should just pay a trainer and get thin. UHM HELLO!!!!:cursing: Yeah I have tried it and it worked BUT 1 year later the weight was back Plus MORE!!! I am 27, 248lbs, I have A husband, a 5 yr old Little Girl, 2 Labradors, 1 siamese cat, and now 11 puppies! I NEED TO GET HEALTHY SOON! My Family Tire me out especialy with all this EXTRA FAT I am carring around!:mad0: Anyhow..... Once again thank you sooooooo Much for your info!!!:thumbup1:

:001_smile: THANKS FOR UR ANSWERS!

First of all, I am so sorry if I posted this in the wrong forum, Second, I cant seem to find an answer to all of my questions about life with the sleeve.... I am going to post a whole bunch of questions and you dont have to answer all of them, only the one you know the answer to (just to make it easier) I Live in theTexas Border and I am currently going to DR. MICHAEL C. MORRIS, M.D. (Lone Star Surgical) General, Laparoscopic & Bariatric Surgeon He is a fairly young Dr. But He's the Trauma Director, Sub-director of ICU and Medical Director of Bariatrics at the Laredo Medical Center. (One of the Only 2 hospitals we have here) So I thought it was one of my best choices..... (Any Comments on Dr Morris?? Has anybody here been sleeved by him??) Anyhow.... as for my questions... I am Hispanic, so our foods are TRADITIONAL, We dont eat them often but when we do I would love to at least have a taste... 1-Compared to the lapband how difficult is it to eat "whatever"? Am I going to feel like I am going to die if I have a bite of something not considered Diet food?? 2-Does the sleeve control your life as much as the band? 3-Has anybody gotten pregnant with the sleeve? If so how did it affect you? 4-Can you vomit with out any consequences? Unlike the band that puking is a BIG NO NO! (I mean 10 months after my surgery, if I get the Flu, will I be ok to let it take its course with all the puking?) 5-Do you get MALNURISHED with the sleeve? 6-Once you have reached your weight goal....can you STOP loosing weight? ( I dont want to be 5'7 and be 98lbs you know?) 7-Will I have to visit my DR every 2-3 weeks like with the band for the rest of my life?? 8-WORST PART ABOUT HAVING THE SLEEVE?? 9-CAN YOU DO SIT UPS AND CRUNCHES WITH THE SLEEVE? (dumb question I know) 10-Is weight loss really alot faster with the sleeve than with the band?? 11-Worst part about the sleeve Diet? Ok I think that is all for now:blushing: Knowing me I will probably have more later..... Thank You :001_smile:!!!

Well Hello!:yo: I am a TEXAS GAL, and I am here to get all the info you guys are willing to share. I want the Good, The bad, And the UGLY! (please) After doing LOTS, and LOTS of research, I have decided to get the sleeve instead of the Band.:001_smile: I recently found out that My insurance will cover the sleeve (BCBS FEP) needless to say that was a plus. I am curently in the process of meeting with my Dietician, and getting a Psyc evaluation. I have a long way to go before surgery but I gave my first step in getting healthy! I wish everyone the best, and thank you for having a place like this!:thumbup:

This is GREAT!!! I am looking into getting the sleeve now...(changed my mind from the band) I have BCBS FEP!!! Thanks for posting this info! :001_smile:

Well i am changing drs.... Bottom line i cant be waisting time....

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What??? Seriosusly??? OMG!! That is just scarry! Too many organs around it could damage! Oh No I am definetly going to ask my surgeon tomorrow about that! :redface:

Thank you all for all your advise. It has really helped to come in here and hear kind words. Life isnt easy But, I am really trying to make the best out of it. Being a stay at home Mom, Wife, daughter, Sister, Cousin and Good Friend is really draining me. I feel everybody asks too much from me... Maybe its just me.... Thank you very much for letting me vent and for taking the time to write somthing down.:redface: Hugs, Alexandra

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You All are just AWSOME!!!!!!! THANKS!! I dont know what her problem was... I also told her that for the past 3-5 years Ive been suffering from Insomnia, and she told me to take VALERIAN ROOT, and Melatonin..... Ive been there done that!!!!!!! Also if you have been seeing me for like the past 2 yearsas my pcp, and notice that my weight goes up 15 lbs then 2 months later goes down 10 then it goes up another 20...... Then HELLO What I am doing is not working for me!! I just got sooooo mad today! I hope On thursday at my Surgeons visit I will get better news........

mmmm.....I love cosmos:thumbup:

Ok so I went to my PCP today to for an Anxiety attack I suffered on Sunday Morning..... I told her I wanted to get the band, and she gave me the most "sweetest" smile and said "You dont need the band to loose weight you can do it on your own... just change your way of eating..." OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wanted to strangle her!!! She was like I do recomend the band to people but you are not that Big.... YEAH!!! RIGHT NOW!! From April to now I gained 7 lbs! So I was at 241 and now I am at 248!!! AND TO TOP IT ALL OFF.... All my blood work came back GREAT! No Cholestoral (which is good) NO THINTHING! (good thing) So the only thing I have right now is my Athsma and Knee joint pain (Cheerleading accident in highschool) This is the way it has been for me for the past 5 yrs o so. I gain like 2-10 lbs a month!!!!!!! I dont know what to do now... I have my Appt with my LapBand Surgeon on Thursday, hopefully he can help me out! ANY SUGGESTIONS???? THIS JUST TOTALLY ADDED TO MY STRESS LEVEL! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!:thumbup: I really wanted to get the band and help myself out. I cant diet on my own like that!! HUNGRY MONSTER ALWAYS WINS!!!! Please help!:cursing:

Good Luck, and God Bless!

