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HI!

I am going this week to apply for my passport and am hoping to get sleeve surgery scheduled either before June 4 or after June 14. (Hubby is going on a group camping trip with my 4 yr old son on June 9-13 and my 2 yr old son will be home with me). I am paying cash for my surgery but I won't have the money until May 15. I was wondering how soon can you get your surgery scheduled after putting down your deposit. How many days is the preop diet? Where do you get the preop diet from? Guess I'm wondering if I have enough time for preop after paying deposit if I want the surgery beginning of June.

Obviously, the sooner the better since I can't wait to have it done. lol I don't want to go down there in the middle of a blazing hot summer...not that it would be much different for me here in AZ. But here, I know my a/c works. :rolleyes:

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Where are you planning on getting your surgery? It might be best to ask the coordinator for that facility the dates they are booking for. Maybe you might want to pencil in those two dates if they are available with them.

I sent in my deposit after I booked with Dr. Aceves. I can not remember how much time I had to pay the deposit after I booked the surgery. Might also ask the coordinator at the facility when they want the $500 deposit.

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Like Lily, I booked the surgery first and then put down the deposit. I used a credit card for the deposit and an electronic bank transfer for the remainder. I did not have to do a pre-op diet as my BMI was less than 40. Check with the office of the surgeon you decide upon and they will tell you if a pre-op diet is required, how long you have ot be on it, and what it should consist of. Good Luck!

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Like Lily, I booked the surgery first and then put down the deposit. I used a credit card for the deposit and an electronic bank transfer for the remainder. I did not have to do a pre-op diet as my BMI was less than 40. Check with the office of the surgeon you decide upon and they will tell you if a pre-op diet is required, how long you have ot be on it, and what it should consist of. Good Luck!

Hi foxbins! Both are excellent answers. I would also add that most companies here in Mexico offer paypal as an alternative. This is a great option that give peace of mind to the patient, especially when having the surgery done abroad.

You should definitely check in with your surgeon by phone/email, so that you get specific details about pre-diet. The "over 40 BMI rule" is not a golden rule for all physicians. Most physicians treat it depending on each patient.

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    • Alisa_S

      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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    • Alisa_S

      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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      1. summerseeker

        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.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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