@Mexico Bariatric Center in Tijuana thru 3 personal friends who went there this past year. It was affordable and came with rave reviews from my friends.

I started in May talking to Cindy - the liasion - and started dieting immediately. I started at 312lbs and have since dropped 25lbs. They told me I had to lose 15 lbs to avoid an extra BMI fee. I have been on their modified liquid diet of 2 Protein shakes and a chicken and veggie dinner for 3 weeks and then just started last Thursday on the 2 Protein Shakes and 1 Soup diet.

I was hoping we could all keep in touch and support each other. Let me know your stories!

Sandi

Edited August 10, 201412 yr by Sandi in FL

by the way - my son is sick! - Head cold... Im eating airborn Vitamin C... spraying the house with lysol... not touching him... washing my hands.... so what if we are sick at surgery time? anyone know?

Hi Everyone - how is everyone coping - looks like most of us are now less than a week out. Im doing good... Im packed... my suitcase by the door... Im 28.5 lbs down from starting my pre-op diet a month ago. Im stressing more about the plane ride than that surgery. I think Im ready... still have the 8pm hunger... but during the day now Im not hungry - have to remind myself to drink my shakes.

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We are only a few days away from our august 26th date. Anyone nervous? Excitedly? Sick of the liquid? Me, me, and me! It seems like this week flew by. Now I have to plan for what I will be taking to the hospital with me: loose sweat pants and shirt, Chapstick, gasx strips, smaller underwear, positive attitude. I don't need a pillow because apparently me will be provided along with an abdominal binder. I have lost 12 pounds so far which is great. So in a few short days, we will all start our path and will never look at ourselves the same way again! What are your thoughts?

We are only a few days away from our august 26th date. Anyone nervous? Excitedly? Sick of the liquid? Me, me, and me! It seems like this week flew by. Now I have to plan for what I will be taking to the hospital with me: loose sweat pants and shirt, Chapstick, gasx strips, smaller underwear, positive attitude. I don't need a pillow because apparently me will be provided along with an abdominal binder. I have lost 12 pounds so far which is great. So in a few short days, we will all start our path and will never look at ourselves the same way again! What are your thoughts?

Hello Jz0917, I am going to the hospital at 8 am on the 26th. I think i am more anxious right now. When I start the prep in the hospital, i think that is when I will get nervous. I was trying to decide if I should take my backpack or my suitcase. I think the suitcase is a little too much though. I am leaning towards my pick backpack. Its silly isn't it? I also have to carry my cpap machine too.

I am not sick of the liquid because I am allowed to eat one meal per day and extra non starchy veggies if need be. I usually do a protein(meat) and salad for lunch of dinner. I do not have any idea as to how much weight I lost since Aug 11th but I can definitely tell a difference.

What to pack? I will take three house dresses, toothbrush, gas meds, deodorant, undies,phone(charger) and some reading material. I think that is good. Oh, and I definitely need to have THE RED ENVELEOPE. It has my wrist band and it will be my blood type indicator. I think that will be all.

Edited August 23, 201412 yr by motherof5

Good morning everybody I have a quick question so I've been semi on top of my diet and I haven't lost any weight and I'm only doing a 10 day diet but it wasn't a full on diet first day it was just replaced breakfast second is replaced lunch and then the third day it was your place all and of course I cheated I know I feel bad about it but I noticed I haven't lost any weight but I feel like clothes are a little bit loose but the numbers are changing on the scale is that possible?

I'm having mines on the 26..I'm NC very nervous

I have not lost any either ....

Hello all! I'm a bit late checking in! My VSG is just 2 days away on 8/26!!! I'm like everyone else here, and I really appreciate that someone started a thread just for people on this date (or nearby)... I'm nervous and really looking forward to getting this done too.

I have been doing OK on my pre-op Meal Replacement diet. I've had a little bit of head hunger, but it's not so bad. Pretty much I just have to go have another shake, or some broth, and I get through it. I can't believe it is only 2 days away!

I'm looking through posts re: the recommended "foods" for the clear liquid post-op 1st week. I've watched a number of videos of VSG'ers on Youtube and I'm sure I've seen lots about what to consume during these days, but now that I'm here I'm a little stir crazy and can't seem to get my mind wrapped around preparing the groceries I'll need.

<div> </div> <div> <p>Hello all! I'm a bit late checking in! My VSG is just 2 days away on 8/26!!! I'm like everyone else here, and I really appreciate that someone started a thread just for people on this date (or nearby)... I'm nervous and really looking forward to getting this done too. </p> <p> </p> <p>I have been doing OK on my pre-op meal replacement diet. I've had a little bit of head hunger, but it's not so bad. Pretty much I just have to go have another shake, or some broth, and I get through it. I can't believe it is only 2 days away!</p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:14px;">I'm looking through posts re: the recommended "foods" for the clear liquid post-op 1st week. I've watched a number of videos of VSG'ers on Youtube and I'm sure I've seen lots about what to consume during these days, but now that I'm here I'm a little stir crazy and can't seem to get my mind wrapped around preparing the groceries I'll need. </span></p> </div> <p> </p>

mine is august 27... And I'm getting excited and very nervous ... I went yesterday and bought what I needed ...the best of luck to you! Keep in touch...

