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January 17 with Dr. Fernando Garcia. :D

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January 17 with Dr Ismael Cabrera and Dr Valenzuela. Less then 3 weeks away and Just started the pre op diet.

Please let everyone know your experience after you go. I'm especially interested since these are the doctors I chose! Enjoy the preop diet!

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I'll post after I get back home. Spending a couple extra days in San Diego before going home. Post something on the 24-25

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Dr Garcia - February 18th

Age 31

Weight 256

Height 5'4

Bmi 43

Goal 140

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Just got back to Canada last night after surgery with dr.garcia. He was fantastic and his team of doctors etc were the best. Mi hospital was very nice. You guys have made the right choice going with dr.garcia. And the Marriott hotel is beautiful with nice staff. Good luck everyone

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Just got back to Canada last night after surgery with dr.garcia. He was fantastic and his team of doctors etc were the best. Mi hospital was very nice. You guys have made the right choice going with dr.garcia. And the Marriott hotel is beautiful with nice staff. Good luck everyone

Thanks Kim! I really appreciate your feedback and reassurance! Do you mind telling me who your coordinator company was? Was your experience with them also good?

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Yes our co-ordinator was a lighter me, but while we were there dr.garcia stated that he no longer does surgeries for that co-ordinator but you can still book him through ready for a change.

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Dr. Garcia February 8, 2013

Age: 36

H: 5'9

W: 245

Goal: 143

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Dr. Garcia January 25, 2013 using Ready 4a change

Age: 30

Height: 4'11

CW: 198

GW: 105

Lulu we should totally try and link up at the hotel when you arrive on the 24th! I will still be at the Marriott on the 25th too :)

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Jan 17th . Dr Ortiz, Obesity Control Center TJ Mexico..

Age 52

Height 5'4

CW 215

GW 140

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ALM/Mi Doctor-Tj/Dr Lopez/Feb 19th hopefully

Christine

Age: 40

HT:5'5

CW: 272

GW:145

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Lulu we should totally try and link up at the hotel when you arrive on the 24th! I will still be at the Marriott on the 25th too :)

I'm actually arriving in TJ on the 25th and having surgery the same day. I live in San Diego so I am able to bypass the hotel before and after. I will just spend the 2 days in the hospital.

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I'm scheduled for VSG at Mi DOCTOR in TJ on February 22nd. I'm scheduled to fly out on the 21st. I'm very interested in hearing the experiences of others. Very nervous as I will be traveling alone.

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Tomorrow nite I will be able to say....'i am having surgery next month'

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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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      1. LeighaTR

        I hope your surgery on Wednesday goes well. You will be able to do all sorts of new things as you find your new normal after surgery. I don't know this from experience yet, but I am seeing a lot of positive things from people who have had it done. Best of luck!

    • 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

        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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      Officially here for a long time, not just a good time💪
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