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beth_b    15

beth_b
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Hi Everyone!

I am having VSG in TJ on Sept 2nd. I know there were some responses but I just can't seem to find it where there were some of you going to Mexico for surgery on 9/2. I would love to put a group of friends together in my email so we can chit chat and help each other on our journey. I know there is a Facebook page out there' date=' however I am really computer challenged. I would love to get that link to the facebook page again or reply to this and I will send you my email address. I think the more people I have around me the better I will be when I am having one of those days!

Thanks for all the help

Bon[/quote']

I am having mine in TJ on September 2, too. I will be at the Marriott staying 1st-6th. I would certainly like to meet up and have a "buddy". Love to have someone to compare notes with as we go through this new life change.

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JP0P    9

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I found this web link on here:

http://www.nashuanutrition.com/store/protein-powders/protein-powder-samples-1-serving.html

You can order Protein powder samples for 1.95 each. They have TONS to choose from!

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Laceyvsg    27

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September 26th!!!!! :)

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Monaj    1

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I am having mine in TJ on September 2, too. I will be at the Marriott staying 1st-6th. I would certainly like to meet up and have a "buddy". Love to have someone to compare notes with as we go through this new life change.

I won't be there until the 18th. Would be great to know how you are doing. Hope you find a buddy. I figure when I get there, there will be others walking the halls to meet and then we will have buddies. Best of luck.

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ckurtz    4

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Hi Everyone,

My name is Cathy and I live in Saskatchewan, Canada. I am being sleeved by Dr. Alejandro Lopez at Tijuana Mi hospital on Sept. 2/13. I am staying at the Marriot. I am very excited with a little pinch of nervous. Anyone else out there on this date.

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ckurtz    4

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Hi Beth,

I am exactly the same days as you! Can't wait to meet you! Where are you from?

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Heather Meyer    103

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Hi Everyone' date='

My name is Cathy and I live in Saskatchewan, Canada. I am being sleeved by Dr. Alejandro Lopez at Tijuana Mi hospital on Sept. 2/13. I am staying at the Marriot. I am very excited with a little pinch of nervous. Anyone else out there on this date.[/quote']

Hi! Im from Canada as well. My surgery is the 11th with Dr. Ortiz in Tj mexico..

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beth_b    15

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Hi Beth' date='

I am exactly the same days as you! Can't wait to meet you! Where are you from?[/quote']

I live in Chicago. I have also found another 9/2 person, so now there will be 3 of us.

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Tiflep25    2

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September 4 for me and I'm very nervous but not about the surgery about the preop diet I've never been able to stick to any diet I'm not sure this will be any different

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luckypants    57

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September 4 for me and I'm very nervous but not about the surgery about the preop diet I've never been able to stick to any diet I'm not sure this will be any different

I am 7 days in to my pre op diet...atkins induction...I have 1 more week of this and then I go onto a two week 3 Protein Shake diet with a chicken and salad supper....it is super hard and I feel like poop some days, some days I am soooo hungry, and then others I am rocking it. You gotta pull up your big girl underpants and just do it! It's your life you are doing this for and you have to keep your eye on the prize and remember why you wanted to do this in the first place.

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melmel11    30

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September 4 for me and I'm very nervous but not about the surgery about the preop diet I've never been able to stick to any diet I'm not sure this will be any different

I feel the exact same way!

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Seela    1,187

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Hi, I'm not approved yet, buy expecting to have surg mid to late Sept in Chico, Ca. I terrified and excited all at the same time!

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jmonique78    54

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Same here seela my surgeon said should be sept! My best friend lives in Chico:)

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brookiemo82    13

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Hi guys I'm sept 10 as well. I am a bag of mixed emotions. Excited. Anxious. Nervous. Etc. i kinda wish it was already done and my new life was here cause im pretty good at freaking myself out. is anyone Nervous that the rest of your stomach is gone permanently? Is there anything that can happen in the future that might need the rest of your stomach to be there?

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      I am new here today... and only two weeks out from my sleeve surgery on the 23rd. I am amazed I have kept my calories down to 467 today so far... that leaves me almost 750 left for dinner and maybe a snack. This is going to be tough for two weeks... but I have to believe I can do it!
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    • Doughgurl

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      Hey everyone. I'm new here so I thought I should introduce myself. I am 53y/o and am scheduled for Gastric Bypass on June 25th, 2025. I'm located in San Antonio, Texas. I will be having my surgery in Tiajuana Mexico. I've wanted this for years, but I always had insurance where bariatric procedures were excluded. Finally I am able to afford to pay out of pocket.  I can't wait to get started, and I hope I'm prepared for the initial period of "hell". I know what I have signed up for, but I'm sure the good to come will out way the temporary period of discomfort and feelings of regret. I'd love to find people to talk to who have been through the same procedure or experience before. So I look forward to meeting you all. Hope you have a great week!
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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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      1. LeighaTR

        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

      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

        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.

    • CaseyP1011

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