Newbies and soon to be Newbies

[Suzannesh 376]

So many of you are newbies and have just had WLS or you are sitting out there thinking about having it. I used to be one of you. I had my sleeve surgery done on Oct 21, 2008. After 6 months of research and asking a lot of question from tons of people on different boards and checking on the Internet, I made the choice to have Dr. Aceves do my surgery. So if you ask me who would I have do surgery, I will honestly admit he is the “top of the line doctor.” Yes, I am very prejudice about him. This is the only thing I have to judge by. I had excellent care in a top of the line hospital by and extremely skilled group of doctors and nurses. I saw 2 doctors 3 times a day while in this very clean hospital. My point is that yes quite a few doctors do advertise on a lot on different web sites and they do cost less than Dr. Aceves. I don’t honestly think when it comes to my health that I want to shop around for the best price—think about it. If it were clothing or something for my home, I will always shop around for a good price, but when it comes to my health and the rest of my live I will NEVER shop around for a price. I want the very best doctor I can find.

Please check these doctors out. So many of them are doing their surgery in a clinic—no more than an office and then they send you to a hotel to recover. This is dangerous and not anything I would want for myself. I know if you are a self-pay it is difficult to come up with this much money. There are places that loan money for these types of surgeries. They charge a higher interest rate. You are worth every dime you are going to spend. Consider it body payments. We make car payments, why not body payments?

Weight Loss Surgery it a BIG step to take and you have been thinking about it for a long time or you just had it. I want to say congratulations for making this step. There are a lot of emotions and changes that scare you and excite you all at the same time. These are really normal feelings to have and to have them all at the same time. Just remember that there are a lot of great people on this board who can answer your questions and help you out. All you have to do is ask. We got support from others when we had out WLS.

I can’t say it ENOUGH times. The 1^st month after WLS is the hardest month you will ever do. It is a time for relearning—and when I say than, I mean it is time to let your brain know that from here on out you are in charge. Your old brain will want what it used to having—all the foods that made you fat, and when you don’t do it, it honestly will try to convince you that it is going to starve if you don’t give it to them. We call this “head games.” Or “head hunger.” And you will be convinced that you are not getting enough to eat even if you feel full or know that you are full—that is that ugly brain working on you. You are going to need to make some BIG lifestyle changes. These things are doable. And in time you will love your new lifestyle changes and becoming healthy. I am not saying you will never have something that you love to eat, but in small amounts and not all the time. I NEVER feel deprived at all.

There are a lot of things to think about. None of us are hero’s we are just regular people who wanted to lose weight and we did or are in the process. You can do this, and I have no doubt you are going to be successful at it. If you have any questions or just need to talk I am always an E-mail away. I have NO regrets at all, only I should have done this year’s before I did. I just had to have my head in the right place to make it work for me and it did, I lost 105 pounds.

Hugs,

Suzanne