I'm being sleeved on May 16th by Dr. Lutfi in Chicago. Any other May people out there?

Well surgery was Friday they say it went well... kept me drugged most of the day.. I've had lots of pain but its getting better my secondary pain pump the o e that is wired I. Ur belly busted lastnight so drs came in and took it out.. looking forward to walking around today.. hopefully this gas leaves soon... I think it just makes things worse

Well surgery was Friday they say it went well... kept me drugged most of the day.. I've had lots of pain but its getting better my secondary pain pump the o e that is wired I. Ur belly busted lastnight so drs came in and took it out.. looking forward to walking around today.. hopefully this gas leaves soon... I think it just makes things worse

haven't had a pain pump since Saturday afternoon. if it weren't for the extreme soreness in my abdominal area, I'd be 100%! I have been walking constantly and now I'm waiting for my next dose of Pain medicine and takin to the surgeon to hear if I'm getting released today or not. just still sleepy and have been peeing a ton but no luck with passin gas

26 pounds in two weeks! I can't believe a liquid diet helped me drop that much. Well, I just drank that Citrus drink. We will see what happens!

26 pounds in two weeks! I can't believe a liquid diet helped me drop that much. Well' date=' I just drank that Citrus drink. We will see what happens![/quote']

Wow that's awesome!!! Congrats!!

Day 3 post-op & feeling great. Going to go shopping with the doctor's wife soon.

My only thing I have is gurgly tummy when I drink anything. I am taking small sips, but still gurgles. But feeling fab!

Mine is May 26 in Mexico...Dr. Almanza

Surgery was Thursday with Dr Garcia and today is Sunday. So far I am feeling so much better. I had a good hospital stay with minimal pain. I had some nausea, never vomited but was close to it. My pain was tolerable. The drain was a different story. It made breathing tough. On Saturday when they took the drain out I had a little complication. My drain had worked itself into a knot. It was terrible pain. Dr Garcia and about 6 other workers came into my room to help get it out. They numbed me with lidocaine and they were able to get it out with no further pain.

Each day gets better. I have been burping and passing a little bit of gas. For the most part, it feels as if I did a killer ab workout.

Now, as for the hospital and the care.... I must say that the language barrier made things very tough. I had an IV go bad and it was hard to communicate that. The nurses English was very rough. I know that I was in Mexico and Spanish is their language, but I guess I thought that since most of the patients speak English that the nurses would have better English skills. The nurses had you doing a lot for yourself. Minimal help with showering and or getting your Ted hose on and off.

I am excited for my new life and eager for the water weight to come off.

So sorry about the drain & the language barrier Jenn!

I was with Dr Kelly, no drain & nurses spoke pretty good English.

Jenn i hadnt read about a drain with the sleeve...is there one? the ex is going along...he's a doc and speaks fluent spanish...tho he wont we there at all times ..still be a big help!

Surgery was Thursday with Dr Garcia and today is Sunday. So far I am feeling so much better. I had a good hospital stay with minimal pain. I had some nausea' date=' never vomited but was close to it. My pain was tolerable. The drain was a different story. It made breathing tough. On Saturday when they took the drain out I had a little complication. My drain had worked itself into a knot. It was terrible pain. Dr Garcia and about 6 other workers came into my room to help get it out. They numbed me with lidocaine and they were able to get it out with no further pain.

Each day gets better. I have been burping and passing a little bit of gas. For the most part, it feels as if I did a killer ab workout.

Now, as for the hospital and the care.... I must say that the language barrier made things very tough. I had an IV go bad and it was hard to communicate that. The nurses English was very rough. I know that I was in Mexico and Spanish is their language, but I guess I thought that since most of the patients speak English that the nurses would have better English skills. The nurses had you doing a lot for yourself. Minimal help with showering and or getting your Ted hose on and off.

I am excited for my new life and eager for the water weight to come off.[/quote']

You should write about your experience in a blog. Though I am a patient here in the US, it is interesting to hear what it is like in Mexico.

Day 3 post-op & feeling great. Going to go shopping with the doctor's wife soon.

My only thing I have is gurgly tummy when I drink anything. I am taking small sips' date=' but still gurgles. But feeling fab![/quote']

With the doctor's wife...Well, now that is white glove treatment. LOL!

_{Also went out to dinner with the Dr (Dr Kelly), his wife, his 7 year old son, the anaesthatist & another patient (who is 1 year out & lost over 100lbs so far) yesterday. That was really nice to get to know them all.}

_{Very different to how you get treated in the US I guess, but I liked it a lot.}

_{Of course they ordered me chicken broth, so sipped on that slowly while they ate. It was fun!}

Yes, Tuesday 22nd, so excited!

May 21 in Houston Texas!

_{Also went out to dinner with the Dr (Dr Kelly), his wife, his 7 year old son, the anaesthatist & another patient (who is 1 year out & lost over 100lbs so far) yesterday. That was really nice to get to know them all.}

_{Very different to how you get treated in the US I guess, but I liked it a lot.}

_{Of course they ordered me chicken broth, so sipped on that slowly while they ate. It was fun!}

I guess you were a cheap dinner date! LOL! That is awesome. I have never heard of a doctor taking out his patient. I haven't spent more than 30 minutes with my doctor. Inspiring!