Well, im setting here at Mi hospital in Tijuana watching the OKC Thunder vs LA Lakers basketball game. My wife and I got sleeved yesterday by Dr. Garcia. Our surgeries went great. The staff at the hospital are second to none. First class. We get to go back to the hotel tomorrow around 11am.

We have never been treated as good as we are down here, at the hospital and the Marriott. The care that is given is so much better than anywhere we've ever been. It's unbelievable.

It's very important to walk as soon as you can after surgery, this helps with gas pains. All of the doctors and nurses will stress this. It's also very important to follow and be strict on your pre op diet! The smaller your liver is, the easier it is for the doctors to do their thing without complications.

Tijuana is a cool city, haven't seen any violence and have never felt scared for our safety.

If you are considering going to Tijuana for your surgery, please know that it is safe and you will receive great care.

Jeff thank you for your post! I am planning to be sleeved in early September and now trying to talk my husband into it~ we are also from OK, Claremore~ THUNDER BABY! Anyway.. It really helps to read step by step of your experience.. It really helps us that are still anxious, nervous & possibly scared.. I wish you & your wife great success! I'm about to claim my date with the $500.. Woot woot!

Jeff thank you for your post! I am planning to be sleeved in early September and now trying to talk my husband into it~ we are also from OK' date=' Claremore~ THUNDER BABY! Anyway.. It really helps to read step by step of your experience.. It really helps us that are still anxious, nervous & possibly scared.. I wish you & your wife great success! I'm about to claim my date with the 500.. Woot woot![/quote']

That's awesome emme! My wife, which is cmani on this forum, and I wanted to do it together. If you and your husband can do it at the same time, I recommend it. We leave Mexico tomorrow morning to fly home. It's been great being here and we have nothing but good things to say about our experience.

Oh ya...Thunder Up! I had to subscribe to the playoffs on NBA.com to watch the Thunder games online.

If you have any questions feel free to send me or my wife a message on here and we will do our best to help you out.

I haven't has surgery yet. I go today. I couldn't agree more about the treatment so far. It has be WONDERFUL!!! I am sure my surgery will be the same.

I hope everything goes well during your surgery. Please post an update when you can. Good luck and walk those halls!

Glad to hear your and your wife had a good experience. Good luck.

Jeff,

Thanks. I had a rough couple of days but I am better. I am back at the hotel and I have been walking as much as I can. Been having a hard time keeping things down but it is getting better:)

Hope you and your wife are still doing well.

He is doing mine on the 6th. Of June in Juarez i can't wait.

Hang in there Laura. We are both doing great! Got home last night. I have lost 10 pounds since surgery.

Wow really Jeff? I'm still up by 8 lb!!

Wow really Jeff? I'm still up by 8 lb!!

How's everything going?

Doing great! Down from 221.5 to 197.5, 24 lb! Went from size 18/20 to a 16. All in 2 weeks today. It's amazing, I keep waiting to wake up from the dream & gain all my weight back lol but I guess that's never going to happen!

And you? I know you've already lost 30+, maybe more by now. How's your food going?

I guess I should say 4 weeks instead of 2 since that included pre-op dieting as well

food is going great. We started our mushy stage a couple of days early, it was like a whole new world was opened. Lol.

I am watching everyone on here that has a different diet plan, some go longer on liquids and some a shorter time. So my thought was, as long as my stomach can tolerate it, I'm moving on to mushy foods. So far, so good! Still losing weight, but feel much more satisfied.

I've been thinking that as well. If every doc has a different plan, that tells me that no one really knows what is best, so why listen to one over another?

I haven't started mushies yet, tomorrow was supposed to be my day but I'm thinking of trying some soft string cheese today, or maybe roast beef hash (been following The World According to Eggface's blog), we'll see.

Everything so far has went down fine, but I've mainly been having Protein shakes, yogurt & milk. Seems to be the easiest way for me to get in my protein - I'm trying for a minimum of 50 grams a day.

Have you tries eggs yet? We're going camping tomorrow & it's on my menu

Have you tries eggs yet? We're going camping tomorrow & it's on my menu

Made some egg salad yesterday. My wife and I tolerated it just fine. I've read that a lot of people have a hard time with them. We also made tuna salad with mayo. That went down great too. So far, I haven't had anything that didn't settle well.