@@DownPat Hey sleeve buddy - one thing that I have learned on this blog is that every doctor and every hospital is different... everyones pre-diet is different... its crazy! This is my 3 day before diet:

Then 3 full days before your surgery date, you need to take one laxative, only one time (any brand) and start on a clear liquid diet only. Consisting of; Water, decaf teas, broths, lite fruit juices, sugar free jellos and popsicles plus one plain white Greek yogurt daily with no pieces of fruit in it. It is totally fine to drink all of the zero calorie flavored waters like zero calorie Gatorade or Propel from the beginning of the diet preparations.

So that is what I am going with.... I am only confused with - I thought that I needed to keep doing Protein - so I bought clear protien Isopures and did one yesterday - but now another friend on here who is having surgery today at my same hospital said that NO we are not to do protein on these three days leading up to surgery because of potential ulcers caused by the protein. So not doing it from here on out. LOL - Ive been very careful - started my preop 3 weeks early - just cause I wanted my liver as small as possible. So Ive lost quite a bit more than I needed to - they asked me to lose 12-15 to lower my BMI - now I think Im down like 32.

Im going to Mexico for my surgery - and my plane leaves tomorrow morning - was a nervous wreck early this week - but now Im pretty calm and resolved. Best of luck - and keep in touch on here!

I noticed this morning that I stopped loosing weight (2 days, no change) on the pre-op diet.

The only thing I changed was that I went for "broth" out to a restaurant 2 times. I couldn't stay home anymore - I was getting stir crazy, so I went and had French Onion Soup (no bread, no cheese) at Jason's Deli with my family, and I went to a local restaurant and had their chicken noodle soup (asked that they avoid the chicken and the noodles, then I didn't eat what ended up in the bowl). I didn't think it would hurt, but seems that it did make a dent in my diet. I'm guessing part of it is all the added salt. Man, that was a LOT of salt.

In also checked my pre-op diet instructions again - I went over my 2wk diet with the nutritionist (and made written notes) and she said to use soy/almond milk that was less than 100 cal. Well... I re-read this morning to see if I was doing something wrong, and found that they want you to do only UNSWEETENED soy milk or 1% regular milk. OMG that is so not what I bought. I feel like an idiot - I managed to NOT do the 2 wk diet I thought I was doing. I guess I shouldn't complain though - I did loose some inches (not sure how that worked), I didn't feel like I was starving to death, and I'm quite a bit smaller around my mid-section, but the scale hasn't moved very much.

I'm going to modify my milk today, and I'm on Clear liquids tomorrow, so it is what it is. Water under the bridge...

I'm off to the store now to buy some unsweetened soy or almond milk... sigh.

Hi... I am a little nervous, but more excited. I started packing today. I have a 2 day pre op liquid diet, so far so good. I decided to go to work on the day before (25th) so I could stay busy & hopefully be too busy to be hungry. I wish all of you the best, happiness, success & a speedy recovery!!!!!

We are only a few days away from our august 26th date. Anyone nervous? Excitedly? Sick of the liquid? Me, me, and me! It seems like this week flew by. Now I have to plan for what I will be taking to the hospital with me: loose sweat pants and shirt, Chapstick, gasx strips, smaller underwear, positive attitude. I don't need a pillow because apparently me will be provided along with an abdominal binder. I have lost 12 pounds so far which is great. So in a few short days, we will all start our path and will never look at ourselves the same way again! What are your thoughts?

I am nervous to working in the morning can't get my head around trying to relax. Excited also. I am on the two days liquids only. I have done pretty good BUT the 21st was my bday so I had a small piece of cake tonight SMH so not good but all liquids other than that...Best of wishes to all of you we are on our way now ...

Is everyone ready?? Tomorrow is the Surgery Eve for many of us! OMG OMG!

I finished my 2-wk pre-op diet today. So I went out to the store and got all kinds of sugar-free things I am allowed on my 1-day pre-op clear liquids and the several days post-op. I ordered some powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury today, it should be here about the time I start needing it.

Hubby and I went out for a date night tonight -- went to the Atlanta Shakespeare Tavern. LOVE That place! I thought it would be hard, since I'm not eating, but it wasn't bad at all. I brought in my Mio flavoring to add to my Water, and I drank 3 glasses while I was laughing my butt off at the great performance. I have an NSV already - I had 3 people compliment me on my beautiful new red dress, and it felt like heaven. I'm so used to being ignored, and wow, that felt so good...

I have to work in the morning (I had scheduled to be off), but after that little chore is done I'm going to spend the day straightening up the house and making ready for post-surgery. I need to still drop off the script for my post-op pain meds, and I'd like to have time to go get my post-op Vitamins.

I'm a little bit freaked, but mostly trying not to think about it. Hope all of you are doing great, packing your bags for the hospital, and getting yourselves siked up for the next chapter in your lives!!!