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Dr. Aceves week of March 15th??

Dee

By Dee, in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A

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Dee    39

Dee
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Anyone else scheduled for the week of March 15th. I had to change my date (Dr. Aceves is not available) Everything worked out OK with the change (Had to change my plane flight-Dr. Aceves is going to pay the difference) I am arriving Monday the 15th @~9:30am. Let me know we can meet up, I am coming alone.

D.

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CAMom    0

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I'll be in Mexico on the 9th, surgery on the 10th with Dr Almanza! I'll be leaving right before you are arriving. :lol0: :blushing:

Hope your surgery goes well! Shame we couldn't be VSG surgery buddies but keep in touch on here and we can be online VSG buddies!

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Bona Fide Diva    3

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Im arriving on Sunday the 14th. With my surgery scheduled for the 15th. So I'll see you around!

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kbl    3

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How long did it take you to get scheduled for Dr Aceves once you made initial contact and what did he require you to do? thanks for the info. really new to the idea of VSG. kelly

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Dee    39

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Go to his web site and there is a form to fill out. They will screen you and then set up a date. Good luck with your journey. There are other surgeons out there. I am having a revision so I wanted a doc who was experienced with this procedure. Suggestion: Don't let cost be your only guide. Keep us posted.

D.

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kbl    3

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stuck............ as i said i am very new in seriously thinking about having this done. i have thouht about it for a long time but knew that in the states i did not meet the requirements. my mom just had her VSG done in tucson in feb 2010. so exciting to see how well she is doing. she has a higher BMI then i do so the insurance covered. for me i will be self pay because i have a BMI of 32. but even with BMI of 32 i have 70lbs to lose. which try as i might the weight sticks with me.... i have done some research and so far Dr Aceves is the doctor that catches my attention. i just try to read all i can so that i make the best choice for myself and my family. about the cost... i only know that in Mexico it usually cost between 9,000-11,000. i do not know at all how much dr aceves cost. i do have some medical conditions and want the most experienced doctor. the cost plays a smaller role for me then the experience. i was asking of the time line because i really need to have the procedure done around the first week of august. the reason is simple but requires alot of explaining. see my second child is due to be born the end of august. obviously i am not pregnant and wanting VSG, we had to have a gestational carrier carry our pregnancy. well the timing is complicated so i was wondering.... how long it usually takes to get a date back from the team in mexico.

thanks kelly

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Mary Gordon    3

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i suggest you call Nina, Dr. Aceves patient coordinator, and she'll assist you in every way possible. wish you the best - please keep us posted.

Nina Eguia

Patient Coordinator, Dr Aceves

888 344 3916 toll free

nina_eguia@yahoo.com

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kbl    3

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stuck... i see that you are from washington. is that washington state or washington dc? we have a summer house in washington state is why i am asking

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

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