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Anyone Else Having Surgery In Mexico In June?

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goofycathy    89

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Hello,

pretty new to this side of the board...had my heart set on the band and then watched how the weight just didnt come off for a friend of mine and then watched my cousin have the VSG and watched the lbs just literally melt off in months. Made my decision alot easier!

Anyway, if all goes right, I will have surgery with Dr Garcia in TJ on June 14th. Was hoping to connect with other people having surgery on or about the same time! My support system right now is my husband, who is leaving in less than 1 month to go work in Alaska for 6 months :-( The only other family I have is my sister, who doesnt approve and my father who has other things on his plate to worry about. I did get mmy Aunt to go with me to Mexico and we are both excited at the chance to spend some time together (she lives 6 hrs from me)

Really looking forward to finding friends to connect with....Im always down for a good text conversation, or email!

Goood luck to everyone!

:-)

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BeautyVGSJourney    99

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Congratulations on your decision, I thought about the band too until I did my research and decided the sleeve was the was to go. I am having my surgery May 10 with Dr. Kelly,.am traveling alone but am super excited to do it! My husband and daughter are super supportive, and my mom is fearful but understands I am intelligent and can make very good informed decisions. Good luck with your surgery!

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cissiesue    119

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Hi...I'm. Going to tj june 9th, & seeing dr kelly! I an taking my suntie too! Hope all goes smoothly for you!!

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goofycathy    89

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Congratulations on your decision, I thought about the band too until I did my research and decided the sleeve was the was to go. I am having my surgery May 10 with Dr. Kelly,.am traveling alone but am super excited to do it! My husband and daughter are super supportive, and my mom is fearful but understands I am intelligent and can make very good informed decisions. Good luck with your surgery!

May? wow, that is coming up soon, I bet you are super excited! I feel like June 14th is a million miles away! cant wait to hear all about your experience!

Hi...I'm. Going to tj june 9th, & seeing dr kelly! I an taking my suntie too! Hope all goes smoothly for you!!

June 9th! we'll be losers together, Ill just be a few days behind you!

Cant wait to hear how it goes for you!

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Finding Myself    146

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I sooo wish I could go with you guys on the 9th but we already bought expensive Van Halen tickets and I can't miss that. LOL

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goofycathy    89

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I sooo wish I could go with you guys on the 9th but we already bought expensive Van Halen tickets and I can't miss that. LOL

There is no way you can miss that concert!

Sounds like a blast!

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Finding Myself    146

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I know!! It's the ONLY reason I am scheduling for June 18th and not sooner. :)

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cissiesue    119

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June surgery sisters: my family have been planning a Disneyland trip in late August. I'd much rather you in September, when its a bit cooler, less crowded, and I'd be another month out from surgery. Here is my dilema. I have 4 kids, one is college aged and the other three will be in first (twins) and third grades. I'm. Not all too worried about the little ones missing a couple of days in Sept. because they can easily make it up. Its my eldest. College doesn't usually let you make up work. So, do you think I would be ok ten weeks out to endure four days it Disney? Or, should we postpone for another month??

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cissiesue    119

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June surgery sisters: my family have been planning a Disneyland trip in late August. I'd much rather go in September, when its a bit cooler, less crowded, and I'd be another month out from surgery. Here is my dilema. I have 4 kids, one is college aged and the other three will be in first (twins) and third grades. I'm. Not all too worried about the little ones missing a couple of days in Sept. because they can easily make it up. Its my eldest. College doesn't usually let you make up work. So, do you think I would be ok ten weeks out to endure four days in Disney? The hotel we chose, serves free Breakfast daily, and m-th they serve free dinner, so its a big savings for our family of six to go during more it the week ( sat - wed) Or, should we postpone for another month??

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BeautyVGSJourney    99

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Sue I would suggest putting your question on the post sleeve forum if you have not already. It's a great question and maybe people who had the surgery before and did what you are planning in doing would have a better idea if it's a good idea or not. Has for your son in college, depending on his classes is whether or not he can afford to miss school. When I was undergraduate some semesters I took classes that it did not matter if I missed two weeks, but other semesters if I missed one day I was completely lost! If he is taking any sciences, specially the ones that require laboratory time, or math that he finds complicated I would not suggest missing it, but if he is having and easy semester of classes then by all means. He can also talk to the professors before he registers for classes and find out their attendance policy, some count attendance in their grading but most do not. Most will not have their testing schedule this early but do have a testing policy that might allow him to take an exam early in the event your vacation happens to be during an exam. Good luck!

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cissiesue    119

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I thought about that too. I just can't make a post since I'm using my phone. Thanks for your thoughts, I think that wr will have to talk to the teachers like you said

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BeautyVGSJourney    99

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Need me to post it for you, or will you have computer access later?

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