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Hey hopin4slv,

I arranged everything myself. I couldn't do it privately in Edmonton, so I would've had to travel anyway, so I opted for Dr. Aceves as he is way more experienced than any surgeons in my area when it comes to the sleeve. The cost at the time was $8750 + flight. I also had to buy Nexium for the first 3 months after surgery (I got it here, except for my stupid pharma insurance didn't cover it!). All other things were covered.

I believe the $8750 was a promo price - it was very slow when I got my surgery done, Dr. Aceves does up to 3 surgeries a day, and the day of my surgery was the only day out of the 3 I stayed that he had 3 patients. I believe the regular price is $9500, but the promo might still be on.

I don't have any reservations about the care I received, so I'd definitely recommend looking at Dr. Aceves if you are thinking of going abroad.

Hey,

Thanks for the compliment! I don't count calories at all, mostly due to the fact that my boyfriend and I eat out a lot, so a lot of the time it's hard to make an accurate estimate of how much I'm eating. I do know that on days I only eat homemade food, I'll fluctuate between 1000 and 1800, I'd say 1200-1400 is where I'm at on most days? I also work out 4-5 times a week, though.

: 2 coconut buns and a sweet rice cake with coconut today. Bezoar, I can hear you calling!

: 4 pieces of chocolate and a mug of Godiva hot chocolate...even the best fall down sometimes (esp. during exam time!)

: 5K cross-country run and 8K walk today....certainly earned that chocolate-dipped cone!

: and now my laptop is toast...what a week!

: blood pressure - 112/64; resting heart rate - 48 bpm. Thanks, Sleeve!

: BMI of 25, holy crap

: celebrating my -50 lbs milestone

: DHL is killing me....ordered something 2 months ago and it's still not here! Now they claim they "attempted to deliver" twice - yet I never got any notices! - and the package was sitting in town for a month without anyone ever trying to contact me. And now they don't even know where it is!

: en route to Europe for the holidays. 2.5 weeks away from the scale will do me good!

: excited for my first workout after a week of flu and a week of vacation!

: exhausted from studying, spent most of the day on my ass in front of the computer, AND ate a ton of candy - I hate exams

: fish tacos are so damn good!

: fitness assessment today. Upside: 24.9% bodyfat. Downside: idiotic life advice from someone who has a part-time job with a flexible schedule. Try having some stress in your life, lady!

: going back to Canada tomorrow. It's nice to lose weight over the holidays for a change!

: Hawaii in 2 weeks....should probably go on a few runs before, so I look good in my new swimsuits.

: jet-lagged to death! Went to bed at 8 pm, up at 4 am!

: just had a big but productive fight with my boyfriend - we're actually going to move out of this frozen wasteland when I'm done school!

: just had the best (half a) key lime tart ever...and I don't even like key lime pie...

: just met the most awesome patient....6 months to live and she invited me to visit her cabin in the woods to show me how to trap animals for fur, as her family has been doing for generations. I love what I do!

: just read Special Exits by Joyce Farmer...great graphic novel if you are interested in aging/end-of-life care issues

: just signed up for hip-hop, street jazz, and intermediate ballet for next semester...yeah!

: just sold something to a lady on Kijiji. She came by to pick it up with her husband and 2 small kids, and her husband kept giving me horny looks until they left. How gross!