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thin soon    24

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Wow I did it! I had my sleeve surgery done on Monday in Mexico! Dr. Ponce is fantastic. His bedside manor is nice and light. I had my surgery at INT hospital. It was clean and the nurses were helpful. I don't feel hungry at all. the only issue I had was nausea.The only pain I have is the drain incision healing. I had no gas pains and I thought my stomach would feel like it had been removed and it doesn't. I'm a lil tired. Im having no problem keeping Water, broth or juice down. I'm so excited. I stayed at the Lucerna Hotel and it was extremel nice and comfy. The pool area is beautiful. The bed was so comfy! Trish from WLS was fantastic as I knew she would be. She takes care of you. Trust me she makes a huge difference especially if you are traveling alone like I did. :D

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Congratulations! I am so happy for you and I hope that my own surgery goes as well :)

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Congrats! Glad you had such a great experience. I'm going to dr. Alvarez in 20 days. Can't wait!!

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thin soon    24

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Thanks everyone. You won't regret having it done. 10 lbs down woo hoo

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thin soon    24

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Lila S

where are you having your surgery done? if your coming via San Diego let me know.

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O.T.R. sleever    3,386

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Congrats Thin Soon! When you said you were going to Dr. Ponce I knew you would have a good experience. And I agree Trish is a heaven sent. Enjoy the journey, it's kinda a wild ride for the first month or so.

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DebInAZ    76

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Wow I did it! I had my sleeve surgery done on Monday in Mexico! Dr. Ponce is fantastic. His bedside manor is nice and light. I had my surgery at INT hospital. It was clean and the nurses were helpful. I don't feel hungry at all. the only issue I had was nausea.The only pain I have is the drain incision healing. I had no gas pains and I thought my stomach would feel like it had been removed and it doesn't. I'm a lil tired. Im having no problem keeping Water, broth or juice down. I'm so excited. I stayed at the Lucerna Hotel and it was extremel nice and comfy. The pool area is beautiful. The bed was so comfy! Trish from WLS was fantastic as I knew she would be. She takes care of you. Trust me she makes a huge difference especially if you are traveling alone like I did. :D

I sent this as a personal message because I wanted to know how you felt about dr. ponce de leon? I was wanting to go to him for my surgery however I was unsure because of the language barrier, I know his experience is many years and also he is an instructor for many of the doctors in TJ. Also could you tell me how much the surgery is?

How many days did you spend in the hospital and how many in the hotel?. Who is Trish? is she a nurse? you mentioned the nurses were helpful but Trish took care of you. Sorry about all the questions but I had chosen another Dr but his price is 6800.00 and I am trying to justify it as Dr Ponce was my second choice and you are the first person that I have seen on here that has gone to him..Thanks in advance...Debbie

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Andrea8967    25

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That's great news. Congratulations!

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Kat1    24

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Congratulations this soon

I wish all the best and speedy recovery.

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Katie713    423

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Congrats Thin Soon! Hope your recovery continues to go so well !!

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Peggylou    44

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I don't understand why some folks have drains and others do not. I did not have a drain.

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Need-a-Sleeve    211

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I don't understand why some folks have drains and others do not. I did not have a drain.

Surgeon's preference, plus depends on size of the patient & other factors--it is not a right/wrong thing.

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Holly5.3    423

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I don't understand why some folks have drains and others do not. I did not have a drain.

I didn't have a drain either. I was wondering if that helps with the gas pain or only to release excess fluids. I tried to prepare myself for 'the gift of gas', but there is no way to know what it's like until you have it. Not fun! In fact I'm 13 days post-op and I'm still very burpy-when my tummy is empty, burp-burp. After I eat (or drink, I should say!) burp! Such the lady!

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    • Alisa_S

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      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

      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

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        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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    • KimBaxleyWilson

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      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
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