I just have ALOT of faith in the Lord and My Blessings have been GRAND enough like to have the faith I have. Faith has worked for me as an INDIVIDUAL, I dont know if people in africa are Praying to The Lord or not....... I do.... Then again, Africa? How did Africa come into the picture?? This was just a Hypothetical question wasnt it?? I know there are starving children in the world.....I am not DUMB! Anyways that was just MY opinion....:rolleyes2:

You know 9 yrs ago I was in High School and it was around my Senior Prom, I had gotten sooooo sick I lost 48 lbs in 2 months! so I was weighing 151. I am 5'8 so I would get told the same things! You dont look good anymore....You look sick now.... I dont know if it is just that we are tall, but I mean 150-140 is not really that thin...... OMG who understands these people! Dont let that get to you! PLEASE DONT! If you feel good that is all that matters! I let it get to me, and 9 years later I am at 241 lbs! :rolleyes2: Wishing I was back at at least 160....:crying:. You tell them that this the way You feel good and that you are HEALTHY! They were just so used to seeing you so overweight htat now that you are not they dont know how to react, its Human nature..... Just Blow them off..... Best Wishes:wink:

I am insured. BCBS FEP.

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I am so sorry for just exploding here..... Thanx for your support :thumbdown: though.... I just had one of those moments yesterday. I am just at a crossroads in my life where I feel everything coming down on me! I think my husband is cheating due to his lack of interest in me... He says and swears there is no body else () and that he is just tired and stressed due to his job, (U.S. Border Patrol) BUT I grew up in the city where we were stationed (big coincidence) we moved here from East Tx, so I know the way things work here.... I know the women here.... They see a Man with a badge and a gun and OMG they LITERALY THROW THEMSELVES AT THEM!!!! (pathetic!) Its probably just the fact that I feel VERY unatractive due me being so fat! Cause I handle the $$$ at home... There is never any $$$ missing and he is not the type of guy that will go out at night with the "guys" he never has.... if we go out we go out together! I dont know.... My pastor unfortunatly is 300 miles away.... I havent been able to find one here in this new town. I mean I am not alone in this town My whole family is here But I will be ok, I just needed to let it all out! and thank you once again..... I have not been banded yet, but I have already started the process. I already went to the seminar and I have my 1st drs appt on thurs.

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I am sorry to post this, I just need to vent a little. I hope someone out there can totaly feel my pain and understand where I am coming from...... At 5 am I was woken up cause My Dog decided to she wanted to go out (She is nursing 11 pups) anyways As I got out of bed I noticed I was soaking wet in Sweat! But it was cold sweat...... I took Amanda (my dog) out, and as I came in OMG I felt HORRIBLE!!! I got chest pains, Rapid heart beats, my tongue went numb, my arm and hands went numb, I felt nauceous, I felt like I was going to pass out! I was breathing ok but its like the air was going in but my body was not absorbing the Oxygen! I thought I was going to die!! As I walked back to the bedroom, I realized this could be serious, so my symptoms got WORSE!! I woke my husband up and made him take me to the ER. They took me in right away, they ran all kinds of tests , and scans to rule out blood clots or Heart attacks. After like about 3-4hours they came back and said uhm, you results came in, and everything looks normal! Then he asked "are you under any stress??" OMG HELL YEAH!! I HAVE STRESS GALORE!!!! then he said well you had an anxiety attack..... I will give you a shot and that should help. (Ativan) I was like WHAT?? An anxiety attack?????? ME????? So they gave me the shot and 10 min later the chest pain stopped, my body just relaxed......:thumbdown: I hate the fact that due to: -me choosing to stay home and be a Mom and a Wife, -Me choosing to move into my parents house to Help them out financialy -me stressing all the time that my DH is cheating -me gaining so much weight -me being so unhappy in my Marriage -Me wanting to change my future and bumping into so many obstacles to get there. -me always being worried about my parents health I AM GOING TO END UP KILLING MYSELF! I DONT MEAN IT LITERALY..... But I am just so OVERWHELMED, that I am causing stress in my body and I am going to end up giving myself a heart attack! I need a change...... I would love to just Leave far away from all these problems and start off new life..... Or maybe turn back time and made different choices.... When I got proposed to, I should have ran the other way instead of say YES i'll marry u! I am 27 yrs old! I shouldnt be having these types of problems yet....... I got scared today.... REALLY scared! My life is not what I wanted for myself. My Husband is not who I thought he was,,,,,, I need to feel loved and cared for.....for a change........... I had enough, I really did............ I mean I love my husband but it just sux to live like Brother and Sister...... It sux to know he is never home due to his job, It sux to ALWAYS worry about him getting shot at every day at work, or that I will get a call from one of his supervisers saying " I have bad news" I cant do this anymore.... I really cant!!!

I am a "with faith anything is possible" kinda gal. The Lord Provides for "me" I worry about "me" only, cause if I dont worry about Me who will??? I have UNCONDITIONAL Faith.....:thumbdown: Skinny and Poor, and maybe the lord will provide me with a Multi millionare!!

Not alot of people Understand that " Eating differently, though, is so much easier when hunger isn't gnawing at you all the time!" That is sooooo true for me! How can I loose weight if I am ALWAYS HUNGRY!!! I Think I am making up my mind..... I will try to qualify for the lapband. I already went to the surgeon's seminar and i have my first appt. on Thurs. July 2:thumbup: Things will turn our great for me I know they will........ Thanx for all your POSTS!!! All your wake up calls and support!!!! I appreciate the good, the bad, and the Ugly! :thumbdown: